JUMBO CROSSWORD
2/5
ACROSS 1 Wobbly dessert (5) 4 Cause to begin (8) 9 Bird of prey (6) 14 Lifeless (5) 15 Very slim odds (6,2,1,7) 17 Waxed and dyed fabric (5) 18 Application (3) 19 Argument (7) 20 Pliable, able to be pressed into shape (9) 21 Warplane (6) 24 Raising in rank (9) 25 Surprise attack (6) 26 Ask to come (6) 29 High regard (10) 31 Stitch (3) 32 Stick (6) 33 Note (4) 35 Insect (3) 37 Villein (4) 39 Crisis (9) 40 Having sworn to be truthful (5,4) 41 Cut-price disposals (5) 42 Sexual infidelity (8) 47 Brown-haired woman (8) 51 Displayed (5) 55 Change (9) 56 Turned out (anag)(9) 58 House for pet bird (4) 59 Black sealant (3) 60 Bitter-tasting (4) 61 Prey (6) 62 Large water body (3) 63 Compensation, amends (10) 66 Dried seasoned sausage (6) 67 Calm (6) 69 Decorated (9) 72 Quick drawing (6) 73 Adaptable (9) 75 Got away (7) 77 Annoy (3) 80 Become one (5) 81 Speak bluntly and plainly (4,1,5,1,5) 82 Pixies (5) 83 Thawed (6) 84 Egg dish (8) 85 Wooden-soled shoes (5)
DOWN 2 Tired out (9) 3 Of the moon (5) 5 Not any (4) 6 Kettle-drums (7) 7 New Year song (4,4,4) 8 Heath shrub (5) 9 Group of admirers (3,4) 10 Tosses (4) 11 Alternative (6) 12 Thigh-bone (5) 13 Church tower and spire (7) 14 Art of Japanese flower arrangement (7) 16 Take revenge with a like punishment (3,3,2,3) 22 Submissive (6) 23 Narrow connecting land (7) 24 Sore (7) 25 Forever (6) 27 Not precise (7) 28 Merchant (6) 30 Henpecks (4) 32 Coral reef (5) 34 Yellowish pigment (5) 36 Wide smile (4) 38 Finish (3) 42 Accumulate over time (5) 43 Poorly balanced or matched (7) 44 Neaten (4) 45 Remorseful (6) 46 Loot (5) 48 Submarine (5,3,3) 49 Titillated (7) 50 Label (3) 51 Surprise (7) 52 Cared for while ill (6) 53 Deadpan expression (7,5) 54 Mix with a spoon (4) 57 Fix (6) 64 Sailor of long experience (3,3,3) 65 Time’s up (anag)(7) 66 Wither (7) 68 Bullied into doing (7) 70 Recovery setback (7) 71 Writer (6) 72 Shirk a duty (5) 74 Volley of shots (5) 76 Horrify (5) 78 Remaining (4) 79 Check and correct (4)