JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Overeat greedily (4,1,3,2,7) 10 Roomy (8) 15 Humorous play, film (6) 16 Smart pithy remarks (10) 17 Was Ceylon (3,5)

19 Use over again (7) 21 Indian instrument (5) 22 Harmless (9)

25 Of the greatest importance or significance (9) 27 Abandon (7) 29 Diverse (6) 33 Trapdoor (5)

34 Drink (8)

36 Narrow place where flow is restricted (10) 39 Uncooked (3) 41 Pickling liquid (7) 42 Grinding teeth (6) 43 Writer (6)

44 Fuse together with heat (4) 45 Immediate (7)

48 Public vote (10) 53 Origin, beginning (7) 57 Manner of walking (4) 58 Headgear for a horse (6) 59 Muscle seizures (6)

60 Ask for (7)

62 Age (3)

64 Race official (10)

65 Free (8)

66 Whisky plant (5) 69 Evaluate (6)

70 Offer marriage (7) 71 Hospital (9) 76 Lengthened in duration (9) 77 Gridded chart (5)

78 Lit (7)

83 Stinging arachnid (8) 84 Petite (10)

85 Yell (6)

86 Merited (8)

87 In secret (6,6,5)

DOWN

2 Idolised (6)

3 Foe (5)

4 Snoop (3)

5 Robe (4)

6 Vogue (7)

7 Drink of the gods (6) 8 Celebrity (4) 9 Similarity (8)

11 Chase after (6) 12 Determined mathematically (10)

13 Has (4)

14 Began (7)

18 The very lowest (4-6)

20 Pb, a metal (4) 23 Insure (5)

24 Radio set (8) 26 Prehistoric (7) 28 Supervise (7) 30 Distribute sparingly (6) 31 Cope (6) 32 Concentrated (6) 35 Wear away (5) 37 Glory (5)

38 Increase (4) 40 Hospital room, wing (4) 45 Cast metal block (5) 46 Minor short-term fight (8) 47 Large serving dish (6) 48 Misleading clue (3,7) 49 Take flight (4) 50 Brings to mind (7) 51 Close (6)

52 Shoe part (5) 54 Balanced (4) 55 Globe-circling line (7) 56 Slight (6) 61 Tall building (10) 63 Undress (5) 67 Desire for food (8) 68 Dirty fog (4)

69 Laid the blame on (7) 72 Relating to marriage (7) 73 Wall recess (6) 74 Debated (6)

75 Eat hungrily, quickly (6) 79 Snow house (5) 80 Common sense (4) 81 Short skirt (4) 82 Optical glass (4) 85 Offer (3)