JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Laughable (7)

5. Devout (5)

8. Rousing speech (3,4)

12. Five-pointed symbol (4)

13. Pilot (5)

15. Innovator (7)

17. Delayed or postponed (2,3) 19. Crazed (3) 20. Sprite (3) 21. Gentle push (5) 22. Having creative skill (8) 23. Storm (7)

25. Fuss (9)

28. Hair product (6) 31. Former French currency (5) 35. Resentful longing (4) 36. Imbibed (5)

37. Get down (6) 39. Toss (5)

40. Room under the roof (5)

43. Inactivity (7)

45. Come together (3)

46. Of long standing (3) 47. Command (7)

49. Openly (5)

52. Entire (5)

53. Supply with oxygen (6) 54. Wilt (5) 55. Tricks (4) 57. Plagued (5) 60. Dining place (6) 64. Act improperly (9) 66. Run away (colloq) (7)

68. Explosive (8)

69. Pitch (5)

72. Sicken (3)

73. The heavens (3)

75. Up front (5)

76. Morale booster for self (3,4)

78. Give rise to (5) 79. A cinch (4) 80. Unfortunate (7) 81. Beam (5) 82. Shade (7)

DOWN

1. Rue (6)

2. Glide over the surface (4)

3. Produced offspring (4) 4. Sell overseas (6) 5. Condition (7) 6. Operate (3) 7. Afflicted (8) 8. Correctly (8) 9. Pang (4) 10. Matured (4) 11. Unthinking response (4,4)

14. Wet (6) 16. Additional (5)

18. Hit with open hand (4)

22. Request (3)

24. Misconstrue (3)

26. Excessive (5)

27. Easily irritated (9)

29. Catcher’s glove (4)

30. Food store (abbr) (4)

31. Predestined (5)

32. Horrendous (9)

33. Crow’s squawk (3)

34. Overindulge (5)

38. Circle of light (4) 41. Draw (3) 42. Pigeon shelter (4) 43. Perfect (5) 44. Representative (5) 48. Fruit (5) 50. Travel stamp (4) 51. Speed (4) 52. Lattice (3) 54. Knock down (8) 55. Mime game (8) 56. Unnecessary (8) 58. Exclamation of discovery (6)

59. The day before (3) 61. Dance (5) 62. Deep regret (7) 63. Hole in one (3) 65. Holiday house (4) 66. Idiotic (6) 67. Alcove (6) 70. Sloping surface (4) 71. In this place (4) 73. Dishonest scheme (4)

74. Christmas (4)

77. Fitness centre (3)