JUMBO CROSSWORD

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1 Newspaper exclusive (5) 4 Intrude illegally (8) 9 Wicker container (6) 14 Indicate direction (5) 15 Methods learned from experience (6,2,3,5) 17 Dog breed (5) 18 Wipe back and forth (3) 19 Curative treatment (7) 20 Travelled (9) 21 Meagre (6) 24 Water between Siberia and Alaska (6,3) 25 Losing moisture (6) 26 Facilitate (6) 29 Practical worth (10) 31 Pub (3) 32 Turn sour (6) 33 Seaweed (4) 35 Ailing (3) 37 Formal dance (4) 39 Those watching (9) 40 One’s closest living relatives (4,2,3) 41 Established custom (5) 42 Continues to exist (8) 47 Fruit tree groups (8) 51 Steam bath (5) 55 Sluggish (9) 56 Earth mover (9) 58 Renown (4) 59 Donkey (3) 60 Stratum (4) 61 Young pig (6) 62 Self-image (3) 63 Smother (10) 66 Writer (6) 67 Highway robber (6) 69 Nameless (9) 72 Beat (6) 73 Planned to occur (9) 75 Fleet commander (7) 77 Hearing organ (3) 80 Rub out (5) 81 Charles Dickens work (5,11) 82 Estimate (5) 83 Stick up for (6) 84 Campfire activity (8) 85 Retard the growth of (5)

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2 Liver disease (9) 3 Film award (5) 5 Prevalent (4) 6 Trains (7) 7 Options (12) 8 Room (5) 9 Beer plant (7) 10 Religious faction (4) 11 Archimedes’ call (6) 12 Logbook (5) 13 Bristly growth (7) 14 Temping (anag)(7) 16 Surplus (11) 22 Riles (6) 23 Contestant (7) 24 Confounds (7) 25 From Copenhagen (6) 27 Wave (7) 28 Medicinal potion (6) 30 Type (4) 32 Black suit (5) 34 Window glasses (5) 36 Night flier (4) 38 Amazement (3) 42 Aviator (5) 43 Military withdrawal (7) 44 Boy’s name (4) 45 Pulled (6) 46 Sweeten (5) 48 Pungent flavouring (5,6) 49 Extramarital relationships (7) 50 Poorly lit (3) 51 Public disgrace (7) 52 Away (6) 53 Unexpectedly, without warning (3,2,1,6) 54 Thought (4) 57 Soft breeze (6) 64 Waterproof cover (9) 65 Tees off (anag)(7) 66 Hypersensitivity (7) 68 Resolved (7) 70 Burdensome (7) 71 Vehicle shelter (6) 72 Desiccated (5) 74 Roof overhang (5) 76 Nincompoop (5) 78 Unit of heredity (4) 79 Bridge (4)