THE JUMBO PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Investigator (7,3) 7 Edible starch (4) 14 Small duck (4) 15 Seven-a-side sport (5,4) 16 In any place (8) 18 See 72 Across 19 See 71 Across 20 Bullfighter (7) 21 and 78 Across Reg in Mum - last Tuesday, BBC2 (4,7) 23 Combine (3) 25 Mournful song (5) 26 Percussion
instrument (4) 27 Throw line in darts (4) 28 Frozen water (3) 29 Repugnant (5) 30 Tied into bundles (5) 31 Small island (4) 32 Alcoholism (10) 34 See 81 Across 38 Text of a film (6) 41 and 12 Down Leslie Durrell in ITV’s The Durrells (6,9) 43 Folk dance (4) 45 Formal test (11) 46 Human leg or arm (4) 47 and 34 Down Edith in Hold The Sunset Sunday, BBC1 (6,8) 49 Eighth of a fluid
ounce (6) 51 Rubbish (4) 53 Streamlined (11) 54 Region (4) 57 Negligent (6) 58 Chest pain (6) 62 Lasting forever (7) 65 Allocate anew (10) 67 Jump (4) 68 Japanese rice dish (5) 69 Goodbye (5) 70 Male domestic cat (3) 71 and 19 Across Anna Strong in The X Files - Monday, Channel 5 (4,8) 72 and 18 Across David Madson in The Assassination Of Gianni Versace Wednesday, BBC2 (4,4) 73 Diminutive (5) 74 and 13 Down Philbert Noyce in Electric Dreams: Kill All Others - Channel 4 (3,9) 76 Cut down (4) 78 See 21 Across 81 and 34 Across Maya Whitman in Marcella - Monday, ITV (8,7) 84 Wind instrument (4) 85 Ready meal (1,1,6) 87 Tiered pedestal for
baked goods (4,5) 88 Tiny amount (4) 89 Large jug (4) 90 John Nash-designed structure on London’s Oxford Street (6,4) DOWN 1 Length of timber (5) 2 and 68 Down Nat in
Damned - Wednesday,
Channel 4 (3,6) 3 Large plant (4) 4 Hangman (11) 5 Sicilian volcano (4) 6 Thief who gains entry
by climbing (3,7) 8 Imitates (4) 9 Possessed (5) 10 Stalk (4) 11 Worry (4) 12 See 41 Across 13 See 74 Across 17 See 66 Down 18 Pal (6) 22 Adjusts (12) 23 Indian state noted for
tea production (5) 24 Appliance that
removes moisture (5) 25 Adulterate (6) 33 Large, poisonous
African snake (5) 34 See 47 Across 35 Oblivious (7) 36 Belief (5) 37 Amphibian (4) 39 Coldly detached (8) 40 Opinions (6,2,4) 42 Throw (3) 44 Linda McCartney,
nee ------- (7) 48 Pointed weapon (5) 50 1999 UK No1 single
by Blondie (5) 51 and 77 Down Ashley Mackintosh in Doctors - Monday, BBC1 (3,5) 52 Outside limit (4) 55 Scarcity (6) 56 Bet placed on a series
of events (11) 59 Careful scrutiny (10) 60 Card game also called
twenty-one (9) 61 Greeting (9) 63 Kingdom (5) 64 Sprite in The
Tempest (5) 66 and 17 Down Thomas Malone in Shetland - Tuesday, BBC1 (7,7) 68 See 2 Down 75 Eat away (5) 77 See 51 Down 79 Frame holding the
glass in a window (4) 80 Close (4) 81 Ballot (4) 82 Wander (4) 83 Object of worship (4) 86 Neither (3)