JUMBO CROSSWORD

Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. Surprise (4,2)

4. Mess around (4,5)

9. Neatly skilful (4)

11. Mirror (3)

12. Ripen (3)

13. Exploited (4)

15. Dark and grimy (5)

16. Spasmodic twitch (3)

17. Praise (4)

19. Orderly (4)

21. Imbecile (4)

23. Pester (3)

24. Lay waste (6)

26. Press (4)

27. Test (3)

28. Faint (3)

30. Prank (4)

31. Seemingly (5)

32. Thirteen witches (5)

34. Register (5)

35. Swerve (4)

36. Linger (4)

38. Glitch (4)

39. 1000 (colloq) (4)

40. Tingle (6)

44. Seaman (3)

45. Latitude (6)

46. Solemn promise (4)

48. Pale blue (4)

50. Overlooked (6)

51. Request (3)

53. Easing (6)

57. Eye part (4)

58. Competent (4)

59. You (archaic) (4)

61. Overdue (4)

63. Artificial (5)

65. Sacred song (5)

67. Chastise (5)

68. Sinful (4)

69. Munch (3)

70. Inexpert actor (3)

71. Disfigure (4)

72. Greatest (6)

75. Fire residue (3)

76. One’s equal (4)

79. Otherwise (4)

81. Unit of power (4)

82. Bird (3)

83. Usurp (5)

84. Mind (4)

85. Hint (3)

86. The day before (3)

87. Hurry (4)

88. Dead beat (9)

89. Be subservient (6)

DOWN

1. Tight bandage (10)

2. Connecting point (4)

3. Shaped dough (5)

4. Means of mass communication (5)

5. Give way (7)

6. Refuge (6) 7. Geometric shape (7)

8. Discretion (4)

9. Food shop (abbr) (4)

10. Man of 1950s subculture (5,3)

14. Etcher (8)

18. Declare (6)

20. Appearance (7)

22. Red, swollen mark (4)

25. Bad habit (4)

29. Incompetent (5)

30. Humorous (7)

33. Circle (5)

34. Additional (5)

36. Outer case of a mollusc (5)

37. Alive to (5)

41. Inkling (5)

42. Harden (5)

43. Rational (7)

47. Urgency of action (5)

49. Subdue (5)

52. Letter of Greek alphabet (5)

54. Put into effect (7)

55. Familiar (8)

56. Bode (10)

59. Skinflint (colloq) (8)

60. Excused (6)

62. Bullets (abbr) (4)

63. Small, high-pitched flute (4)

64. Kitchen tool (7)

66. Highly attractive (colloq) (7)

69. Begin (6)

73. Assorted (5)

74. Smooth and glossy (5)

77. Carve (4)

78. Pong (4)

80. Demonstrate (4)