THE BIG CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Death

4 Contractions

8 Fleshy edible roots 12 Quandary

13 Investor in stock

15 Not at all

16 Sang

17 Links

18 Pallid

19 Swamps

21 3-D museum display 23 Puts trust in: — on 24 Angry tirade

26 Wholesome

28 Cows

29 Reduction in size

or quantity

31 Emancipator

32 Detective Sherlock 33 Look sullen

35 Dog’s cry

36 Unkeyed (music)

37 Citrus garden

40 Tardy

41 Also

43 Most prudent

45 Imitate

47 Windscreen cleaner 49 Probe

50 Newspaper chiefs

51 Tasting of

almonds, say

52 Arab chief

53 Head count

DOWN

1 Inferred

2 Mediterranean

island republic

3 Trucks

5 Jostle

6 Reproduce

7 True love

8 Tissue examination 9 Provide with

permanent funds 10 Fortifies

11 Lady’s accessory

14 Accommodated 20 Large marine fish 22 Month

25 Bloodlessness

27 Uncertain

28 Festivity

29 Roll of paper

30 Data

33 Over the hill (4,2) 34 Loomed

38 Women’s clothes 39 Serpentine

42 Sod

44 Marshy area

between ridges 46 Tiny particles

48 Eat like a bird