JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Agent of someone’s downfall (7) 6. Shout of praise (5) 9. Common exercise (3,2) 12. Glorify (5) 13. Large vase (3) 14. Snapshot (5) 15. Long-playing disc (5) 16. Accumulate (5) 18. Evil spirit (5) 20. Player of Scottish musical instrument (5) 21. Leaves for smoking (7) 23. Unsightly (4) 25. Urge (3,2) 27. Exclamation following a mistake (4) 29. Brief failure of concentration (5) 31. Corrosive liquid (4) 33. Unaccompanied (4) 34. Note (4) 36. Seasonal chocolate gift (6,3) 39. Flower garland (3) 40. Smear (6) 43. Visual symbolism (7) 45. Accompany (6) 47. Indian dress (4) 49. False witness (4) 51. Reject abruptly (6) 53. Layer of rock (7) 55. Drunk (slang) (6) 57. Ball (3) 58. Mixture of things (9) 62. Pitcher (4) 65. Alleviate (4) 67. Lose colour (4) 68. Burial chamber (5) 69. Insult (4) 71. Bundle of grain stalks (5) 73. Kind (4) 75. Schoolgirl’s pinafore (7) 77. Clearing (5) 79. Store secretly (5) 81. Record material (5) 82. Colour for monochrome photos (5) 83. Publicity event (abbr) (5) 84. Encountered (3) 85. Joins (5) 86. Drinks deeply (5) 87. Warning of danger (5) 88. By that means (7)
DOWN
1. Favouritism shown to relatives and friends (8) 2. Sunray reflected from the moon (8) 3. Unemotional (5) 4. An old mariner (6) 5. Stalk (4) 6. Loud, metallic sound (5) 7. Foetus (6) 8. Commotion (6) 9. Break (4) 10. Dash (4) 11. After noon (L) (4,8) 17. Military decoration (5) 19. Unit of weight (5) 22. Give up (4) 24. Individualist (4,4) 26. Airlike fluid (3) 28. Dirty/disorganised place (6) 29. Mislay (4) 30. Dance (5) 32. Female in charge of cattle on a ranch (7) 35. Type of tree (3) 37. No matter which (3) 38. Digit (3) 41. Split (4) 42. Deeply embarrassed (7) 43. Not carefully planned (3-9) 44. Mass violence (4) 46. Hard luck tale (inf) (3,5) 48. Push forward (6) 50. Religious building (5) 52. Seasonal fever (3) 53. Knight’s title (3) 54. Employ (3) 56. Expel from office (4) 59. Beginning (5) 60. Fish eggs (3) 61. Uncertain (colloq) (4) 63. Carried out successfully (4,4) 64. Ecstatic expression of feeling (8) 66. Paint on (5) 69. Afternoon nap (6) 70. Perfect world (6) 72. Appalled (6) 74. Sacred song (5) 76. Canadian symbol (5) 77. Bite or chew (4) 78. Money for the poor (4) 80. Female relative (4)