GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Claw (5)

4 Avenge oneself for past wrongs (6,3,6)

Restaurant customer (5)

Strike with a firm blow (5)

Make in three copies (10)

17 Male relation (5)

19 Compete (3)

20 Infirm (7)

21 Educational establishment (9)

22 Hoarse (anag)(6)

25 Dancer’s spin (9)

27 Lecture (6)

28 Repaired (6)

33 Vertical lift-off aircraft (10)

35 Filled pastry (3)

36 Grow by addition (6) 37 Colourful gemstone (4)

39 Sprint (3)

41 Computer screen (7) 42 Preserved sausage (6)

43 Marching orders (9) 44 Blown instrument (5)

45 Boss (8)

50 Supposing (2)

51 Physically fit and active (8)

55 Supportive yell (5) 58 Pirate (9)

59 Finale (6) 60 Daydream (7)

61 Be unwell (3)

63 Water hole (4)

64 Canoed (anag)(6)

65 Tune (3)

66 In the end (10)

68 Huggable (6)

69 Stuck (6)

71 Famous person (9) 76 Brownish pigment (6)

77 Sheer cliff face (9) 79 Disobedient (7)

81 Tank (3)

84 Light beer (5)

85 Boxed confectionery (10)

86 Of the moon (5)

87 Dangerous (5)

88 Seek solace in drink (4,2,3,6)

89 Remains (5)

DOWN

2 Marzipan flavour (6)

3 Surpass (5)

5 Goes astray (4)

6 Showy crest on head (7)

7 Lives (6)

8 Fewest (5)

9 Protective cover from weather (7)

10 Responsibility (4)

11 Let off (6)

12 Rogue (5)

13 Mourned (7)

14 Reduced in rank (7) 18 Study of insects (10) 23 Trivial (5)

Acknowledge defeat (7)

26 First (7)

27 Star-wearer (7)

29 Down payment (7) 30 Twist out of shape (6)

31 Say something (5) 32 Day’s end (6)

34 Actual (4)

36 Declare invalid (5) 38 Fragrant shrub (5) 40 Testament (4)

45 Nudge (5)

46 Preserved (7)

47 Egg-shaped (4)

48 Lace hole (6)

49 Started (5)

50 Red nail (anag)(7) 52 Extreme pain or misery (10)

53 Pull out (7)

54 Affront (6)

55 Pivotal (7)

56 Decorate (5)

57 Formerly (4)

62 Chop off (5)

67 On in years (7)

68 Transform (7)

70 N African country (7) 72 Captivate (7)

73 Mystery (6)

74 Self-assurance (6) 75 Unvarying (6)

76 Secret store (5)

78 Fabric (5)

80 Haggard (5)

82 Accurate (4)

83 Calf meat (4)