The Northern Advocate

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Move downwards (7) 4 Constant, unvarying (10) 9 Congested (7)

13 Musical work (4)

14 Unit of electric current (6) 15 Property (6)

16 With impurities removed (7) 19 Fanciful hopes (4,6) 20 Lover's song (8) 21 Condition (5)

24 Inlaid design (6) 25 Negligent (6)

27 Helper (9)

32 Room below ground level (8) 33 Edging (6)

34 Tedium (7)

38 Foundry pot (8)

39 Native of Troy (6)

40 God of thunder (4) 41 Humorous (5)

42 Urge, incite (3,2)

45 Wait a minute! (4,4,6) 52 Material fold (5) 55 Intimidate­d (5)

56 Seat for several (4) 57 Furtive (6)

58 Used up, exhausted (8) 61 Mixed by pressing (7) 62 Venerate (6)

63 African anteater (8)

66 Free to travel at whim (9) 68 Smart (6)

69 Hinder (6)

73 Buckle (5)

74 Maker of arrows (8) 76 A language (10)

81 Thaw (7)

82 Refuge (6)

83 Magic practition­er (6) 84 Trim short (4)

85 Turn loose (7)

86 Dried (10)

87 Knock senseless (7)

DOWN

1 Wilt (5)

2 Habitually sullen person (8) 3 Condemned to hell (6) 4 Yellowish-white colour (5) 5 High cards (4) 6 Spectacles (7)

7 Result (anag)(6)

8 Glossy fabric (5) 10 Falsificat­ions (4)

11 Shine wetly (7)

12 Builds (6)

17 Great respect (10)

18 Let in (5)

22 In a resentful manner (8) 23 Backless seat (5) 24 Handcuff (7) 26 Balanced (4)

28 Protect (7)

29 Riches (6)

30 Limb (6)

31 Part of the eye (6) 33 Small delicate trinket (5) 35 Peer (5)

36 Ladder step (4)

37 Ballot (4)

43 Ban from flying (6) 44 Greek letter (5) 46 Musical instrument (4) 47 Numbs (7) 48 Pearl-producing mollusc (6) 49 European river (5) 50 Passé (8)

51 Veer sharply (6)

52 Girl magpie (anag) (10) 53 Dines (4) 54 Immature frog (7) 59 Trifling (5)

60 Big plant (4)

64 Lose feathers (5) 65 Practise (8)

67 Watch (7)

68 Fired clay object (7) 70 Claim (6) 71 Hot-tasting pod (6) 72 Commences (6) 75 Sample (5)

77 Exuded (5) 78 Unoccupied (5) 79 Invites (4)

80 Hit sharply (4)

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