Nelson Mail

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Scatter (5)

4 Small perceptibl­e part of a much larger situation or problem (3,2,3,7)

14 Prize money (5)

15 Sword (5)

16 Pirates' flag (5,5)

17 Hot drink (5)

19 Passenger vehicle (3) 20 Chorus (7)

21 Holds the attention of (9) 22 Tell about (6)

25 Large wholesale store

(9)

27 Technical language (6) 28 Cooking instructio­ns (6) 33 Device to stop bleeding from arm or leg artery (10) 35 Chinese cooking pan (3) 36 Summary (6) 37 Optical glass (4)

39 Long fish (3) 41 Forsake (7) 42 Self-assurance (6) 43 Formal assurance (9) 44 Oily fruit (5)

45 Least-favoured competitor (8)

50 Former partner (2) 51 Memento (8) 55 Browned bread (5) 58 Contestant, challenger (9) 59 Accessorie­s (6) 60 Ghost (7)

61 Black sealant (3) 63 Uniform (4)

64 Builds (6)

65 Bite (3)

66 Persisted (10) 68 Strong coarse cloth (6) 69 Crumb (6)

71 Take the place of (9) 76 Protect from danger (6) 77 Breed of dog (9)

79 File (7)

81 Devotee (3)

84 Peer (5)

85 Makes holes through (10) 86 Dromedary (5) 87 Shoulder garment (5) 88 Insolent audacity (5,2,3,5) 89 Trifling (5)

DOWN

2 Merchant (6) 3 Mistake (5) 5 Household appliance (4) 6 Rectangles (7) 7 Serving dish (6) 8 Score of two under par on a golf hole (5) 9 Museum keeper (7) 10 Reverse (4)

11 Din (6)

12 Buy off (5)

13 Check with a ruler (7) 14 Universal remedy (7) 18 Odds, probabilit­y (10) 23 Fashion (5) 24 Pastille (7) 26 Organise (7) 27 Music machine (7) 29 Lifelessne­ss (7) 30 Reel for yarn, thread (6) 31 Faint (5) 32 Fermented fodder (6) 34 Ilk (4)

36 Knitting stitch (5) 38 Screen (5)

40 Moist (4)

45 Male relation (5) 46 Undergroun­d cell (7) 47 Stink (4) 48 Commands (6) 49 Throwing game (5) 50 Endless (7) 52 Countenanc­e (10) 53 Come after (7) 54 Nucleus (6)

55 Farm vehicle (7) 56 Organ controls (5) 57 Stringed instrument (4) 62 Thin porridge (5) 67 Afternoon performanc­e (7)

68 Befuddle (7)

70 Hair cleanser (7) 72 Ignorant (7) 73 Furrowing implement (6) 74 Caress (6)

75 Flaw (6)

76 Pry (5)

78 Deserve (5)

80 Musty (5) 82 Smokestack (4) 83 Abominable Snowman (4)

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