JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Estimate (5)
4 Lose one's temper (3,3,3,6)
14 Richly luxurious (5) 15 Wall painting (5) 16 Enigmatic (10)
17 Chop off (5) 19 Morning moisture (3) 20 Answer (7) 21 Northern animal (5,4) 22 Drop steeply (6) 25 Stamp cancellations (9) 27 Israel's monetary unit (6) 28 Film cutter (6) 33 Smuggled goods (10) 35 Go wrong (3) 36 Curtain rail cover (6) 37 Fewer (4)
39 Utilise (3)
41 North American grassland (7)
42 Scared (6)
43 Take apart (9) 44 Spooky (5) 45 Graveyard (8) 50 Symbol for aluminium (2)
51 Lumbago (8) 55 High-up room (5) 58 Attempt fruitlessly (3,2,4) 59 Kidnapper's demand (6) 60 Pungent gas (7) 61 Twosome (3)
63 Space (4)
64 Adapt (6)
65 Signal assent (3) 66 Failed to notice (10) 68 Rhyming writing (6) 69 Relic repository (6) 71 Easily nauseated (9) 76 Equally distant from the extremes (6)
77 Vanish (9)
79 Overeat (7)
81 Also (3)
84 Steps over a wall, fence (5) 85 Formal induction into organisation or office (10) 86 Metal mixture (5) 87 Shatter (5) 88 Unsigned communication (9,6)
89 Snake (5)
DOWN
2 New (6)
3 Inundate (5) 5 Produces eggs (4) 6 View (7) 7 Ceremonious (6)
8 Big explosive (1-4) 9 Terrorists' captive (7) 10 American car make (4) 11 Vigorous (6)
12 Steer (5)
13 Thick fish soup (7) 14 Computer accessory (7) 18 Enterprise, resourcefulness (10)
23 Deadly (5)
24 Screen from view (7) 26 Survive (7)
27 Apple pastry (7) 29 Doubter (7)
30 Croaky (6)
31 Rot (5)
32 Japanese hostess (6) 34 Quick and neatly skilful (4) 36 Oyster gemstone (5) 38 Military blockade (5) 40 Dull, uninspired writer (4)
45 Provide food (5) 46 Ribboned post (7) 47 War vehicle (4) 48 Think logically (6) 49 Inspect (5)
50 Word formed from initial letters of other words (7) 52 Congratulate (10) 53 Loving (7)
54 Young cow (6) 55 Worried, tense (7) 56 Supercilious (5) 57 Company's emblem (4)
62 Soft hat (5) 67 Over-modest (7) 68 Object to (7)
70 Slim tie (anag)(7) 72 Foursome (7) 73 Slander (6) 74 Sloping upwards (6) 75 Disregard (6) 76 Ethical (5) 78 Farewell (5)
80 Eyed amorously (5) 82 Eager (4) 83 Nucleus (4)