JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Pester (5) 4 Ride out a crisis (7,3,5) 14 Metal mixture (5) 15 Ball game (5) 16 Masked ball (10) 17 Bid (5) 19 Piercing tool (3) 20 Unbiased (7) 21 Warning device (4,5) 22 Emphasise (6) 25 Overzealous (9) 27 Legal advisor (6) 28 Heavy cloth (6) 33 One of Henry’s wives (4,6) 35 Plaything (3) 36 Tree-lined street (6) 37 Larva (4) 39 Be incorrect (3) 41 Tropical disease (7) 42 Small village (6) 43 Act in an affected and condescending manner (3,2,4) 44 Entice (5) 45 Late (8) 50 Exist (2) 51 Sewage pit (8) 55 Restaurant patron (5) 58 Miserable existence (1,4,4) 59 Snub (6) 60 Increase the volume of (7) 61 Encountered (3) 63 Border (4) 64 Beginner (6) 65 Roading material (3) 66 Source of materials to nourish the body (10) 68 Body organ (6) 69 Chase (6) 71 Offender (9) 76 Motor fuel (6) 77 Faulty (9) 79 Cheat (7) 81 Female sheep (3) 84 Musical instrument (5) 85 Harbour a grudge (4,6) 86 Log (5) 87 Entertain (5) 88 Fully equipped for battle (5,2,3,5) 89 Wax match (5)
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2 Queasiness (6) 3 Planet’s course (5) 5 Dutch cheese (4) 6 Mexican liquor (7) 7 Cricket team (6) 8 Path (5) 9 Facial hair (7) 10 Implement (4) 11 Prove to be false (6) 12 Pen-name (5) 13 One-eyed giant (7) 14 Weapons store (7) 18 Toilets (10) 23 Duck for down (5) 24 Sale document (7) 26 Mediocre (7) 27 Clothing for newborn (7) 29 Dizziness (7) 30 Prisoner (6) 31 Long-legged bird (5) 32 Shelled animal (6) 34 Tidy (4) 36 Smell (5) 38 Aromatic herb (5) 40 Burden, responsibility (4) 45 Male duck (5) 46 Blocked (7) 47 As well (4) 48 Newspaper chief (6) 49 Garden figure (5) 50 Fragile (7) 52 Become quieter, less angry (6,4) 53 Beat rhythmically (7) 54 Business premises (6) 55 Shifty (7) 56 Trap (5) 57 Eye part (4) 62 Employing (5) 67 Book (7) 68 Patella (7) 70 Fizzy confectionery (7) 72 Turn around an axis (7) 73 Swallow up (6) 74 Thwart (6) 75 Red wine (6) 76 First appearance (5) 78 Precise (5) 80 Unworldly (5) 82 Overdue (4) 83 Highlander (4)