JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1

Battle with the utmost ferocity (5,5,3,4)

10 South American snake (8)

15 Thwart (6)

16 (6,4)

17 Performs surgery (8)

19 Place of study or training (7)

21 Discourage (5)

22 Solve (6,3)

25 Person closely

27 School (7)

29 Radio crackle (6)

33 Entire range (5)

34 Reduced in strength (8)

36 Deceitful or dishonest (10)

39 Intestine (3)

41 Arsonist (7)

42 Saltwater solution (6)

43 Woke (6)

44 Matured (4)

45

48 Stereotype (10)

53

Shove (4)

Tusked marine animal 57

58

(6)

59 American state (6)

60

62 Black sealant (3)

64 larynx (10)

65 Meant (8)

66 Closes (5)

69 Din (6)

70

71 Boxers (9)

76

77 Fissure (5)

78 Natural polish (7)

83 Waste from orecrushing plant (8)

84 Go against, as of rules and laws (10)

85 Nuclear (6)

86 Opera text (8)

87 Show no emotion, refrain from smiling (4,1,8,4)

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3 Muggy (5)

4 Dead heat (3)

5 Throw out (4)

6 Nag (7)

7 Approached (6)

8 Calligrapher’s tips (4)

9 Gut feeling (8)

11 Male relation (6)

12 Indirect and windy (10)

13 Short letter (4)

14 A deadly poison (7)

18 Deception, ploy (10)

20 Create (4)

23 Armada (5)

24 Potency (8)

26 Luxurious (7)

28 Ire (7)

30 Sword (6)

31 Imprudent (6)

32 Large serving dish (6)

35 Army colour (5)

37 Hot alcoholic drink (5)

38 Yours and mine (4)

40 Threesome (4)

45 Eye centre (5)

46 Block (8)

47 Calamitous (6) 21/4

48 Fussy (10)

49 Essence (4)

50 Egg-shaped musical instrument (7)

51 Red suit (6)

52 Compare (5)

54 Declare as true (4)

55 Noughts (anag)(7)

56 Pact (6)

61 Vacillating, irresolute (10)

63 Lukewarm (5)

67 (8)

68 Spouse (4)

69

72

73 Insult (6)

74 Snaps (6)

75 Psychopath (6)

79 Satirical parody (5)

80 Branch (4)

81 Footfall (4)

82 (4)

85

Tree (3)