Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

JUMBO CROSSWORD

- Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. Hold tightly (6)

4. Unprincipl­ed (9)

9. In ____, working well (4)

11. Sole (3)

12. Language (Maori) (3)

13. File (4)

15. Large area of land (5)

16. Joke (3)

17. Agreement (4)

19. Upper-class (4)

21. Satisfacto­ry (4)

23. Laid up (3)

24. Urge, persuade (6)

26. Individual unit (4)

27. Mythical creature (3)

28. Shoot (3)

30. Musical character (4)

31. Extremist (inf) (5)

32. Flower (5)

34. Unmoving (5)

35. Delight (4)

36. Oversupply (4)

38. Rod (4)

39. Lump (4)

40. Person who dies for a cause (6)

44. Polish (3)

45. Fashionabl­e (6)

46. Resound (4)

48. Long for (4)

50. Compositio­n for soloist (6)

51. Demure (3)

53. Make up for (6)

57. Saucer-shaped object (4)

58. Impressive (4)

59. Utter abruptly (4)

61. Eye greedily (4)

63. Change (5)

65. Competitor (5)

67. Ledge (5)

68. Large group (4)

69. Also (3)

70. Second person singular (3)

71. Breeding farm (4)

72. Loud, sustained noise (6)

75. Belonging to us (3)

76. Stone edging (4)

79. Bound (4)

81. Perjured (4)

82. Lyric poem (3)

83. Slacker (5)

84. Bill of fare (4)

85. Talk idly (colloq) (3)

86. Assist (3)

87. Devious stratagem (4)

88. Doubting (9)

89. Bear (6)

DOWN

1. Syllabus (10)

2. A literal (inf) (4)

3. Commotion, uproar (3-2)

4. Style from the past (5)

5. Drug with no effect (7)

6. Offer more (6)

7. Make larger (7)

8. Therefore (Latin) (4)

9. Carbonated water (4)

10. Lose nerve (4,4)

14. Sticky splash (8)

18. Long, steady look (6)

20. Scrawny (7)

22. Slay (4)

25. Insulting remark (4)

29. Dark ochre (5)

30. Bunch (7)

33. Seep (5)

34. Ballroom dance (5)

36. Gluttony (5)

37. Excessive (5)

41. Fragrance (5)

42. Express gratitude (5)

43. Willingly (7)

47. Happen (5)

49. Chocolatey powder (5)

52. Long (5)

54. Something unsightly (7)

55. Paper sleeve (8)

56. Bad luck (10)

59. Serious setback (4,4)

60. Stern reprimand (6)

62. Downcast (4)

63. Declare to be true (4)

64. Outermost (7)

66. Heavenly (7)

69. Directionl­ess (6)

73. Ethical (5)

74. Shake off (5)

77. Rim (4)

78. Person in charge (4)

80. In the thick of (4)

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