JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Backbone (5) 4 Stress (8) 9 Rough in texture (6) 14 Ruse (5) 15 In a state of bewildered confusion (2,5,3,6) 17 Porcelain (5) 18 Auction item (3) 19 Ogre (7) 20 Comrade (9) 21 Canted over (6)24 Figurine (9) 25 Water spout (6) 26 Sumptuousness (6) 29 Fault-finding (3-7) 31 Popular success (3) 32Reflect (6) 33 Complete failure (4) 35 Female sheep (3) 37 Singing voice (4) 39 Country in SE Asia (9) 40 Disciples (9) 41 Like-mindedness (5) 42 Branched in different directions (8) 47 Made a formal complaint against (8) 51 Flees (5) 55 Caustic (9) 56 Woodworker (9) 58 Storyline (4) 59 Organ of balance (3)60 Spoil (4) 61 Satellite settlement (6) 62 Burnt residue (3) 63 Voice problem (10) 66 Option (6) 67 Skin depression (6) 69 Boomed (9) 72 Pale (6) 73 Infantryman's garment (9) 75 Playhouse (7) 77 Tame animal (3)80 Over (5) 81 This is the point of ultimate responsibility (3,4,5,4) 82 Artist's stand (5) 83 Directions (6) 84 Anticipating in fear (8) 85 Foam (5)

DOWN

2 Dried petal mixture (9) 3 Finger growths (5) 5 Complain (4) 6 Safe house (7) 7 Cross-country race (12) 8 Coil of yarn (5) 9 Protective care (7) 10 Curved support (4) 11 Liveliness (6) 12 Race entrants (5) 13 Vague; not detailed (7) 14 Diplomatic (7) 16 Striking; immediately noticeable (3-8) 22 Interred (6)23 Turn to stone (7) 24 Presume (7) 25 Fancy cake (6) 27 Least attractive (7) 28 Dog breed (6) 30 Criminal band (4) 32 Warrant (5) 34 Sat for (5) 36 Horseback sport (4) 38 Garland of flowers (3) 42 Interior colour scheme, furnishings etc (5) 43 Dizziness (7)44 Space (4) 45 Newspaper boss (6) 46 Lane (5) 48 Joint business (11) 49 Answered (7) 50Self-image (3) 51 Flowering plant (7) 52 Scour (6) 53 Building design (12) 54 Tangible (4) 57 Verbal outburst (6) 64 Translate (9) 65Surgeon's blade (7) 66 Hacked (7) 68 Traipse (anag)(7)70 Not invited (7) 71 Stock feed (6) 72 Secret store (5) 74 Winning (5) 76 Detest (5) 78 Inactive (4) 79 Astound (4)

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