GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Desiccated (5) 4 Backs (8) 9 Frightened (6) 14 Strainer (5) 15 In a forceful, thoughtless, hasty manner (4,1,4,2,1,4) 17 Restrict (5) 18 Chart (3) 19 Enthusiasm-instilling speech (3,4) 20 Playing field boundaries (9) 21 Solidly built (6) 24 Complex maze (9) 25 Soak up (6) 26 Worldwide (6) 29 Airliner cockpit (6,4) 31 Golf ball rest (3) 32 Planet (6) 33 Young cow (4) 35 Short sleep (3) 37 Nucleus (4) 39 Rude lover (anag)(9) 40 Released from captivity (9) 41 Solo (5) 42 Continues obstinately (8) 47 Decapitated (8) 51 Scum (5) 55 Established course of action (9) 56 Film machine (9) 58 Scoff (4) 59 Sandbank (3) 60 Tempo (4) 61 Lookout (6) 62 Tree (3) 63 Having accomplished an aim (10) 66 Robbery at sea (6) 67 Armed fighting (6) 69 Vehicle’s illumination (9) 72 Dilapidated old car (6) 73 Book for cuttings, etc (9) 75 Window cover (7) 77 Wrath (3) 80 Mistake (5) 81 Usually (4,5,4,3) 82 Jotted down (5) 83 Foreigners (6) 84 Cowboy films, books (8) 85 Banquet (5)

DOWN

2 Create a great fuss (5,4) 3 Vote in (5) 5 Slippery fishes (4) 6 Euphoria (7) 7 High-flying aircraft (5,7) 8 Hindu religious teacher (5) 9 Not appearing to grow older (7) 10 Make angry (4) 11 Prisoner (6) 12 Burglar’s tool (5) 13 Of assistance (7) 14 Bacteria-free (7) 16 Flared trousers (11) 22 Decorative wall band (6) 23 Fragile (7) 24 Very drunk (7) 25 Programme (6) 27 Bragged (7) 28 Increase threefold (6) 30 Scottish church (4) 32 Lampoon (5) 34 Lost colour (5) 36 Impulse (4) 38 Lyric poem (3) 42 Player of bagpipes (5) 43 Cock (7) 44 Horned mountain goat (4) 45 Hairpiece (6) 46 Spare-time activity (5) 48 Authoritative, reliable source of information (6,5) 49 Fine-tunes (7) 50 Day before (3) 51 Wreck (7) 52 New shoot (6) 53 Falsify the accounts (4,3,5) 54 Optical glass (4) 57 Amuse (6) 64 Fully in agreement (9) 65 Told off (7) 66 One in hospital (7) 68 Turns into (7) 70 Top ales (anag)(7) 71 Helix (6) 72 Wharf (5) 74 Direction indicator (5) 76 Slight colouring (5) 78 Gratis (4) 79 Shortly (4)