PUZZLE EXTRA JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Departure (7)

5. Disgrace (5)

8. Take advantage of (7)

12. Shortly (inf) (4)

13. Tend (5)

15. Floral headpiece (7)

17. Crucifix (5)

19. Howl (3)

20. Tune (3)

21. Measure of liquid (5)

22. Invention (8)

23. Obtain (7)

25. Appreciation (9)

28. Take as read (6)

31. Pose (5)

35. Curve (4)

36. Coherent (5)

37. Scribe (6)

39. Vagabond (5)

40. Finger (5)

43. Actual (7)

45. Small amount (3)

46. Utilise (3)

47. Causing strong feelings (7)

49. Faint (5)

52. Tired (5)

53. Systematic plan (6)

54. Steer (5)

55. Cause of annoyance (4)

57. Male singer (5)

60. Encrypt (6)

64. Soliloquy (9)

66. Acknowledge defeat (7)

68. Contempt (8)

69. Anarchy (5)

72. Mate (3)

73. Snoop (3)

75. Review (5)

76. A perfect example (7)

78. Withdraw (5)

79. Suffer defeat (4)

80. Support (7)

81. Commence (5)

82. News (7)

DOWN

1. Icy treeless plain (6)

2. Pavement edge (4)

3. Abide by (4)

4. Silhouette (6)

5. Exceed (7)

6. Provide with personnel (3)

7. Put at risk (8)

8. Intrude (8)

9. Common fund (4)

10. Expel (4)

11. Follow advice (4,4)

14. Military greeting (6)

16. Farewell (5)

18. Sieve (4)

22. Weep (3)

24. A cow, in Scotland (3)

26. Small waterway (5)

27. Not sure (9)

29. Indian dress (4)

30. Any of the Three Wise Men (4)

31. Beat (5)

32. Extremely strict or severe (9)

33. Drink using the tongue (3)

34. Nation (5)

38. Chances (4)

41. Sticky substance (3)

42. Melody (4)

43. Conforming to the law (abbr) (5)

44. Tier (5)

48. Perfect (5)

50. Small songbird (4)

51. US cookie (4)

52. Soaking (3)

54. Residence (8)

55. New York (3,5)

56. Unnecessary (8)

58. Curtain call (6)

59. Aged (3)

61. Royal dog (5)

62. Misshape (7)

63. Triumphed (3)

65. Musical instrument (4)

66. Logical and persuasive (6)

67. More than necessary (6)

70. Barren (4)

71. Wound mark (4)

73. Trudge (4)

74. Thread (4)

77. Caress (3)