JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Brother or sister (7)

4 Working industriously, non-stop (4,2,1,3)

9 Exact (7)

13 Well ventilated (4)

14 Root vegetable (6)

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16 Obstacle (7)

18 Dead heat (3)

20 Brainwashing hype (10)

21 Sobriquet (8)

22 Circumference (5)

25 Underhand (6)

26 Wheedle (6)

28 Roast lamb condiment (4,5)

33 Singing voice (8)

34 Freewheels (6)

35 Small axe (7)

39 Small piece broken off (8)

40 Bring to mind (6)

41 Drink made from honey (4)

42 Damp (5)

43 Find out (5) 46 Admire disproportionately (3,2,1,8)

53 Loaf outer (5)

56 Examine (5)

57 Remaining (4)

58 Alehouse (6)

59 Reckless mischievous adventure (8)

62 Pried (7)

63 Subtle distinction (6)

64 Half-time (8)

67 Began again (9)

69 Motif (6)

70 Standing posture (6)

74 Bow-legged (5)

75 Telescope (8)

77 Brotherhood (10)

81 Lip (3)

83 The meantime (7)

84 Blanket-like cloak (6)

85 Arrival (6)

86 Long soft seat (4)

87 Bishop’s hooked staff (7)

88 Small village (10)

89 Uppermost (7)

DOWN

1 Inundate (5)

2 Acquired temporarily (8)

3 Worldwide (6)

4 Insipid (5)

5 Catch sight of (4)

6 Non-attendance (7)

7 Continent (6)

8 Of small and delicate build (5)

10 Wander (4)

11 Of the heart (7)

12 Detective (6)

17 Board game (10)

19 Vacate (5)

23 Predicted (8)

24 Navigation device (5)

25 Adept (7)

27 Eagerly expectant (4)

29 Narrow connecting land (7)

30 Abduct (6)

31 Song (6)

32

34 Muscle seizure (5)

36 Singing group (5)

37 Molten rock from volcano (4) 18/5

38 Gay festivity (4)

44 Make longer (6)

45 Communication device (5)

47 Not new (4)

48 Silhouette (7)

49 Song of loyalty (6)

50 Messenger (5)

51 First (8)

52 Shine (6)

53 Persons in a novel, play (10)

54 US state (4)

55 Thick sweet liquid (7)

60 Trivial (5)

61 Male deer (4)

65 Burial chamber (5)

66 Counterpoison (8)

68 Perpetual (7)

69 Undress (7)

71

72 Team’s lucky charm (6)

73 Foul smell (6)

76

78 Metal fastener (5)

79 Leavening (5)

80 Heap (4)

82 Labyrinth (4)