JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Deficiency of red blood cells (7)
6. Go to pieces (5)
9. Ointment (5)
12. Artless (5)
13. Alien object (3)
14. Vertical part of a stair (5)
15. Brownish-yellow colour (5)
16. Crouch (5)
18. Light purple (5)
20. Buy a round (5)
21. Detective (inf) (7)
23. Bobbin (4)
25. Crash (5)
27. Combine (4)
29. Partial darkness (5)
31. In place of (L) (4)
33. Lacking hair (4)
34. Adolescent (abbr) (4)
36. Totally chilled (5-4)
39. Lubricate (3)
40. Fancy cake (6)
43. Cool in manner (7)
45. Pool of water (6)
47. Take hold of (4)
49. Play a lead role (4)
51. Beach hut (6)
53. Aspiring/budding (5-2)
Solution in Monday’s paper
55. Give in (6)
57. Lip (3)
58. Make-believe (9)
62. Impudence (US) (4)
65. Every individual (4)
67. Expel (4)
68. Temper tantrum (colloq) (5)
69. Present (4)
71. Sum (5)
73. Brink (4)
75. Frypan (7)
77. Four-door car (5)
79. Upright (5)
81. Happen (5)
82. Coupon (5)
83. Provide (5)
84. Wonder (3)
85. Bungling (5)
86. Scour (5)
87. Slow learner (5)
88. Auditory pain (7)
DOWN
1. Conceited (8)
2. Gather (8)
3. Amusement (5)
4. Fisherman (6)
5. Invoice (4)
6. Tranquillity (5)
7. Gnaw (6)
8. Swore (6)
9. Indifferent (2-2)
10. Oaf (4)
11. Accept humiliation (3,6,3)
17. Subdue (5)
19. Bicker (5)
22. Musical composition (4)
24. Give confidence to (8)
26. Fuss (3)
28. Accounts book (6)
29. Portal (4)
30. Smell (5)
32. At sea, close to the beach (7)
35. Mythical creature (3)
37. Small amount (3)
38. Pinch (3)
41. Threesome (4)
42. Eternal (7)
43. Noisy and aggressive (12)
44. Naked (4)
46. Impartial (8)
48. Industrious (6)
50. Carrying a weapon (5)
52. Beard of barley (3)
53. Armed conflict (3)
54. Charabanc (3)
56. Frilly (4)
59. Bury (5)
60. Fitting (3)
61. Part of an egg (4)
63. Sporty (8)
64. (Get off) unpunished (4-4)
66. Farewell (Fr) (5)
69. Pursued (6)
70. Be of the opinion (6)
72. Shrewd (6)
74. Spirit in a lamp (5)
76. Bring upon oneself (5)
77. Wound mark (4)
78. Dreary (4)
80. Water jug (4)