JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Remains (7) 6. Skilled (5) 9. Small dog (5) 12. Take illegally or by force (5) 13. Beam of light (3) 14. Terminate (5) 15. Clean out (5) 16. Period of work (5) 18. Matched (5) 20. Club or short staff (5) 21. Forecast (7) 23. Liability (4) 25. Insipid (5) 27. Behind schedule (4) 29. Kingdom (5) 31. Fete (4) 33. Rotate (4) 34. Consider (4) 36. Supple (9) 39. Completely empty a building (3) 40. Caribbean music (6) 43. Punishment (7) 45. Plot (6) 47. Depressed (colloq) (4) 49. Genuine (4) 51. Neglectful (6) 53. Try (7) 55. Sheep breed (6) 57. Knock lightly (3) 58. Believable (9) 62. Despatch (4) 65. Mislay (4) 67. Many (colloq) (4) 68. Book-keeper (5) 69. Poke (4) 71. Excessive (prefix) (5) 73. Couch (4) 75. Trap (7) 77. Custom (5) 79. Loft (5) 81. Stupid and silly (5) 82. Register (5) 83. Change to suit a new purpose (5) 84. Grandma (3) 85. Confused or chaotic state (5) 86. Velocity (5) 87. Herb (5) 88. Make believe (7)

DOWN

1. Well thought-out (8) 2. Scarcity (8) 3. The same (L) (5) 4. Exclamation of discovery (6) 5. Influential leader or expert (4) 6. Fruit (5) 7. Misprints (6) 8. Three times (6) 9. Abscess (4) 10. Spoil (4) 11. Occasional (12) 17. Column (5) 19. Mix up, confuse (5) 22. Egg shaped (4) 24. Old-fashioned underwear (8) 26. Companion animal (3) 28. Layered (6) 29. Ladder crosspiece (4) 30. Heavenly creature (5) 32. Friendly (7) 35. Earlier (poetic) (3) 37. Climbing plant (3) 38. Belonging to him (3) 41. Manner of walking (4) 42. Side by side (7) 43. Fireworks (12) 44. Hire car (4) 46. Elite soldier (8) 48. Appropriate (6) 50. Sufficient (5) 52. Snow runner (3) 53. Weaken (3) 54. Hold down (3) 56. Jeopardy (4) 59. Crouch (5) 60. Flu or other illness (colloq) (3) 61. Style, flair (Fr) (4) 63. Adventure, caper (8) 64. Downcast (8) 66. Large musical instrument (5) 69. Powerful (6) 70. Fish-eating bird of prey (6) 72. Regain (6) 74. Untrue (5) 76. Shelter from sun (5) 77. Detest (4) 78. Curve (4) 80. Hard wood (4)