JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Swimmers (7)

6. Negative (5)

9. Vision (5)

12. Picture (5)

13. Friend (3)

14. To begin with (5)

15. System of beliefs (5)

16. Head monk (5)

18. Cattle farm (5)

20. Release (5)

21. Direction finder (7)

23. Train track (4)

25. Hire (5)

27. Deal out (4)

29. Vitality (5)

31. Of sound mind (4)

33. Surrender (4)

34. Insult (4)

36. Ideal combination of people (5,4)

39. Garden vegetable (3)

40. Put upon (6)

43. Competition (7)

45. Day’s allowance of food (6)

47. Scheme (4)

49. Small branch (4)

51. Deer horn (6)

53. Hide (7)

55. Muffle (6)

57. Regret (3)

58. Sudden drops in temperature (4,5)

62. Deliberately misled (4)

65. Competent (4)

67. A sign or warning (4)

68. Add up (5)

69. Enfold (4)

71. Reverie (5)

73. Strip (4)

75. Canonise (7)

77. Flavour (5)

79. Support, backing (5)

81. Japanese city (5)

82. Baking essential (5)

83. Male member of religious order (5)

84. Second person singular (3)

85. Relating to the moon (5)

86. Leg bone (5)

87. Hotel foyer (5)

88. Accept as true (7)

DOWN

1. Spectacles (8)

2. Italian sponge cake dessert (8)

3. Additional (5)

4. Meagre (6)

5. Midday (4)

6. Type of coffee (5)

7. Provoke, irritate (6)

8. Husband or wife (6)

9. Bed board (4)

10. Taunt (4)

11. Gossip (6-6)

17. Two-legged animal (5)

19. Milk topping (5)

22. Toboggan (4)

24. Person of low intelligence (8)

26. Hole in one (3)

28. Scheduling (6)

29. A vote that blocks or rejects a proposal (4)

30. Drive back (5)

32. Put into order (7)

35. Garland of flowers (3)

37. Beam of light (3)

38. Oxygen (3)

41. Long tube (4)

42. Twinkle (7)

43. There and back fare (6,6)

44. Surprise attack (4)

46. Deer-like African animal (8)

48. Mitsubishi model (6)

50. Perfect (5)

52. Fled (3)

53. Token concession (3)

54. Finish equal (3)

56. Friendly nation (4)

59. Move furtively (5)

60. Cut (3)

61. An unspecified amount (4)

63. Limitless (8)

64. Exempt from tax (4-4)

66. Swell (5)

69. Deplorable (6)

70. Self confidence (6)

72. Soak up (6)

74. Premature (5)

76. Terrible (5)

77. Crypt (4)

78. Meat substitute (4)

80. Medal (colloq) (4)