JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 12 Brought home; 13 Notice; 14 Orator; 16 Spot; 17 Organised; 18 Copse; 19 Last; 20 Running in; 22 Put on; 23 Strangler; 27 Stonily; 30 Breeze; 31 Hole; 32 Parry; 35 Drat; 36 Thunder; 38 Ring; 39 Restate; 42 Amuses; 45 Spell; 46 Present; 47 Dire; 48 Plus; 50 Gripped; 52 Scrap; 54 Number; 56 Andante; 57 Grab; 59 Riddles; 61 Trap; 64 Topic; 66 Pass; 67 Across; 69 Spirits; 72 Feel small; 73 Slips; 74 Raspberry; 79 Star; 81 Rodeo; 82 Easy-going; 83 Tots; 85 Formal; 86 Orient; 87 Piece of cake. DOWN: 1 Grip; 2 Mutton; 3 Thrown; 4 Chagrin; 5 Amend; 6 Good to hear; 7 Hitch; 8 Keep still; 9 Foresaw; 10 Tail; 11 Forswear; 15 Assume; 21 Utter; 24 Granted; 25 Bridge; 26 Change; 28 Notes; 29 Lot; 33 Pursuit; 34 Beaten; 37 Ruled; 40 Three; 41 Leg-pull; 43 Melon; 44 Sights; 46 Poser; 49 Spaniel; 51 Peruse; 53 Radish; 55 Mater; 58 By all means; 60 Sap; 62 Astir; 63 Called for; 65 Overtook; 68 Repast; 70 Smartly; 71 Tapioca; 75 Pigeon; 76 Entice; 77 Hop it; 78 Again; 80 Rime; 84 Take.

ACROSS

12 Made clear (7,4) 13 Observe (6) 14 Speaker (6) 16 Mark (4) 17 Arranged (9) 18 Wood (5) 19 Concluding (4) 20 Apprehending (7,2) 22 Assumed (3,2) 23 Killer (9) 27 Coldly (7) 30 Draught (6) 31 Opening (4)

32 Ward off (5) 35 Confound (4) 36 Bellow (7) 38 Surround (4) 39 Repeat (7) 42 Diverts (6) 45 While (5) 46 Current (7) 47 Awful (4) 48 Coupled with (4) 50 Held (7) 52 Fight (5) 54 Issue (6)

56 Slowly (7) 57 Seize (4)

59 Sifts (7)

61 Catch (4) 64 Subject (5)

66 Go by (4)

67 Over (6) 69 Morale (7) 72 Be humiliated (4,5) 73 Slides (5)

74 Soft fruit (9) 79 Celebrity (4) 81 Cowboy show (5)

82 Good-natured (4-5) 83 Adds (4) 85 Starchy (6)

86 East (6)

87 Easy (5,2,4)

DOWN

1 Case (4)

2 Meat (6)

3 Hurled (6) 4 Discomfort (7) 5 Alter (5) 6 Welcome news (4,2,4) 7 Knot (5)

8 Don’t fidget (4,5) 9 Anticipated (7) 10 Follow (4) 11 Renounce (8) 15 Suppose (6) 21 Unqualified (5) 24 Admitted (7)

25 Card game (6) 26 Alteration (6) 28 Paper money (5) 29 Auction item (3) 33 Occupation (7) 34 Defeated (6) 37 Decreed (5) 40 Figure (5)

41 Joke (3-4)

43 Large fruit (5) 44 Sees (6)

46 Puzzle (5)

49 Dog (7) 51 Read (6) 53 Vegetable (6) 55 Mother (5) 58 Of course (2,3,5) 60 Fool (3)

62 Up (5) 63 Required (6,3) 65 Passed (8) 68 Meal (6) 70 Cleverly (7) 71 Pudding (7) 75 Bird (6)

76 Lure (6)

77 Go away! (3,2) 78 Anew (5) 80 Frost (4) 84 Accept (4)