The Chronicle

JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 902

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ACROSS

1 Communal money fund (5) 4 Be an unwanted third party with a couple (4,10) 11 Category (5) 14 True (5) 15 Revive from unconsciou­sness (11) 16 Curved sword (8) 19 Floor show (7) 20 Open-mouthed (5) 21 Restless (9) 24 Big guns (9) 26 Scamp (6) 27 Burning (6) 31 Adipose (5) 32 Stress (8) 34 Film actor’s audition (6,4) 37 Can (3) 39 Handcuff (7) 40 Fix (6) 41 Woodwind player (6) 42 Protracted (4) 43 Trace (7) 46 Notes (5,5) 51 Backer (7) 55 Highlander’s dagger (4) 56 Says (6) 57 Deadly (6) 58 Accord (7) 60 Age (3) 62 Switches back and forth (10) 63 Spotless (8) 64 Merge (5) 67 Blanket-like cloak (6) 68 Develop over time (6) 69 Not resolved (9) 74 Sleep through winter (9) 75 Core (5) 76 Deer meat (7) 81 eg spider, scorpion (8) 82 Furnace (11) 83 Quay (5) 84 Astute (5) 85 Large fuss over something trivial (5,2,1,6) 86 Reduce drasticall­y (5)

DOWN

2 Weather map line (6) 3 Jewelled headband (5) 5 Welsh emblem (4) 6 Born later (7) 7 Inhabit (6) 8 Satisfy fully (4) 9 Plant studier (8) 10 Sailboats (6) 11 Waist sash (10) 12 Play divisions (4) 13 Unknown (7) 17 Ledger entry (5) 18 Blue (10) 22 Economic depression (5) 23 Very hungry (8) 25 Withdraw (7) 26 Speaker’s platform (7) 28 False front (6) 29 Break loose (6) 30 Official count (6) 33 African scavenger (5) 35 Big wild cat (5) 36 Basin stopper (4) 38 Midday (4) 43 Alcoholic drink (5) 44 Close examinatio­n (8) 45 Accessorie­s (6) 46 Keeping from decay (10) 47 Sit for (4) 48 Recovery setback (7) 49 Kit out (6) 50 Precise (5) 52 Blueprint (4) 53 Candidate (7) 54 Highly decorated (6) 59 Phobic rash (anag)(10) 61 Beginning (5) 65 Precious metal (8) 66 Female fox (5) 67 Maybe (7) 70 State of perfect happiness (7) 71 Deserves (6) 72 Spurn (6) 73 Developing unborn (6) 77 Model (5) 78 Heroic narrative (4) 79 Indication (4) 80 Bean curd (4)

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