JUMBO CROSSWORD

Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. Made holy (7)

5. Cheerless (7)

9. Forbidden (5)

12. Place a limit on (3)

13. Punctuation mark (5)

14. Worthy of respect (9)

16. Slack (5)

17. Seasonal infection (3)

18. Throw (3)

19. Toilet (inf) (3)

20. Worried, fidgety (colloq) (5)

21. Thrum (4)

24. Posterior (4)

26. Disinfect (7)

30. Astute (6)

33. Weak (6)

37. Probability (4)

39. Shack (5)

41. Infertile (6)

42. Save from danger (6)

43. Bring upon oneself (5)

44. Smallest amount (5)

47. Cheerful (6)

50. Older relative (7)

52. Relating to spring (6)

54. Lariat (5)

56. Seemingly (5)

57. Horse (colloq) (3-3)

59. Existing (6)

61. Marshy outlet (Southern US) (5)

64. Determination (4)

66. Involve (6)

69. Carrier (6)

70. Full, satisfied (7)

74. Ski tow (1-3)

76. Finished (4)

79. Commence (5)

80. Vehicle (3)

81. Fish eggs (3)

83. Geological age (3)

84. Act ingratiatingly (5)

85. Head teacher (9)

86. Dribble (5)

87. Appropriate (3)

88. System of principles or beliefs (5)

89. Female aristocrat (7)

90. Go-getting (7)

DOWN

1. Pastoral (7)

2. Look around (7)

3. Temporary stay (7)

4. Dead (8)

5. Small coffee cup (9)

6. With much foliage (5)

7. Cheesed off (3,2)

8. Light-coloured beer (5)

9. Work hard (4)

10. Inducement (5)

11. Directive (5)

15. Make something counterfeit (5)

22. Reverse (4)

23. Widespread (4)

25. Everyone (3)

27. Open arable area (3)

28. Be of one mind (5)

29. Composition for soloist (6)

31. Skilled story teller (9)

32. Young dog or wolf (5)

34. Creme de la creme (5)

35. Porcine product (5)

36. Hearing protection (7)

38. Liquid sediment in a container (5)

40. By way of (L) (3)

41. Offhand (7)

45. Avid (5)

46. Lissome (6)

48. Brag (5)

49. Legal defence (5)

51. Scoundrel (5)

53. Contender (5)

55. Bashful (3)

58. Shocking (9)

60. Catch (3)

62. Singing voice (4)

63. Woodwind instrument (4)

65. Impossible to weaken or change (8)

67. Crux (3)

68. Pinafore (5)

71. Model of excellence (7)

72. Say out loud (7)

73. Unpredictable (7)

74. Subject (5)

75. Come up (5)

77. Vacuous (5)

78. Artefact (5)

79. Emblem (5)

82. Reverberation (4)