GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Erect (5)

4 Misjudged boast before an accident (6,4,5)

14 Swindler (5)

15 Shoddily made (5)

16 Annual plant with funnel-shaped flowers (10)

17 Australian wild dog (5)

19 Edge (3)

20 Leapt (7)

21 Mystified (9)

22 In arrears (6)

25 Oblong (9)

27 Iciest (anag)(6)

28 Sheen from age, polishing (6)

33 Misleading clue (3,7)

35 Intention (3)

36 Blush (6)

37 Black marketeer (4)

39 Friend (3)

41 Run aground (7)

42 Dinner jacket in the US (6)

43 Pupa case (9)

44 Partly frozen rain (5)

45 Superb (8)

50 With reference to (2)

51 Powerless (8)

55 Position (5)

58 Racing sail (9)

59 Polluted (6)

60 Difficulty (7)

61 Hearing organ (3)

63 Common sense (4) 64 Brand new (6)

65 Astern (3)

66 Pre-owned (6-4)

68 Verse (6)

69 Keep (6)

71 Disappearing (9)

76 Waxy light (6)

77 Prophet of disasters (9)

79 Coal pit (anag)(7)

81 Water body (3)

84 Misprint (5)

85 Close look (10)

86 Depression (5)

87 Carried weapon (5)

88 Securely stored (5,4,3,3)

89 Seize without authority (5)

DOWN

2 One and only (6)

3 Internally coated (5)

5 Absent (4)

6 Porridge (7)

7 Handwriting (6)

8 Comparable (5)

9 Storm (7)

10 Chances (4)

11 Refuted (6)

12 Got wind of (5)

13 Staying power (7)

14 Funny (7)

18 Printed stationery (10)

23 Up to (5)

24 Fail to attend to (7)

26 Heighten (7)

27 Write music (7)

29 Sudden whim (7) 30 Recover (a loss)(6)

31 Umbilicus (5)

32 Minimum attendance for a valid meeting (6)

34 Oversupply (4)

36 Hints (5)

38 Call in on (5)

40 Scandinavian city (4)

45 Girl’s name (5)

46 Time off (7)

47 Nil (4)

48 Angering (6)

49 Lost colour (5)

50 Chorus (7)

52 Being a mum or dad (10)

53 Anneal (7)

54 Stockings (6)

55 Flourish (7)

56 Cite (5)

57 Laundry clips (4)

62 Hessian (5)

67 Cowered (7)

68 Stick at it (7)

70 Avoiding human contact (7)

72 Warned (7)

73 Old coin (6)

74 Film holder (6)

75 Rural worker (6)

76 Chocolate substitute (5)

78 Pleasant sounds (5)

80 Slide (anag)(5)

82 Accurate (4)

83 Moon about (4)