Townsville Bulletin

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Steam burn (5)

4 A very long time (1,5,2,7)

14 Undecorate­d (5)

15 Navigation aid (5)

16 Lopsided (10)

17 Sky-blue (5)

19 Mineral spring (3)

20 Slippery (7)

21 Inducement (9)

22 Coins (6)

25 Praised vociferous­ly (9)

27 Large serving dish (6)

28 Earnings (6)

33 Kept in good condition (10)

35 Lummox (3)

36 Trinket (6)

37 Pine for (4)

39 Evergreen conifer (3)

41 Receive as a heir (7)

42 Pointless (6)

43 Tight-lipped (9)

44 Topic (5)

45 Lavishness (8)

50 Sun god (2)

51 Punishment set by court (8)

55 Deposit in kettle (5)

58 Blown instrument (9) 59 Lined up (6)

60 Exhibit (7)

61 Promissory note (1,1,1)

63 Margin (4)

64 Gibes (6)

65 Moose (3)

66 Risky with an uncertain outcome (5-3-2)

68 Rite (6)

69 Licence (6)

71 Campanile (4,5)

76 Former Soviet leader (6)

77 Too soon (9)

79 Coarse fern (7)

81 Track circuit (3)

84 Bird of prey (5)

85 Vexing (10)

86 Riversides (5)

87 Swindle (5)

88 A very small amount compared with what is needed or expected (1,4,2,3,5)

89 Dull-edged (5)

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2 Baby’s bed (6)

3 Power cables (5)

5 Nautical pole (4)

6 Candidate (7)

7 Took notice of (6)

8 Earliest (5)

9 Reveal (7)

10 Business transactio­n (4)

11 Adolescent­s (6)

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13 Make bigger (7)

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18 Appraisal (10)

23 Huge person (5)

24 Beat back (7)

26 Hide (7)

27 Crisp smooth lustrous silk-like fabric (7)

29 View (7)

30 Short sleep (6)

31 Stitched design (5)

32 Bell-shaped hat (6)

34 Percussion instrument (4)

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38

40

(4)

Short-lived (5)

Military blockade (5) Notable achievemen­t

Note (4)

Early Peruvian (4) 13/5

45 Brownish-yellow pigment (5)

46 Vertical (7)

47 God of love (4)

48 Culminatio­n (6)

49 Foundation (5)

50 Ask for (7)

52 Those next door (10)

53 Obliterate completely (7)

54 55 56 57 62 (5)

67 Low wall by a drop (7)

68 Exact model of (7)

70 Cocktail (7)

72 Changing unpredicta­bly (7)

73 Circled (6)

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75 Sleeveless jacket (6)

76 Seller’s patter (5)

78 Be worthy of (5)

80 Progress very slowly (5)

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Indict (6)

Walk leisurely (7) Looks for (5)

Faction (4) Associatio­n of artisans

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