Otago Daily Times

Jumbo crossword

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ACROSS 1 Enquired about (5) 4 Keeps safe from harm (8)

9 Portray (6)

14 Fixed look (5) 15 In nervous anticipati­on (2,4,3,7)

17 Scandinavi­an goblin (5)

18 Dolt (3)

19 Indian relish (7) 20 Watertight (9) 21 Dam-building animal (6)

24 Camera lens (9) 25 Purple antiseptic (6) 26 Copper alloy (6)

29 A sad consul (anag) (10)

31 Treated meat from pig (3)

32 Crew member (6) 33 Look after (4)

35 Large vase (3)

37 Wind instrument (4) 39 Intermedia­ry (2-7) 40 Proprietar­y rights (9) 41 Attractive­ly small and dainty (5)

42 French lawkeeper (8) 47 Hardened by heating (8)

51 False name (5) 55 Decorative objects (9) 56 Maker’s brand (9) 58 Birthday present (4) 59 Twosome (3)

60 Silent (4)

61 Set fire to (6)

62 Auction item (3)

63 Not pertinent to the matter under considerat­ion (10)

66 Meal (6)

67 Gemstone (6) 69 Assembled again after attack (9)

72 Whirlpool (6)

73 Nit-pick (5-4) 75 Obstacle (7)

77 Garland (3)

80 Wire rope (5) 81 Prevaricat­e (4,5,3,4) 82 Shatter (5)

83 Share dealer (6) 84 Sergeant (anag)(8) 85 Trombone part (5) DOWN 2 Artificial (9) 3 Official proclamati­on (5) 5 Ladder step (4) 6 Citrus hybrid (7) 7 Close dancing (5,2,5)

8 Of the sun (5) 9 Lack of harmony (7)

10 Feel sorry for (4)

11 Barrel maker (6)

12 Army officer (5)

13 Scent (7)

14 Bondage (7)

16 Sense a threat (5,6) 22 Poise (6)

23 Hearth log stand (7) 24 Drinking vessel (7) 25 Resistant to infection (6) 27 Therein (anag)(7) 28 Rebound (6)

30 Location (4)

32 Powdered tobacco (5)

34 Tricked (5) 36 Swathe (4) 38 Employ (3) 42 Stables employee (5) 43 Incessant (3-4) 44 Weapons (4) 45 Cope (6)

46 Oscar ___, dramatist, novelist, poet (5)

48 Attract a great deal of attention (4,1,6)

49 Boffin (7)

50 Pixie (3)

51 Pain-killing drug (7) 52 Taken away illegally (6)

53 Unemotiona­l and practical (6,2,4)

54 At this place (4) 57 Writer (6)

64 Naked (9)

65 Big bird (7)

66 Hermit (7)

68 Bedroom (7) 70 Cableway car (7) 71 Club associate (6) 72 Cleric (5)

74 Rental agreement (5) 76 Insurgent (5)

78 Ship’s floor (4)

79 Adult male deer (4)

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