JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Shame at having failed (7)

5. For a particular purpose (2,3)

8. Laughable (7)

12. Unconstrained (4)

13. Stationary (5)

15. Yeast spread (7)

17. Of the moon (5)

19. Discern (3)

20. Compete (3)

21. Approximately (L) (5)

22. Prolonged bitter quarrel (8)

23. False, unjustified (7)

25. Rascal (9)

28. Card suit (6)

31. Highland dance (5)

35. Pause and recover (4)

36. Monarch (5)

37. Commotion (6)

39. A person’s contribution (5)

40. Exposed (5)

43. Prize money (7)

45. Dab (3)

46. Palaver (3)

47. Eject (colloq) (4,3)

49. Blissful period (5)

52. Might (5)

53. Excess body fluid (6)

54. Reconnoitre (5)

55. Hang over (4)

57. Threaded fastener (5)

60. Zero (6)

64. Make uneasy (9)

66. Offence (7)

68. Pleasure seeker (8)

69. Conceited gait (5)

72. Porky (3)

73. Plead (3)

75. Spooky (5)

76. Furniture with drawers (7)

78. Chuckle (5)

79. Scat! (4)

80. Self-important (7)

81. E-message (5)

82. Dairy product (7)

DOWN

1. Hot spice (6)

2. Becomes older (4)

3. Speed (4)

4. Deadened (6)

5. Shorten (text) (7)

6. Many a time (archaic) (3)

7. Crack in a glacier (8)

8. Pertinent (8)

9. Matching up, in ___ (inf) (4)

10. Whirring sound (4)

11. Imperil (8)

14. Keep (6)

16. Bury (5)

18. Light and roomy (4)

22. Someone notable (3)

24. None (3)

26. Song words (5)

27. Resolve (9)

29. Atmosphere (4)

30. Authentic (4)

31. Weak (5)

32. Overbearing (9)

33. Instinctive (3)

34. Moved stealthily (5)

38. Against (4)

41. Legend (3)

42. Valley (4)

43. Bloke (inf) (5)

44. Lob (5)

48. Get the better of (5)

50. Protest (colloq) (4)

51. Lengthy (4)

52. Dance step (3)

54. Avoid (8)

55. Dead (8)

56. Punctual (2,3,3)

58. Part of the eye (6)

59. Time period (3)

61. Uncalled-for (5)

62. Part of a phone (7)

63. Behind (nautical) (3)

65. Hint (4)

66. Off target (6)

67. Formal headwear (3,3)

70. Paper measure (4)

71. Threesome (4)

73. Online journal (4)

74. Spiritual teacher (4)

77. Argue (3)