Jumbo Puzzle

Simply fill in the crossword (right) and read down the letters in the shaded squares to reveal the name of a US state (10)

Across

4 For what reason?(3) 8 Darken in the sun(3) 13 Intense feeling of anger and shock(7)

14 Advertised as being available (2,5)

15 Hero-worship (7)

16 Wild drunken party(4) 17 Marked with pimples(6) 18 ___ Presley, US singer known as ‘The King’(5) 19 Vacant (property) (5) 21 Puffing (a pipe) (7)

22 Shrub bearing showy, drooping flowers(7) 24 Proposed candidate(7) 26 Available to buy(2,4) 28 Elevated road intersection (7)

30 Dark-haired woman(8) 35 Summit (3)

36 Strand of hair on a cat’s face(7)

38 Joined links of metal(5) 39 Profit-making possession (5)

40 Uncommon (4)

41 Indoor footwear item(6,7) 43 Portable light(4)

47 Dwelling made of snow blocks(5)

48 Thin paper used for decorations (5)

49 Acknowledge (defeat) (7) 50 Last part(3)

51 Person who strives for perfection(8)

52 Gummed label(7) 54 Concerning teeth(6) 57 Female film performer(7) 60 Swaying to and fro(7) 62 Give reasons(7)

64 Sweet coating on a cake(5)

66 Kitchen stove (5)

67 Machine that makes surfaces smooth or level(6) 68 Journey (4) 70 Small culinary seed variety(7)

71 Popular cinema snack (7)

72 Liquid for hair-washing (7) 73 Grazing land(3) 74 Be equal in score (3)

Down

1 Light mechanical bike (5,7)

2 Pre-wedding party for men(4,2)

3 Boat paddle(3)

4 Internet destination(3,4) 5 Fresh-faced (8) 6 Pink-coloured (4) 7 Dessert, colloquially(6) 8 Petty, unimportant(7) 9 Japanese car manufacturer (6)

10 Versatile vegetarian foodstuff (4)

11 Instrument played while held under the chin(6) 12 Official agreement (10) 20 Slender and graceful(7) 23 Group of singers(5) 25 Start of most people’s working week(6)

27 Very strong adhesive(9) 29 Be outstandingly brilliant (at) (5)

31 Plastered with a first coat(8)

32 Sectionof the Bible (9) 33 Provides funding for(8) 34 Take place, occur(6) 37 Breakfast fish(6) 42 Stealing (5)

44 Shallow pond for children to play in(8,4)

45 Football player allowed to handle the ball, colloquially (6)

46 Proof that a bill is paid(7)

47 Forgeries (10) 49 Spiny desert plants(5) 53 North American name for an aubergine(8) 55 Father’s father(7)

56 Set free, liberate(7) 58 Slight sensation of pain(6)

59 Story in published instalments (6) 61 Mysterious, eerie(6) 63 Brief to the point of rudeness (6)

65 Yellow precious metal (4)

67 Name of a chesspiece and a bird(4)

69 Metal food container (3)