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Phwoar – it’s a whopper! Enjoy your puzzling

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ACROSS 1 Between Friday and Monday (7) 5 Grappler in the ring (8) 9 Systematic­ally examine (4) 13 Happen again (5) 14 Quiver with fear (7) 15 Food provider (7) 16 Amsterdam flower (5) 17 Villain (5) 18 Pleasure-boat harbour (6) 20 Unleavened bread (5) 21 Furniture on which to sit and sleep (4, 3) 23 Matured (4) 26 Ballpoint pen (4) 27 Travel to work (7) 30 Holiday home on wheels (7) 34 Italian wine (7) 36 Hot pepper (6) 37 Jewelled headorname­nt (5) 39 Fruit made into jam for 55 across perhaps (10) 40 Dried up (10) 42 Corner (5) 43 Colour in rainbow (6) 44 Frozen shipping hazard (7) 46 Putting on theatre play (7) 47 Study of rocks (7) 48 Shock into trance (4) 53 Titled woman (4) 54 Ask politely (7) 55 Sweet pastry dishes (5) 58 Officers of the law (6) 60 Stick used to write on blackboard (5) 62 Historical object (5) 66 Gigantic (7) 67 Consequenc­e, result (7) 68 Join together (5) 69 Well-behaved (4) 70 Camera accessory for closer-up viewing (4, 4) 71 Pasta sheets (7) DOWN 1 Kitchen surface (7) 2 Moving stairs (9) 3 From our continent (8) 4 Tax on imported goods (4) 5 Wild plant (4) 6 Smoulderin­g fuel (5) 7 Abstainer from alcohol (8) 8 Inscribe with acid (4) 10 Welsh breed of dog (5) 11 Northern region of France (8) 12 Water vapour (5) 19 Himalayan country (5) 22 Get your hands on (6) 24 Warranty (9) 25 Manufactur­ing plants (9) 26 Seat behind the driver (4, 4) 28 Musical of Dickens novel (6) 29 Tubular pasta (8) 31 Learned informatio­n (9) 32 Virgin or extravirgi­n cooking ingredient (5, 3) 33 Knitted jacket (8) 35 Watered via channels (9) 38 Water source (6) 41 Muscles on the upper arms (6) 45 Adopt the stance to be knighted (5) 49 Exciting (9) 50 Article cut from newspaper (8) 51 Edible fungus (8) 52 Jockey’s footholds (8) 56 Hide away (7) 57 Sweet bun served as cream tea (5) 59 Dance with lowering bar (5) 61 Milky coffee (5) 63 Brief note, often at work (4) 64 Simple green plant that might invade your lawn (4) 65 Source of water or oil (4)

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