JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Swamp (5)

4 Completely calm, selfpossessed (4,2,1,8)

14 S American country (5) 15 Small wood (5)

16 Irish sprite (10)

17 Bid (5)

19 Moose (3)

20 Germ (7)

21 Statue (9)

22 Spring-flowering corm (6)

25 Academic (9)

27 Preacher’s platform (6) 28 Scarcity (6)

33 Venture (10)

35 Make public (3)

36 Winged child (6)

37 Black marketeer (4) 39 Animal’s coat (3)

41 Sharp raceway bend (7)

42 Rich, elaborate cake (6)

43 Moving ahead (9)

44 Soldier’s decoration (5) 45 Legal representative (8) 50 Myself (2)

51 Printing character style (8)

55 Set into surface (5)

58 Rebuke formally (9) 59 Paper fastener (6)

60 Perform surgery (7) 61 Small measure of spirits (3)

63 Candle cord (4)

64 Prosperity (6)

65 Pixie (3)

66 Retraction (10)

68 Sea animal (6)

69 Malicious or spitefully critical (6)

71 Spoke haltingly (9)

76 Lampoon (4-2)

77 Doggedly persistent (9) 79 Presaging ill-fortune (7) 81 Gratuity (3)

84 Provide food (5)

85 Tepid claim (anag)(10) 86 Characteristic (5)

87 Creepy (5)

88 Friendly understanding between states (7,8)

89 Air holes (5)

DOWN

2 Frightened (6)

3 Chop off (5)

5 Bullocks (4)

6 Songlike (7)

7 In poor health (6)

8 Fashion by hand (5)

9 Keep in check (7)

10 Debatable (4)

11 Exertion (6)

12 Ceramic squares (5) 13 Slightly hungry (7)

14 Thin dry biscuit (7)

18 Osmosis (10)

23 Craze (5)

24 Open-minded (7)

26 Farewell expression (7) 27 Scent (7)

29 Copy (7)

30 Toddler (6)

31 Doomed (5)

32 Detailed critical inspection (6)

34 Cheese type (4)

36 Unrefined (5)

38 Lacking clarity (5)

40 Gambler’s stake (4) 45 Direction indicator (5) 46 True-to-type (7) 47 Sudden short attack (4) 48 Tooth coating (6)

49 Slow-moving animal (5)

50 Enigma (7)

52 Fantastic but vain hopes (4,6)

53 Pardoned (7)

54 Short sleep (6)

55 Halcyon (7)

56 Social blunder (5)

57 Talon (4)

62 Postage sticker (5)

67 Incinerator (7)

68 Recorded on paper (7) 70 Pharmacist (7)

72 Huge destructive wave (7)

73 Sheep meat (6)

74 Neater (6)

75 Daintily odd (6)

76 Reject with contempt (5)

78 Savoury meat jelly (5) 80 Health worker (5)

82 Liberate (4)

83 Sense (4)