JUMBO CROSSWORD
Solution in Monday’s paper
ACROSS 1. Burning (6)
4. Bitter, vicious (9) 9. False god (4) 11. Geological age (3) 12. Brick carrier (3) 13. Fossil fuel (4) 15. Yellow-fleshed fruit (5) 16. Travel over snow (3) 17. Impressive or heroic (4)
19. Pant (4)
21. Partially burn (4)
23. Exclude (3)
24. Jinx (6)
26. Widespread (4)
27. Some, or all (3)
28. Strange (3)
30. Friend (4)
31. Loud warning device (5)
32. Motif (5)
34. Timepiece (5)
35. Resound (4)
36. Enfold (4)
38. Energy, verve (4)
39. Loosen (4)
40. Penalise (6)
44. Communist (3)
45. Commotion (6)
46. Child’s toy (2-2)
48. Deserve (4) 50. Depended (6) 51. Tree (3) 53. Three times (6) 57. House covering (4) 58. Concluded (4) 59. Marine measure of speed (4) 61. 1000 (colloq) (4) 63. Declare invalid (5) 65. Piece of writing (5) 67. Ceasefire (5) 68. Diplomacy (4) 69. Also (3) 70. Morning moisture (3) 71. Move to and fro (4) 72. Take possession (of a house) (4,2)
75. Expression of disapproval (3) 76. Frozen (4) 79. Dextrous (4) 81. Tiny amount (4) 82. Make a mistake (3) 83. Pale (5) 84. Tilt (4)
85. Pastry-encased food (3)
86. Fuss (3)
87. Donated (4)
88. Kitchen cloth (4,5)
89. Vulgar, tasteless (6)
DOWN
1. Senior church leader (10)
2. Swimming competition (4)
3. Pace (music) (5) 4. Insipid (5)
5. Bar (7)
6. Toward the centre (6) 7. Licentious (7) 8. Stylish (4)
9. Notion (4)
10. Game of chance (5,3) 14. Agricultural (8) 18. Religious entreaty (6) 20. Timidity (7)
22. Ship that has been wrecked (4) 25. Solemn promise (4) 29. Furnishings (5) 30. Invoice (7) 33. Pastime (5) 34. Rough (5)
36. Not as good (5) 37. Use to one’s advantage (5)
41. Alliance (5)
42. Gold bar (5)
43. Water standpipe (7)
47. Animal organs (5)
49. Artery (5)
52. Cowboy show (5) 54. Customary, usual (7) 55. French loaf (8) 56. Anticipation (10) 59. Firewood (8) 60. Defeat through cleverness (6)
62. Blatant or sensational promotion (4) 63. Persistent dull pain (4) 64. Towards a higher point (7)
66. One way or another (7)
69. Dictator (6)
73. Corruptible (5)
74. Fool (5)
77. Cloak (4)
78. Property document (4)
80. Imperfection (4)