GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Hollow metal devices that make a ringing sound when struck (5) 12 Suggestive remark
(8)
13 Exaggeration (13) 16 Harpoon (5) 17 Replacements (13) 18 Fracas (6) 19 Finalised when certain conditions are met (in law) (4) 21 Attractive or
interesting (9) 24 Association of nations for their mutual benefit (6) 25 Jazz singing style
(4)
27 For a short time (6) 28 Fools (6) 30 Medieval weapon
(7)
31 Divided into sectors
(5)
33 Rub to make shiny
(4)
36 Small travelling bag
(6)
37 Horizontal line on a
graph (1-4)
39 Visit (2,2) 40 Individual recognisable characteristics (8) 44 Behind the stern of
a ship (5) 45 Particular sphere of activity or experience (8) 47 Person who is boringly studious
(4)
48 Non-specific (7) 50 Man or boy who is indecisive and lacks courage (7)
51 Store of weapons
and ammunition (7) 56 State of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority (7) 57 Painful or aching (4) 60 Makes more sugary
(8) 62 Full of loud sounds (5)
64 Military conflict between factions in the same country (5,3)
65 A person’s sphere of operation or control (4) 66 Ciphers (5) 67 Contract (6) 68 Ripped (4) 69 Spouses (5) 70 Giving care and attention (7) 71 Second sign of the zodiac (6)
74 Use up (6) 77 Conserve (4) 78 Semi-arboreal weasel-like mammal (6) 79 Giving a new and improved form or appearance to (9) 83 State of mental confusion (4) 85 Winner (6)
86 Sweet mintflavoured liqueur (5,2,6)
89 Exploiters (5) 90 People who travel widely (13)
91 One from the country whose capital is Ottawa (8) 92 Praise and honour (5)
DOWN
1 Commercial activity (8) 2 City in West
Yorkshire (5) 3 Father (4)
4 The main constituent of chromosomes (3) 5 Small lump on
something (7) 6 Without
interruption (10) 7 Raises for
discussion (5) 8 Small pier (5) 9 Eminent composers, conductors, etc. (7) 10 Act of selfpunishment (7) 11 Having an exaggerated sense of one’s own value (4-9) 14 Footwear item (4) 15 Person who presides over a formal meal (11) 17 Used up (5)
20 Elf, fairy or goblin (6)
22 Spanish painter (5,7)
23 Mandible (7)
26 Shy (5)
29 Strait and naval base in the Orkney Islands (5,4)
32 On the contrary (6) 34 OK (4) 35 Unwanted plant (4) 38 Tiny amounts (5) 41 Inner surfaces of the hands (5)
42 US military decorations (6,6)
Anger (3)
Feeling (9) Competes against in a sporting match (5)
Wooden representation of a saint (in Mexico) (5) Foot of an animal
(3)
54 Sharp-pointed woody projections on plants (6) 55 Imposition of order
(13)
58 Beginning (11) 59 Domesticated gallinaceous bird
(4)
60 Kind (4) 61 Respected man in East Mediterranean or Arab countries (7)
63 Apparel (5)
66 Type of pear (10) 67 Became smaller (6) 72 Type of fruit (5) 73 Moves backwards
(8)
74 Dishes served between the first and main course (7) 75 Hard kernels that swell up and burst open when heated (7)
76 Holding off (7) 80 Act in a funny or
teasing way (4) 81 Trouble persistently
(5)
82 Sound practical
judgment (5) 84 Improve (5)
87 Style of dance music of AfricanAmerican origin (4) 88 Uncouth or obnoxious person (3) 43 46 49 52 53