Herald on Sunday

GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Immediate (7)

4 Unique (3,3,4)

9 Loyal and committed (7)

13 Layer of paint (4)

14 Alms-seeker (6)

15 Going steady (6)

16 Big bird (7)

19 Getting better (10) 20 Miss in Spain (8)

21 Concur (5)

24 Homecoming (6)

25 Damsel (anag)(6)

27 Stubborn (9)

32 Target spot (8)

33 High rock faces (6) 34 Woollen fabric (7) 38 Kitted out (8)

39 Disorderly mob (6) 40 Mountains (4)

41 Tablets (5)

42 With cunning (5)

45 Pittance (8,6)

52 Old coin (5)

55 Convulsion (5)

56 Large jug (4)

57 Gripping tool (6)

58 Disconnect (8)

61 Restyle (anag)(7)

62 Take a drink (6)

63 Meant (8)

66 New settler (9)

68 Ostentatio­us (6)

69 Be at (6)

73 Communal money pool (5)

74 Take into account (8) 76 Avoiding company (10)

Sibling (7)

Widespread hunger (6)

83 Hearsay (6)

84 Sojourn (4)

85 Plodded wearily (7) 86 Grasp (10)

87 South American country (7)

DOWN

1 Bring upon oneself (5) 2 Dearth (8)

3 Hypothesis (6)

4 Keyboard instrument (5)

5 Cereal heads (4)

6 Suds tin (anag)(7)

7 Excursion (6)

8 Of the moon (5)

10 Try out (4)

11 Vertical (7)

12 Went by bike (6)

17 Glut (10)

18 Announce (5)

22 Team game (8)

23 Viewpoint (5)

24 Roof beams (7)

26 Balanced (4)

28 Large horned animal (7)

29 Customer (6)

30 Entertainm­ent hall (6)

31 German city (6)

33 Simple dwelling (5) 35 Racket (5)

36 Courtroom group (4) 37 Twirl (4)

43 Became invalid (6) 44 Endures (5)

46 Lines (4)

47 Supervisin­g male (7)

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