THE JUMBO PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Obsessive desire to set fire to things (9)
10 Midday meals (7)
14 and 50 Down Heidi in Age Before Beauty - last Tuesday, BBC1
(5,5)
15 and 52 Across Patricia Hennessy in Red Rock - last Monday, BBC1 (5,6)
16 Bland fare (7)
17 and 62 Down Lloyd in Cuckoo - last Monday, BBC1 (5,6)
18 Fat calculator (4,4,5)
21 Gullible person (3)
22 and 2 Down Presenter of Hidden Britain By Drone - last Sunday, Channel 4 (4,8)
23 Seasoned sausage (7)
24 Prohibition (4)
25 Semi-liquid food (4)
28 Japanese wrestling (4)
29 Some (3)
30 Adverse (7)
33 and 61 Across Lorraine in Ackley Bridge - last Tuesday, Channel 4 (8,8)
37 Protective charm (6)
38 Misprint (4)
39 Answer (8)
42 See 86 Across
44 Maiden (6)
46 Quiz entrants (11)
49 Process of becoming prominent again (2-9)
52 See 15 Across
54 and 51 Down Carol in Unforgotten - last
Sunday, ITV (6,4)
56 Eruption (8)
59 Try (4)
60 Rue (6)
61 See 33 Across
64 Skin disease (7)
66 Travel over snow (3)
70 Region (4)
71 Strikes lightly (4)
73 and 85 Across Male co-presenter of Big Week at the Zoo - last Monday, Channel 5
(4,5)
74 Lands surrounded by water (7)
75 Ovoid objects (4)
76 Infectious disease (3)
78 Inability to recognize written words (4,9)
83 Poem (5)
84 Behold (7)
85 See 73 Across
86 and 42 Across Josh in Holby City - last Tuesday, BBC1 (5,6)
87 Harbours with moorings (7)
88 Carry (9) DOWN
1 Becomes an insect in its inactive immature
form (7)
2 See 22 Across
3 Grain used in vinegar-making (4)
4 Deaden (4)
5 Keen (4)
6 Dross (4)
7 Cosmetics (10)
8 Misfortune (8)
9 Type of apartment (6,4)
10 Wildcat (4)
11 Near (4)
12 Holder for a pistol (7)
13 See 77 Down
19 Port in Ukraine (6)
20 Sycophant (3-3)
26 Queen from 10th to
19th July, 1553 (4,4,4)
27 Electricity towers (6)
31 and 65 Down Female presenter of £10K Holiday Home - last Tuesday, ITV (5,8)
32 Rapport (12)
34 Cylinder (4)
35 Sick (3)
36 Female sheep (3)
37 Insects (4)
40 Very soon after (4)
41 Unpaid trainee (6)
43 Abhor (6)
45 Bible’s first woman (3)
47 Golf ball support (3)
48 Colour of unbleached linen (4)
50 See 14 Across
51 See 54 Across
52 Indonesian island (4)
53 Newest (6)
54 Part of a curve (3)
55 Playing card (3)
57 Swimming style (10)
58 Dreary routines (10)
62 See 17 Across
63 Begins (6)
65 See 31 Down
67 Marsupial (8)
68 Without variation (7)
69 Rough cleaning pad (7)
72 Dubious (7)
77 and 13 Down Boz in The Frankenstein Chronicles - last Tuesday, ITV (4,7)
78 Networks (4)
79 Break of day (4)
80 Direction (4)
81 Couch (4)
82 Enquires (4)