Herald on Sunday

GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Fired clay block (5)

4 At the focus of public attention (2,3,9)

11 Concur (5)

14 Smithy’s block (5)

15 Exert personal influence, especially secretly or unofficial­ly (4,6)

16 Honeymoone­r (8)

19 Puffed up with vanity (7)

20 Grown-up (5)

21 Leg covers (9)

24 Pen name (9)

26 Limited in size or extent (6)

27 Moral philosophy (6)

31 Dislodged turf piece (5)

32 Fixed (8)

34 Strengthen­ed (10)

38 Mailing charge (7)

39 Gesture (6)

40 Girl’s name (6)

41 Incinerate (4)

42 Food connoisseu­r (7)

45 About (10)

50 Accounts checker (7)

54 Evict (4)

55 Closing music (6)

56 Get the better of (6)

57 Stress (7)

60 Spider nest (anag) (10)

61 Egg dish (8)

62 Angry stare (5)

65 Habitual user (6) 66 Decontamin­ate (6)

67 Soft rock (9)

72 Power to command (9)

73 Wash soap out of (5)

74 Exploding firework (7)

79 Every year (8)

80 Work together on a common project (11)

81 Overly eager speed (5)

82 Bird of prey (5)

83 Money obtained dishonestl­y (3-6,5)

84 Hard rock (5)

DOWN

2 Haphazard (6)

3 Fried potato wafer (5)

5 Naming word (4)

6 Time off (7)

7 Recently (6)

8 Principal (4)

9 Illuminati­on (8)

10 Student’s dissertati­on (6)

11 Claim (10)

12 Quarrels (4)

13 Unceasing (7)

17 Line up (5)

18 Strewing over an area (10)

22 Lobby (5)

23 Price reduction (8)

25 Light motorcycle (7)

26 Violin player (7)

28 Paid male companion (6)

29 Paradoxica­l (6)

30 Long-haired goat, rabbit (6) 33 Spanish friend (5)

35 Restaurant customer (5)

36 Evil giant (4)

37 Hired car (4)

42 Cluster (5)

43 Wobbly (8)

44 Three-legged stand (6)

45 Maritime force aiding shipping, saving lives, preventing smuggling (10)

46 Poverty (4)

47 Thriftines­s (7)

48 Spice (6)

49 Unworldly (5)

51 Second-hand (4)

52 Pancreas product (7)

53 Smells (6)

58 Deter (10)

59 Examine in detail (5)

63 Skilled musician (8)

64 Long-legged bird (5)

65 Flying charge (7)

68 European country (7)

69 Hot-tasting pod (6)

70 Narrow fabric strip (6)

71 Defeated (6)

75 Move on hands and knees (5)

76 Hitch (4)

77 Level (4)

78 Astound (4)

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