THE JUMBO PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Hydraulic crane used to reach inaccessible places (6,6) 7 and 11 Across Monty in Benidorm - last Wednesday, ITV (4,7) 11 See 7 Across 12 Clothes worn next to the skin (9) 13 Desert plants (5) 15 Peak (6) 16 Cutting weapons with a double-edged blade (11) 20 Rewards (6) 22 Consumes alcohol (6) 24 Greek dish with minced lamb (8) 26 Record (4) 28 and 31 Across Nerida in Cleverman - last Sunday, BBC2 (4,7) 29 East Indian sailor (6) 31 See 28 Across 32 Small striped tuna (8) 35 Depth (9) 37 Vegetable associated with Wales (4) 38 Business concerns (5) 41 Sternum (10) 42 See 45 Down 44 Initial (5) 46 and 65 Down Brett O’Keefe in Homeland - last Sunday, Channel 4 (4,5) 47 Lens graduated to allow any length of vision (9) 52 Impulsive rush (8) 54 Bravery (7) 56 Possessing (6)
58 Circuits of a track (4) 59 Russian ruler (4) 60 Categorise (8) 62 Mad (6) 63 Artist’s workplace (6) 68 Fatty substance present in body (11) 70 Long-haired breed of goat, cat or rabbit (6) 71 Express gratitude (5) 73 Wonder (9) 74 and 43 Down Rotko in Electric Dreams last Monday, Channel 4 (7,5) 75 Enquires (4)
76 Bands signifying marriage (7,5)
DOWN
1 Addictive drug (7) 2 Pass (6) 3 Exemplar (4,5) 4 Destructive chemicals (10) 5 See 39 Down 6 Undergo (6) 8 Unfolds (5) 9 Anxious (7) 10 Off-white colour (5) 13 Assistant flyer of an aircraft (2-5) 14 See 36 Down
17 Stage play (5) 18 Flatfish (5) 19 and 67 Down Sam in Endeavour - last Sunday, ITV (4,6) 21 Potency (8) 23 Inoffensive (8) 24 Naval rating responsible for police duties (6-2-4) 25 Single item (4) 27 Intensely (12) 30 Hot beverage (5) 33 and 51 Down Andreas in Shetland - last Wednesday, BBC1 (3,10) 34 North west county ofEngland (7) 36 and 14 Down Gail in Marcella - last Monday, ITV (7,5) 39 and 5 Down Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – last Wednesday, BBC2 (8,4) 40 Front teeth (8) 43 See 74 Across 45 and 42 Across Jason in Mum - last Tuesday, BBC2 (3,10) 48 Vehicle registration document (7) 49 Abominable Snowman (4) 50 and 69 Down Sandrine Shaw in Collateral - last Monday, BBC2 (5,5) 51 See 33 Down 52 Large bag (4) 53 Covered with water (5) 55 Herbivorous dinosaur (9) 57 Asian country; capital New Delhi (5) 61 Seedless raisin (7) 64 Disease characterised by muscle spasms (7) 65 See 46 Across 66 Stick together (6) 67 See 19 Down 69 See 50 Down 72 Metal decoration (4)