JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Adage (7)

5. Play around (7) 9. Helicopter blade (5)

12. Illegally fix an outcome (3)

13. Stream (5)

14. Ocean-going (9)

16. Inundated (5)

17. First woman (3)

18. Out of control crowd (3)

19. Religious woman (3)

20. Praise (5)

21. Follow surreptitiously (4) 24. Singlet (4) 26. Small flute (7) 30. Water or wine container (6) 33. Compels (6) 37. Territory (4) 39. Command (5) 41. Innate (6) 42. Ample (6) 43. Decorate (5) 44. Choose (5) 47. Swathe (6) 50. Mounted troops (7) 52. Verbally harass (6) 54. School subject (5)

56. Speak off the cuff (2-3)

57. Churchman (6)

59. Writer (6)

61. Proportion (5)

64. Clarified butter (4)

66. Plaid (6)

69. Purloined (6)

70. Strip (7)

74. State of unconsciousness (4) 76. Cry (4) 79. Value (5) 80. Plead (3) 81. Fire residue (3) 83. Paddle (3) 84. Aquatic mammal (5) 85. Large group of musicians (9) 86. Proprietor (5) 87. Imitate (3) 88. Range (5) 89. Attain (7)

90. Completely enveloping (7)

DOWN

1. Vegetable (7) 2. Chemical free (7) 3. Ban on trade (7) 4. Single man (8) 5. Disbelieving (9) 6. Bumpkin (5) 7. Valuable possession (5) 8. Military fabric (5) 9. Wander (4)

10. Clan (5) 11. Correct (5) 15. Wanderer (5) 22. Affirm (4) 23. Existence (4) 25. Perceive (3) 27. Particle (3) 28. Ship’s contents (5) 29. Pretentious (2-2-2) 31. Be vaguely familiar (4,1,4)

32. Lobby (5)

34. Talk pompously (5) 35. Shepherd’s staff (5) 36. Open and honest (7) 38. Unit of geological time (5)

40. Expire (3) 41. Moment (7) 45. String up (5) 46. Selected (6) 48. King (5) 49. Shadow (5)

51. Type of cravat (5) 53. Caregiver (5) 55. Small child (3) 58. Lack of knowledge (9) 60. Passenger vehicle (3) 62. Afresh (4)

63. Small island (4) 65. Feeling of elation (8) 67. Commotion (3) 68. Rubbish (5) 71. Interrupt (7)

72. Hug (7)

73. One of several parts (7)

74. Crucifix (5)

75. Large-scale (5)

77. Surplus (5)

78. Hunt illegally (5)

79. Penned (5)

82. In this place (4)