GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Sung drama (5) 4 Is blatantly obvious (6,3,1,4) 11 Snarl (5) 14 Heating device (5) 15 Component parts (11)
16 Arithmetic operation (8) 19 Aseptic (7) 20 Shed feathers (5) 21 Moral principles (9) 24 Pay back (9) 26 Religion founder (6) 27 Rises (6) 31 Hidden store (5) 32 Team game (8) 34 Daughter of a miner ‘49er, in a song (10)
38 Sudden strong increase (7) 39 Wrench injury (6) 40 Competitors (6) 41 Gambler’s stake (4) 42 Enterprise (7) 45 Happening unexpectedly; by chance (10) 50 Tree-shaping art (7) 54 Headlice eggs (4) 55 Handwriting (6) 56 Elect (4,2) 57 Doubter (7) 60 Rich crumbly biscuit (10)
61 Women’s underwear (8) 62 Wasp’s weapon (5) 65 Cunning (6) 66 Recently (2,4)
67 Lacking truthfulness (9)
72 Tidal river-mouths (9) 73 Card game (5) 74 Fine glassware (7) 79 Go against, as of rules and laws (8) 80 Slows (11) 81 Last (5) 82 Throwing sport (5) 83 Delicate issue (8,6) 84 Rot (5) DOWN
2 Attractively small and dainty (6) 3 Watercourse (5) 5 Melody (4) 6 Inquisitive (7) 7 Jockey’s seat (6) 8 Second-hand (4) 9 Inherent ability (8) 10 Make lovable (6) 11 Sharpening wheel (10) 12 US state (4) 13 Leaves slowly and reluctantly (7)
17 Economic depression (5)
18 Honest, genuine (2,3,5)
22 Praise and honour (5) 23 Badges of office (8) 25 Deplete totally (7) 26 Equilibrium (7) 28 Black-and-white bird (6)
29 Seasoned preserved sausage (6) 30 Lucky charm (6) 33 Subject (5) 35 Foe (5) 36 Laboratory gel (4) 37 Obnoxious child (4) 42 Planet (5) 43 Country-wide (8) 44 Sector (anag) (6) 45 George Orwell satire (6,4) 46 Give as example (4) 47 Make a secret known (7) 48 Jotting down (6) 49 Similar (5) 51 Long ago (4) 52 Momentum (7) 53 Rules over (6) 58 Facts and figures (10) 59 Correct (5) 63 Adieu (8) 64 Trap (5) 65 Transported (7) 68 Immediate (7) 69 Fiscal plan (6) 70 Expectorated mucus (6)
71 Wide-brimmed hat (6) 75 Bread piece (5) 76 At a distance (4) 77 Church seats (4) 78 Surrender up (4)