Jumbo Crossword

ACROSS

1 Vague and uncertain (7) 5 Continent (6) 8 Canvas covering (6) 11 Show discontent (3) 12 Molten rock (4) 13 Country whose capital is Canberra (9) 14 District (6) 15 Joining together (9) 16 Curse (11) 20 Beside the point (10) 21 Left university with a degree (9) 24 Uncaring (13) 29 Greek goddess of wisdom (6)

31 Skilled in doing something (10) 33 Make better (10) 35 Appease (6) 36 Untrustworthy (13) 40 Given to using irony (9) 42 High-ranking cleric (10) 44 Speculative (11) 48 Spur on (9) 50 Indefinitely large number (6)

51 Bag worn over the shoulder (9) 52 Ancient city (4) 53 Female kangaroo (3) 54 Knitted pullover (6) 55 Errant (anag.) (6) 56 Plain and clear (7)

DOWN

2 Shout of appreciation (5)

3 Small red fruit (9) 4 Learned (7) 5 Signature of a famous person (9)

6 Let in to a place again (7)

7 Lessen (5)

8 Breed of dog (5) 9 Period of darkness (5) 10 Stimulate a reaction (7) 17 Good sense; reasoning (5) 18 Beloved (4)

19 Polite (9)

20 Interior (5)

22 Eighth Greek letter (5) 23 Hang with cloth (5) 25 Large high-speed computer (9)

26 Level in a hierarchy (4) 27 Organic compound (5) 28 Senseless (5) 30 Jump (4)

31 Long tubes (5)

32 Take place; happen (5) 34 Spring flower (5) 36 Bring on oneself (5) 37 Heir (9) 38 Received by genetic transmission (9) 39 Proofreader’s mark (4) 41 Assistant (7)

42 Illness (7) 43 Two-wheeled vehicle (7) 45 Prisons (5) 46 Container for storing items (5)

47 Law court official (5) 49 Grumble (5)