JUMBO CROSSWORD
Solution in Monday’s paper
ACROSS
1. Mould (6) 4. Passage or section of text (9)
9. Surpasses (4)
11. Fuss (3)
12. Australian bird (3)
13. Layer (4)
15. Horse-drawn cart (5)
16. Knight’s title (3)
17. Cook (4)
19. Drum major’s baton (4)
21. Opaque gem (4)
23. Fish eggs (3)
24. Relating to the stars (6)
26. Skin complaint (4)
27. Energy (3)
28. Everyone (3)
30. Territory (4)
31. Jack (5)
32. Money (5)
34. Setting (5)
35. Demeanour (4)
36. Every one or thing (4)
38. Part of the spine (4)
39. Currency in multiple countries (4)
40. Vegetables (6)
44. Crone (3)
45. Usual (6)
46. Family diagram (4) 48. Begrudge (4)
50. Number puzzle (6)
51. Reverend (abbr) (3)
53. Optical illusion (6)
57. Bill of fare (4)
58. Depart (4)
59. Resist (4)
61. Remove (4)
63. Respond (5)
65. Hooved woodland god (5)
67. Two, in cards (5)
68. Dressed (4)
69. Weep convulsively (3)
70. Hot tub (3)
71. Dried-up (4)
72. Overcome (6)
75. Disapproving sound (3)
76. Excavates (4)
79. Back of the neck (4)
81. Matured (4)
82. Mongrel (3)
83. Release (5)
84. Flatten out (4)
85. Meadow (3)
86. Contagious illness (3)
87. Comfort (4)
88. Robinson Crusoe’s companion (3,6)
89. Hypothesis (6)
DOWN
1. Digging up dirt (10)
2. Information (4)
3. Weekly pay (5)
4. Might (5)
5. Routine (7)
6. Affable (6)
7. Highly poisonous substance (7)
8. Courageous person (4)
9. Brass instrument (4)
10. Embarrassed (8)
14. Agreeable (8)
18. South American animal (6)
20. Early human (4,3)
22. Skin opening (4)
25. Story (4)
29. Seep (5)
30. Word meaning the opposite of another (7)
33. Excessive (5)
34. Military blockade (5)
36. Mistake (5)
37. Resound (5)
41. Blusher (5)
42. Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder song, ___ and Ivory (5)
43. Perplexed (7)
47. Explode (5)
49. Mad (colloq) (5)
52. Left-hand page (5) 54. Cold drink (4,3)
55. Excited, nervous (8)
56. Anticipation (10)
59. Equestrian discipline (8)
60. Front of a building (6)
62. Dry (4)
63. Phoned (4)
64. Stripe (7)
66. Flee from justice (7)
69. Vendor (6)
73. Solidly built (5)
74. Unedited (of a film) (5)
77. Unoccupied (4)
78. Con trick (4)
80. Yearn (4)