JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Theatre platform (5)

4 Shortly (2,1,6,5)

11 Drive out (5)

14 Slow-moving creature (5)

15 Taking apart (11)

16 Blood feud (8)

19 Protracted (7)

20 Indistinct (5)

21 Cost-effective (9)

24 Drug dependence (9)

26 Pick (6)

27 Give a bounty to (6)

31 Building block (5)

32 Declare (8)

34 Of no real importance (10)

38 Argue (7)

39 Higher in rank (6)

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41 Injure (4)

42 Wartime accessory (7)

45 High-ranking cleric (10)

50 Manifest (7)

54 Tots up (4)

55 Travelling show (6)

56 Nab (6)

57 60 Washes pots (anag) (10)

61 Activity decline (8)

62 Managed (5)

65 Visitor (6)

66 Assemble (6)

67 Changelessness (9)

72 Astonishing (9)

73 Panache (5)

74 Wretched (7)

79 Ghastly, shocking (8)

80 obsolete (11)

81 Aviator (5)

82 Solid (5)

83 Move aside! (3,3,2,3,3)

84 Prise (5)

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2 Burrow (6)

3 Passing (5)

5 Steel pin (4)

6 Back problem (7)

7 Language (6)

8 Temporary quiet spell (4)

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10 Eye cover (6)

11 Threatened (10)

12 Compassion (4)

13 Despised (7)

17 Shackle (5)

18 Nitwit (10)

22 Yarn (5)

23 Point out the route to the driver (8)

25 Propriety in manners and conduct (7)

26 Japanese warrior (7)

28 Shock (6)

29 Salad vegetable (6)

30 Wrist band (6)

33 Hearten (5)

35 Restrict (5)

36 Optical glass (4)

37 Hankering (4)

42 Pasture (5)

43 Without warning (8) 29/9

44 Dub (6)

45 Satisfactory (10)

46 Money (4)

47 Live-in school pupil (7)

48 Scattered (6)

49 Beginning (5)

51 Calf meat (4)

52 Thaw (7)

53 Required (6)

58 Complete nonsense (5,5)

59 Buy off (5)

63 (5,3)

64 Machinery (5)

65 Squashed (7)

68 Prickly plant (7)

69 Attempting (6)

70 Red wine (6)

71 Be against (6)

75 Similar (5)

76 Broad smile (4)

77 Idol (4)

78 District (4)