JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Disliked person (2-3-2)

5. Shoulder bag (7)

9. Of an area (5)

12. Oxygen (3)

13. Vacant (5)

14. Requirement (9)

16. Grass cutter (5)

17. Transgress (3)

18. Criticise severely (3)

19. Meadow (3)

20. Prance (5)

21. Church recess (4)

24. Arcade (4)

26. Pointless pursuit of something unattainable (4-5,5)

33. Cursive handwriting (6)

37. Change direction suddenly (4)

38. Chronometer (5)

40. Split (6)

41. Strong-arm (6)

42. Team sport (5)

43. Assent (5)

46. Sentimental song (6)

49. Rice dish (7)

51. Settle comfortably (6)

53. Spiritual emblem (5)

55. Proportion (5)

Solution in Monday’s paper

56. Basic and inborn (6) DOWN

58. Loathsome (6) 1. Superficial (7)

60. Lariat (5) 2. Lightweight letter (7)

63. Call (phone) (4) 3. Sketch (7)

65. Given a particular 4. Footwear protector (8) setting (6) 5. Batman or Spider-Man

68. Involving intrigue and (9) secrecy (5-3-6) 6. Lovers’ meeting (5)

72. Opposed (4) 7. Reddish brown dye (5)

74. Doubtless (4) 8. Position (5)

77. Supplementary (5) 9. Speech defect (4)

78. Supply with weaponry 10. Porcelain (5)

(3) 11. Faithful (5)

79. Rage (3) 15. Ballroom dance (5)

81. Levy (3) 22. Appeal (4)

82. Jotted down (5) 23. Heroic (4)

83. Unpleasant fact about 25. Flower garland (3) oneself (4,5) 27. Poorly (3)

84. Having a block shape 28. Slow, lazy speech (5) (5) 29. Carry to excess (6)

85. Deoxyribonucleic acid 30. Make safe (6) (abbr) (3) 31. Mouth organ (9)

86. Relating to the nose 32. Perspire (5)

(5) 34. Trio (5)

87. Pencil in (7) 35. Ignite (5)

88. Throw into disorder 36. Feigned modesty (7) (7) 39. Sailor (3)

40. Nightclub entertainment (7)

44. Ugly mythical creature (6)

45. Wrap (6)

47. Milky espresso (5)

48. Recompense (5)

50. Drive forward (5)

52. Sway (5)

54. Duo (3)

57. Flexible (9)

59. Worth (3)

61. Chances (4)

62. Cicatrice (4)

64. Very modern (8)

66. Laying fowl (3)

67. Rippled silk (5)

69. Additional (7)

70. Hearten (7)

71. Search haphazardly (7)

72. Pale-faced (5)

73. Multiply (inf) (5)

75. Dangling lobe in the throat (5)

76. Type of anaesthetic (5)

77. Former inmate (2-3)

80. And others (L)(abbr) (2,2)