JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1. Ordinary (7)

5. Dodge (5)

8. Quandary (7)

12. Alleviate (4)

13. Climb (5)

15. Strong desire (7)

17. Wee (5)

19. Small amount (3)

20. Sheltered side (3)

21. Component (5)

22. Educated guess (8)

23. Hard to catch (7)

25. Deport (9)

28. Violation of a religious code (6)

31. Sea nymph (5)

35. Give temporarily (4)

36. Titan (5)

37. Female graduate (6)

39. Palatable (5)

40. Watchful (5)

43. Grave (7)

45. Impudent talk (colloq) (3)

46. Many a time (archaic) (3)

47. Permeate (7)

49. Upright (5)

52. Frighten (5)

53. Smoothly (music) (6)

54. Contaminate (5)

55. Ecstatic (4)

57. Money (colloq) (5)

60. Niche (6)

64. Diffidence (9)

66. Folder of information (7)

68. Faster route (8)

69. Small fish (5)

72. Talk idly (colloq) (3)

73. Harden (3)

75. Shadow (5)

76. Repeat (7)

78. Show to be true (5)

79. Sand hill (4)

80. Impose (7)

81. Social blunder (5)

82. Snake (7)

DOWN

1. Brawn (6)

2. Tidy (4)

3. Matured (4)

4. Surround (6)

5. Deliberately vague (7)

6. Animal’s lair (3)

7. Keen vision (5,3)

8. Left behind (8)

9. Jump (4)

10. Informant (4)

11. Follower (8)

14. Girl (Scottish) (6)

16. Picture (5)

18. Misled (4)

22. First woman (3)

24. Garland of flowers (3)

26. Wrath (5)

27. Female lover (9)

29. Genuine (4)

30. Insult (4)

31. Scheme or trick (5)

32. Control (9)

33. No (archaic) (3)

34. Cunning (5)

38. Back of the neck (4)

41. Stretch (3)

42. Carry (4)

43. Wander (5)

44. Eyewear (5)

48. Prank or silly act (5)

50. Learn by repetition (4)

51. Hint (4)

52. Weep convulsively (3)

54. Tedious (8)

55. Deserter (8)

56. Urgent (8)

58. Slice of bacon (6)

59. Prosecute (3)

61. Strangle (5)

62. Fill to satisfaction (7)

63. Baby bed (3)

65. Mosque leader (4)

66. Threats or force (6)

67. Spurn (6)

70. Fringe (4)

71. Ski tow (1-3)

73. Box lightly (4)

74. Weighty book (4)

77. Cha (3)