JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. 5. 9. 12. 13. 14.

Competent (7)

Fragrant flavouring (7) Cord (5)

Fuss (3)

Hoard (5)

Hopeless undertaking (4,5)

16. Indian side dish (5)

17. Unit of heredity (3)

18. The lot (3)

19. Hot tub (3)

20. Resides (5)

21. Musical symbol (4)

24. Satisfactory (4)

26. Trait (14)

33. Erase (6)

37. Fewer (4)

38. Dissenter (5)

40. Plaster coating (6)

41. Visual recording device (6)

42. Inundated (5)

43. Private teacher (5)

46. Chilled drink (6)

49. Stalker (7)

51. Lackeys (3,3)

53. Farewell (Fr) (5)

55. Cake topping (5)

56. Span (6)

58. Audio system output channel (6)

60. Invalidate (5)

63. Previously (4)

65. Motor (6)

68. Selfish (4-10)

72. Opposed (4)

74. Foam (4)

77. Publicity event (abbr) (5)

78. Donkey (3)

79. Long, indefinite period

(3)

81. Hot drink (3)

82. Symbol or emblem (5)

83. Take apart (9)

84. Porcelain (5)

85. Vegetable (3)

86. Herb (5)

87. Suitor (7)

88. Reckless, impetuous person (7)

DOWN

1. Remarkably typical (7)

2. In proportion (L) (3,4)

3. Coffee maker (7)

4. Increase in intensity (8)

5. With the order reversed

(L) (4,5)

6. Requirements (5)

7. Pinkish-purple (5)

8. Church passageway (5)

9. Plant source of cocaine

(4)

10. Pull up short (5)

11. Poem for the dead (5)

15. Remote in manner (5)

22. Bloodsucking parasites (4)

23. Bolt (4)

25. Curve (3)

27. Strike (3)

28. Summarise (5)

29. Shut (6)

30. Abscond (6)

31. Crooked, off-centre (4-5)

32. Infuriated (5)

34. Distress signal (5)

35. Siren (5)

36. Improve, upgrade (7)

39. Wager (3)

40. Satisfy (7)

44. Pressing (6)

45. Mollusc (6)

47. Maturing (5)

48. Non-believer (5)

50. Currency (5)

52. Glasses (5)

54. Particle (3)

57. Venetian boatman (9)

59. Porky (3)

61. Tidings (4)

62. Exploited (4)

64. War memorial (8)

66. Grandmother (3)

67. Dialect (5)

69. Conceited person (7)

70. Crush underfoot (7)

71. Throw away (7)

72. Official inspection (5)

73. Irritable (5)

75. Excessive (prefix) (5)

76. Vapour (5)

77. Racehorse (5)

80. Specify (4)