The Gold Coast Bulletin

JUMBO CROSSWORD

27/3

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ACROSS

1 Overhead (5) 4 Begged (8) 9 Afternoon nap (6) 14 Alphabetic­al reference (5) 15 Conservati­ve person who resists any change (3,5-2-3-3) 17 Microbes (5) 18 Resin (3) 19 Sad (7) 20 Intricate, involved (9) 21 Scented-flowered shrub; girl’s name (6) 24 Staff (9) 25 Take away (6) 26 Speak indistinct­ly (6) 29 Pretend to be asleep, unconsciou­s or dead (4,6) 31 Label (3) 32 Oversensit­ive (6) 33 Young sheep (4) 35 Uncooked (3) 37 Speed competitio­n (4) 39 Greek philosophe­r (9) 40 High-spirited (9) 41 Alleviated (5) 42 Ill at ease (8) 47 Bony framework (8) 51 Scour (5) 55 Miscellane­ous small objects (4-1-4) 56 Gear (9) 58 Froth (4) 59 Tankard (3) 60 Genre (4) 61 Abide by (6) 62 Fuel (3) 63 Mercy killing (10) 66 Brass musical instrument (6) 67 Rubber (6) 69 Fictional (9) 72 Provisions (6) 73 Relating to the lungs (9) 75 Blood-drinking bat (7) 77 Drink cautiously (3) 80 Run off to marry (5) 81 One’s smartest clothes (4,3,3,6) 82 Give the slip (5) 83 Stop roaming (6) 84 Tar on ice (anag)(8) 85 Useful quality (5)

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2 Able to speak two languages (9) 3 Wax match (5) 5 Manufactur­e (4) 6 Wool fat (7) 7 Help to re-adapt to a former state of health or good repute (12) 8 Raise doubts, objections (5) 9 Tranquilis­ed (7) 10 Slight advantage (4) 11 Sewing strand (6) 12 Proverb (5) 13 Inspect (7) 14 Narrow connecting land (7) 16 Masquerade as (11) 22 Miniaturis­ed tree (6) 23 Defendant in a criminal proceeding (7) 24 Remittance (7) 25 Academic award (6) 27 Flagrant (7) 28 Reduced in size (6) 30 Silent (4) 32 Screw (5) 34 Conductor’s stick (5) 36 Cut down (4) 38 Unreturnab­le serve (3) 42 Automaton (5) 43 Captain (7) 44 Starring role (4) 45 Lecture (6) 46 Dirty (5) 48 Spending money excessivel­y or immoderate­ly (11) 49 Bliss (7) 50 Strange (3) 51 Monarch’s staff (7) 52 One asking for charity (6) 53 Open to doubt (12) 54 Fencing sword (4) 57 Late in (anag)(6) 64 Meddle (9) 65 Ardent fan (7) 66 Traversed (7) 68 Trip while walking (7) 70 Tumbling entertaine­r (7) 71 Turn into (6) 72 Nozzle (5) 74 Melodic sounds (5) 76 Chooses (5) 78 Defeat (4) 79 Rescind (4)

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