JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Without asking for anyone's assistance or permission (3,4,3,3)
8 Abrupt, unexpected (6) 14 Backbone (5) 15 Accrued (8) 16 Cyclone, violent storm (7) 17 Temporary repair (5) 18 Wildebeest (3)
19 One denying the existence of God (7) 21 Schedule (9)
22 Lure (6) 25 Escalating (10) 27 Logger's machine (8) 28 Hot condiment (6) 31 Sledge (6)
33 Pair (7)
34 Cue (6) 35 Succeeding (4)
37 Line (3) 39 Gambler's stake (4)
40 Tall beer mug (7) 41 Mutiny (9)
42 Gave way (7)
43 Limit (8) 48 Household servant (8) 52 Home guard (7) 56 Political party's policy declaration (9)
57 Go rigid (7)
58 Dry (4)
59 Meadow (3)
60 Pull with a jerk (4) 61 Double marriage crime (6) 62 Sea mammal (7) 63 Speech of praise (6) 65 Cook gently, just below boiling point (6)
66 Get used to (8)
68 Over the whole country (10)
71 Shellfish (6)
72 Rot (9)
74 Porridge ingredient (7) 76 Misery (3)
79 Eagle's nest (5)
80 Hair cleaner (7)
81 Give up the throne (8) 83 Telephones (5)
84 Of the stars (6) 85 Fierce argument with abusive language (8,5)
DOWN
2 Squash (7) 3 Brownish-yellow pigment (5)
4 Auditory organ (3) 5 Probability (4)
6 Gratis (7,2,3) 7 Concur (5) 8 Distended (7) 9 Hoodwink (4) 10 Lengthen (6) 11 Blockade (5) 12 Occurring at fixed intervals (7) 13 Fellowship (11) 14 Wither (7) 20 Worm-like pasta (9) 23 Clearly perceptible (8) 24 Looking drawn, unwell (7) 26 Clothing (7) 27 Overcast (6) 29 Foretell (7) 30 Panda's food plant (6) 32 Sudden forward motion (5) 34 Root vegetable (5) 36 Pick-me-up (5) 38 Inkling (4) 43 Card game (5) 44 Equivalent word (7) 45 Excessively abundant (4) 46 Milk protein (6)
47 With cunning (5) 48 Certain (8)
49 US state (9) 50 Summer bird (7) 51 Cake topping (5) 52 Sovereign (7) 53 Time-honoured (11) 54 Refuge (6) 55 Triumph effortlessly and decisively (3,5,4) 64 Disease with red spots (7) 65 Flight attendant (7) 67 Tool (7)
69 Radical and extreme (7) 70 Rubble (6) 71 Intended (5)
73 Eye centre (5) 75 Mohammed's birthplace (5)
77 Alcoholic drink (4) 78 Indian garment (4) 82 Archaeological excavation (3)