THE BIG CROSSWORD 4869

ACROSS

1 Mark for misconduct

5 Naughty

11 Itemises

12 Chorus

13 Of the pope

14 Complex

15 Head of a state

17 Rectify

18 Rivulets

20 Unwanted body fat

23 One-celled animal

25 Males

27 Copy

30 Sets up

32 Level

33 Make more sales than

34 Throw

35 Responds

37 Prank

39 Skill

41 Chief

44 Smartly

46 Republican leader

48 Entrance

49 Hungarian meat dish

50 Jewelled headdress

51 Unpredictably

52 Sorcerer

DOWN

1 Chief Tibetan priest (5,4)

2 Lose a chance (coll) (4,3,4)

3 Countermand

4 Muslim headdress

5 Turn aside

6 Concrete flooring

7 Stringed instrument

8 Semi-detached house

9 Enlist for jury duty

10 Fairly good

16 Female pronoun

18 Assistant editors (abb)

19 Post

21 End

22 Hawk

24 Make beer, e.g. 26 People in general

28 Smudge

29 Island group

31 Facile

32 Castigate

33 Target

34 Gripped

36 Soft soap (coll) (5,4)

38 Prayer cushion 40 Plant shaping

41 Artist

42 Group of six

43 Male relative

45 Deduction

47 Sea bird