JUMBO CROSSWORD

Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. Punctuation mark in French (7)

6. Lint (5)

9. Plain clothes (5)

12. Steam bath (5)

13. Bird (3)

14. Step (5)

15. Dog breed (5)

16. Exclusive news report (5)

18. Set free (5)

20. Sniff (5)

21. Tedium (7)

23. Tread (4)

25. Essentials (5)

27. Refuse (4)

29. Undue speed (5)

31. Boyfriend (4)

33. Resolute (4)

34. Avid (4)

36. Already claimed (6,3)

39. Tune (3)

40. Disclose (6)

43. Clear of blame (7)

45. Game tile (6)

47. Smooth-tongued (4)

49. Go by (4)

51. Retaliate (6)

53. Pictures added together (7)

55. Badger (6)

57. Spin out (3)

58. Bring about (9)

62. Docile (4)

65. Close (4)

67. Senior (4)

68. Competitor (5)

69. Shivering fit (4)

71. Transpire (5)

73. Scope (4)

75. Pacify (7)

77. Wet thud (5)

79. Spirit (5)

81. Up in arms (5)

82. Relating to a city (5)

83. Open (5)

84. Devour (3)

85. Animal organs used as food (5)

86. Keenly expectant (5)

87. Rival (5)

88. Far-reaching (7)

DOWN

1. Refund incentive for buyer (8)

2. Tirade (8)

3. Unpleasantly vivid (5)

4. Take for granted (6)

5. Terse (4)

6. Aspect or feature (5)

7. Green (6)

8. Spirited (6)

9. Ponder (4)

10. Dimwit (4)

11. Dense (12)

17. Transparent (5)

19. Give out (5)

22. Responsibility (4)

24. Enlightening (8)

26. Self-esteem (3)

28. Constrict (6)

29. Conceal (4)

30. Little (5)

32. Express support for (7)

35. Recede (3)

37. Pastry (3)

38. Child (inf) (3)

41. Reject (4)

42. Cause trouble (7)

43. On tenterhooks (12)

44. Huge (4)

46. Go too far (8)

48. Audacious (6)

50. Exhausted (5)

52. Ovum (3)

53. Encountered (3)

54. Jewel (3)

56. Linger (4)

59. Bitter humour (5)

60. Curve (3)

61. Nobleman (4)

63. Beside (8)

64. From a range of sources (8)

66. Pour forth (5)

69. Canny (6)

70. Operational (6)

72. Confirm (6)

74. Madden (5)

76. Bouquet (5)

77. Chanted (4)

78. Ogle (4)

80. Irritate (inf) (4)