The Weekend Post

JUMBO CROSSWORD

- Solution in Monday’s paper

ACROSS

1. In attendance (7)

5. Acrid (7)

9. Skilled (5)

12. An assumed or affected manner (3)

13. Remote in manner (5)

14. Exactly the same (9)

16. Once more (5)

17. Young child (3)

18. Single unit (3)

19. Dine (3)

20. Grimy (5)

21. Catch sight of (4)

24. Friend (4)

26. Inflexible (14)

33. Wobble (6)

37. Soil (4)

38. Not suitable (5)

40. Meeting plan (6)

41. Fertile (6)

42. Spook (5)

43. Thingumaji­g (5)

46. Small waterway (6)

49. Run away (colloq) (7)

51. Weather chart line (6)

53. Aggressive­ly masculine (5)

55. Farewell (Fr) (5)

56. Tower of London guard (6)

58. Innate (6)

60. Do away with (5)

63. Location (4)

65. Rubber (6)

68. Bookmaker (4,10)

72. Tramp (4)

74. Weak, irresolute person (colloq) (4)

77. Lose your head (5)

78. Mongrel (3)

79. Throw (3)

81. Flower garland (3)

82. Setback (5)

83. TV or radio serial (4,5)

84. Seemingly, nearly (5)

85. Wrath (3)

86. Make a physical or mental effort (5)

87. Tolerant (7)

88. Display area (7)

DOWN

1. Level off (7)

2. Unpredicta­ble (7)

3. Printing mistake (7)

4. Back and forward (2,3,3)

5. List of events (9)

6. Stylish or slick (5)

7. Chosen few (5)

8. Silly person (5)

9. Motorcar (inf) (4)

10. Stand out (5)

11. Add up (5)

15. Mindless (5)

22. Portent (4)

23. Mythical creature (4)

25. Sheltered side (3)

27. Pester (3)

28. Unit of weight (5)

29. Fourth state of matter (6)

30. Bumbling (6)

31. Settle a difference (6,3)

32. Elbow (5)

34. Attitude, beliefs (5)

35. Hitch a ride (5)

36. Went to bed (7)

39. Round hat (3)

40. Alleviate (7)

44. Paradoxica­l (6)

45. Surroundin­gs or environmen­t (Fr) (6)

47. Indian dish of spiced yoghurt (5)

48. Entertain (5)

50. South America rodent (5)

52. Circle (5)

54. Vehicle (3)

57. On the way up (9)

59. Eternity (3)

61. Brag (4)

62. Particle (4)

64. Moving (8)

66. Australian marsupial (abbr) (3)

67. Pounce upon (5)

69. Unbiased (7)

70. Records (7)

71. Abruptly (7)

72. Undue speed (5)

73. Hold responsibl­e (5)

75. Perfect (5)

76. Ordinary (5)

77. Feeling of resentment due to hurt pride (5)

80. Make a run for it (4)

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