Jumbo Puzzle
Simply fill in the crossword (right) and read down the letters in the shaded squares to reveal a kitchen implement (7,3).
Across
4 Green fibrous shell containing peas (3)
8 Fixture on a sink (3) 13 Checkout operator (7) 14 Financial and commercial structure of a country (7)
15 Tight‑fitting garment worn by gymnasts (7)
16 Bound with rope (4) 17 Anchorless (6)
18 Material that elephant tusks are made of (5)
19 Sacred hymn or song (5) 21 Room with adjoining bathroom (2,5)
22 Substance used in the treatment of diabetes (7) 24 Copy, model (7)
26 Murmur of a brook (6) 28 Dig up, discover (7)
30 Act of solving your problems alone (4‑4)
35 Every part of (3)
36 Reliable substitute (5‑2) 38 Ordinary dress, not uniform (5)
39 Picture (5)
40 Unclothed (4) 41 Theme‑park ride (13) 43 Canned fish (4)
47 Baked dough topped with tomatoes and cheese (5)
48 Tell off (5)
49 Hard skin at the base of a fingernail (7)
50 Refreshing hot drink (3) 51 Suddenly, without warning (8)
52 Wrinkled, lined (7) 54 Remove mud from
(the riverbed) (6)
57 Constant, unceasing (7) 60 Set of spanners, screwdrivers, etc (4,3) 62 Gossip, rumour (7)
64 Light purple colour (5) 66 Appraises (5)
67 Deprived inner‑city area (6)
68 Group of people operating a ship or a aircraft (4)
70 A quarter of 64 (7)
71 Perform surgery (7)
72 Halloween month (7)
73 Firearm (3) 74 Another word for the full stop (3)
Down
1 Person unable to concentrate for long (12)
2 Estimate the value of (6)
3 Cloth put under a child’s chin (3)
4 Jabbed with the finger (7)
5 Act of making up one’s mind (8)
6 Disease often associated with a swollen big toe (4)
7 Relating to the community (6)
8 Powerful business people (7)
9 Participant in a game (6) 10 Liquid food (4)
11 Highly seasoned Italian sausage (6)
12 Man’s throat bump (5,5) 20 Having no goal (7) 23 Frightening (5) 25 Large‑billed black and white seabird (6)
27 Large vehicle found on a building site (9)
29 Musical term for speed and rhythm (5)
31 Information given during a law case (8) 32 Removed to safety (9) 33 Merry‑go‑round (8) 34 Compensate, balance out (6)
37 Large portion or lump (of cream, for example) (6)
42 Aircraft detection system (5)
44 Official name for an Oscar trophy (7,5)
45 ‘Thieving’ bird of the crow family (6)
46 Second court case (7) 47 Material used in shop windows and doors (5,5) 49 Blackboard marker (5) 53 Well respected (8) 55 Cowboy hat (7)
56 Light item of furniture with shelves for displaying bric‑a‑brac (7)
58 First‑class, opulent (6 )
59 ___ onion, salad ingredient often called a scallion in the US (6)
61 Pearl‑creating shellfish (6)
63 Light that flashes on and off rapidly (6)
Word used to address the head cook in a restaurant (4) 67 Take suddenly (4) 69 That thing’s (3)