JUMBO CROSSWORD

Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. Short-sighted (6) 4. Silly person (inf) (9) 9. US cookie (4) 11. Paddle (3)

12. Vase (3)

13. Rise rapidly (4) 15. Declare invalid (5) 16. Remain silent (3) 17. Actors in a play (4) 19. Haul (4)

21. Puffed (4) 23. Single unit (3)

24. A paid male escort (6) 26. Askew (4) 27. Colony insect (3)

28. A roll or bundle (3) 30. Journey on foot (4) 31. Uncertainty (5) 32. Hurl (5)

34. Unwell (colloq) (5) 35. Creative (4) 36. Break suddenly (4) 38. Doing nothing (4) 39. Region (4) 40. Layered (6) 44. Self-esteem (3) 45. Lasso (6) 46. Tatters (4)

48. Dirty (4)

50. Noisy insect (6) 51. Appropriate (3) 53. Talk loudly and incessantly (6) 57. Howl (4) 58. Submerged rock (4) 59. Remain (4) 61. Deserve (4) 63. Annoyed (5) 65. Fruit of the oak (5)

67. Make possible, allow (5) 68. Charges (4) 69. Contagious illness (3) 70. Go wrong (3) 71. Speak unclearly (4) 72. Beach wear (6) 75. Frost (3)

76. Assist (4) 79. Twisted fibres of wool (4)

81. Bean protein (4)

82. Eggs (3)

83. Overly confident (5)

84. Matured (4)

85. Total (3)

86. Fuss (3)

87. Dreadful (4)

88. Effrontery (5,4)

89. Bomb ingredient (6)

DOWN

1. Improper behaviour (10)

2. Thrum (4)

3. Royal dog (5)

4. Cry of approval (5) 5. Dilapidated (3-4) 6. Romantic song (6) 7. Fan (7) 8. Unfeeling (4) 9. Formerly (4) 10. Exceed (8) 14. Sufficient (8) 18. Rouse (6) 20. Cause trouble (7) 22. Lie in wait (4) 25. Present (4) 29. Assent (5) 30. Completely (7) 33. Telling whoppers (5) 34. Extreme disorder (5) 36. Rugby formation (5) 37. Astound (5) 41. Simpleton (5) 42. Prepared (5) 43. Tallboy (7) 47. Transactions (5) 49. Proposal (5) 52. Judicial hearing (5) 54. Memory loss (7) 55. Average, mediocre (8)

56. General vote on an issue (10) 59. Anxious, jittery (8) 60. Altercation (6) 62. Against (4)

63. Yield (4)

64. Raisin (7) 66. Partitioned off area of a room (7) 69. Altercation (6) 73. Canoe (5) 74. Manmade fabric (5) 77. HQ (4) 78. Mausoleum (4) 80. Inclined surface (4)