JUMBO CROSSWORD

Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. Implore (7)

6. Farewell (Fr) (5)

9. Garden pest (5)

12. Upper storey bay window (5)

13. Crux (3)

14. Prominent person in a group (5)

15. Celebrity on a poster (3-2)

16. Dodge (5)

18. Forceful disagreement (5)

20. Church centrepiece (5)

21. Of the United Kingdom (7)

23. Diplomacy (4)

25. Leaf-eating marsupial (5)

27. Exclamation of frustration or dismay (4)

29. Popular takeaway (5)

31. Music system (2-2)

33. Pace (4)

34. Unit of power (4)

36. Collection of investments (9)

39. Scrap of cloth (3)

40. Boy (Scottish) (6)

43. Campaign of flattery (5,9)

46. Short note (4)

47. Orderly (4)

49. Patriotic song (8,6)

54. Grief-stricken (6)

56. Fuss (3)

57. Tried (9)

61. Rip (4)

64. Slow trickle (4)

66. Highest point (4)

67. Work dough (5)

68. Paste (4)

70. Snarl (5)

72. Baby carriage (4)

74. Pagan (7)

76. Char (5)

78. Unsophisticated (5)

80. Get the better of (5)

81. Proficient (5)

82. Imperial unit of weight (5)

83. Used to be (3)

84. Unaffected by joy, grief or pain (5)

85. Swagger (5)

86. Vacant (5)

87. Unlimited (7)

DOWN 1.

Severe setback, heavy punch (4,4)

2. Rooftop window (8)

3. Boredom (Fr) (5)

4. Leader (inf) (6)

5. Travel stamp (4)

6. First letter of Greek alphabet (5)

7. Inborn (6)

8. Empty a suitcase (6)

9. Assist in wrongdoing (4)

10. Perceive audibly (4)

11. Changing area (8,4)

17. Imprecise (5)

19. Employees (5)

22. Leave out (4)

24. Hot spice (6)

26. Ventilate (3)

28. Water-borne disease (7)

29. Breeding farm (4)

30. Splurge (5)

32. Utter repeatedly (7)

35. Remains of a fire (3)

37. Cancelled (3)

38. Golfing peg (3)

41. Opera star (4)

42. Copy (7)

43. Grumpy (12)

44. Secrete slowly (4)

45. Small bird with distinctive rear feathers (7)

48. Dwelling (5)

50. Tie up (6)

51. Pinch (3)

52. Perjure (3)

53. Generation (3)

55. Invasion (4)

58. Molten rock (5)

59. As well (3)

60. Valley (4)

62. Swap (8)

63. Softball-like game (8)

65. Swift (5)

68. Lubricate (6)

69. Maintenance (6)

71. From where (6)

73. Worried, fidgety (colloq) (5)

75. Audibly (5)

76. Agitate (4)

77. Nothing (Brit) (4)

79. Hero (4)