GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

13 Pin (6)

14 Harm through electric

shock (11)

15 Once a year (6)

16 Unwell (3)

17 Pledge (3)

18 Another possibility (11)

19 Striped insect (3)

20 Relating to the armed

forces (8)

22 Part of a ladder (4)

24 Clumsy person (5)

26 Writer (9)

27 Automatic (9)

34 Siren (4)

36 Vengeful (10)

38 Small horse (4)

39 Fermented juice (4)

43 Ecstatic (8)

44 Daft (7)

45 Person who makes a scientific study of plants (8)

46 Passion (4)

47 Short period of time (6)

48 Maximum (6)

50 Source of light (4)

54 Rehearsal (8)

56 Common ice-cream

flavour (7)

57 Shake (8)

60 Follow (4)

62 Conclusion (4)

63 Validity (10)

64 Cicatrix (4)

65 All future generations (9)

69 Nation head (9)

72 Horse riding and cattlehandling carnival (5)

73 Trek (4)

77 Append notes (8)

79 Regret (3)

80 Purchase (11)

81 Snooze (3)

82 Jewel (3)

83 Earthlings (6)

84 Ideas; strategies (11)

85 Unruffled (6)

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1 Sneak peek (7)

2 Caretaker of an

apartment block (9)

3 Fine porcelain (5)

4 Postpone (5)

5 Substantial (5)

6 Surprise (7)

7 Faithful adherence (7)

8 Moist (5)

9 Extremely high body

temperature (5)

10 Mandible (3,4)

11 Question and answer

session (9)

12 Rhythmic sequence (7)

21 Pirates’ favourite (3)

23 Scrutinise (5)

25 Bait (5)

28 Argot (5)

29 Pamphlet (5)

30 Responsible (11)

31 Pasture (5)

32 Adaptability (11)

33 Intensity (5)

35 Copy (9) 37 Figure of speech (5)

40 Peculiar to a particular

language (9)

41 Truthfulness (7)

42 Sooner (7)

49 Medicine to give a feeling

of vigour (5)

51 Parody (5)

52 Star sign (5)

53 Concretion of nacre (5)

55 Singing group (5)

58 Rash (5)

59 Cheeky grin (5)

61 Previous date (9)

64 Unconvinced (9)

65 Agonising (7)

66 Cost (7)

67 Petition for (7)

68 Digress (7)

70 Our star (3) 71 Liner sunk in 1912 (7)

74 Insipid (5)

75 Calamari (5)

76 Sift (5)

77 Anxiety (5)

78 Beautiful maiden (5)