Townsville Bulletin

JUMBO CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Of the kidneys (5)

4 Signs of illness (8)

9 Disconnect (6)

14 Leg bone (5)

15 Person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see (5,3,4,4)

17 Near (5)

18 Racket (3)

19 Steel beams (7)

20 Pruning clippers (9)

21 Edict (6)

24 Book of synonyms (9)

25 Bits (6)

26 Mental giant (6)

29 Those expecting the worst (10)

31 Cereal crop (3)

32 Motto (6)

33 Predisposi­tion (4)

35 Amazement (3)

37 Begging request (4)

39 Honeymoone­rs (9)

40 Small thin sausage (9)

41 Ooze out (5)

42 Party set (anag)(8)

47 Brow (8)

51 Prison rooms (5) 55 Sentimenta­l rememberin­g (9)

56 Staff (9)

58 Satisfy completely (4)

59 Tree (3)

60 Fashionabl­e (4)

61 Goes rotten (6)

62 Consume (3)

63 Inviolable (10)

66 Ledger entry (6)

67 Thwart (6)

69 Held in high regard (9)

72 Cricket team (6)

73

75 Sweet sauce (7)

77 Metal (3)

80 Volley of shots (5)

81 With startlingl­y rapid progress (2,5,3,6)

82 Eagle’s nest (5)

83 Highly decorated (6)

84 Newspaper employee (8)

85 Pickpocket (5)

DOWN

2 Completely remove or get rid of (9)

3

5 Story (4)

6 Colonist (7)

7 Single direction thoroughfa­re (3-3,6)

8 Fashion, manner (5)

9 Merit (7)

10 Carpet nail (4)

11 Barrel maker (6)

12 Residence (5)

13 Social conduct (7)

14 Small dog (7)

16 Low-growing plant with (6-2-3)

22 Capital of Poland (6)

23 Celebrate (7)

24 Surplus to requiremen­ts (2,5)

25 Make glad (6)

27 Ape (7)

28 Gambling house (6)

30 River in Hades (4)

32

34 Broken glass fragment (5) 16/5

36 Tree trunk (4)

38 Meadow (3)

42 Pick-me-up (5)

43

44 Hitch (4)

45 Sturdily constructe­d (6)

46 Assumed name (5)

48 Principle for general guidance (4,2,5)

49 Spouse (7)

50 Towards the stern (3)

51 Card game (7)

52 Orb (6)

53 Scribe’s ailment (7,5)

54 Employer (4)

57 Silver-white metal (6)

64 Shotgun shell (9)

65 Varied (7)

66 Talk incessantl­y, trivially (7)

68 Gruesome (7)

70 Financial backer (7)

71 Insect’s antenna (6)

72 Way in (5)

74 Measuring stick (5)

76 Resilient (5)

78 Unconsciou­s state (4)

79 Long ago (4)

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