THE JUMBLE PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Rubber containers used for warmth (3,5,7) 9 Tool that fastens two things together (5) 12 University town in Berkshire (7) 13 See 7 Down 14 Upper limb (3) 16 Evening (5) 17 and 65 Across Reg in Marcella - last Monday, ITV (5,6) 18 Those who do not drink alcohol (12) 19 and 70 Down Marilyn in American Crime Story - last Wednesday, BBC2 (6,5) 21 Brief extract (7) 24 See 52 Down 26 Goal (3) 28 Lofty (4) 30 Paddle (3) 31 Excluded (7) 32 Incarcerate (8) 34 and 46 Across Sophie in Damned – last Wednesday, Channel 4 (8,4) 35 Not secret (4) 36 Sphere (5) 40 Big cat (4) 41 Single particle (5) 42 See 64 Down 43 Knock out (4) 44 See 47 Across 46 See 34 Across 47 and 44 Across Foster in Electric Dreams last Monday, Channel 4 (8,5) 51 Willing to comply (8) 53 Port in Campania, Italy (7) 54 Day before event (3) 55 Rodents (4) 57 Female member of a religious order (3) 58 For the most part (6) 60 Grassland (7) 65 See 17 Across 66 24th December (9,3) 68 Bird resembling a blackbird (5) 71 Fangs (5) 72 Summit (3) 73 See 15 Down 74 Repeating (7) 75 Powdery residue following a fire (5) 76 Acceptance (15)
DOWN
1 Fish-eating bird (5) 2 Pluck strings (5) 3 With enthusiasm (6) 4 LXXX in Roman numerals (6) 5 Signalling devices (7) 6 Having three leaves (10) 7 and 13 Across Cyd in Benidorm - last Wednesday, ITV (5,5) 8 and 23 Down Olive Mawson in Call The Midwife - last Sunday, BBC1 (8,5,7) 9 Thin tube inserted into a vein (7) 10 Afflicts (9) 11 Mineral; principal source of radium and uranium (11) 15 and 73 Across Eddie in Endeavour - last Sunday, ITV (4,5) 20 Horse-drawn vehicle (8) 22 Animal hunted by another for food (4) 23 See 8 Down 24 Sponges (4) 25 See 37 Down 27 Climbers (12) 29 Post-mortem (7) 33 Sick (3) 34 Porcelain (5) 37 and 25 Down Sheathing in Still Game - last Thursday, BBC1 (5,6) 38 Not quite correct (7) 39 Dissolute (8) 43 Shard (6) 44 River rising in SW Tibet that joins the Ganges at its delta in Bangladesh (11) 45 Transgression (3) 48 Comply with (4) 49 Rules (4) 50 Drive (3-2-3-2) 52 and 24 Across Elizabeth Keane in Homeland - last Sunday, Channel 4 (9,6) 56 Dried green seed used in soups (5,3) 59 Bloodsucking parasites (7) 61 Lasting forever (7) 62 Fired (4) 63 Traditional story (6) 64 and 42 Across Jo in Shetland - last Tuesday, BBC1 (6,5) 67 Path (5) 69 Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5) 70 See 19 Across