JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Overhead (5)

4 Begged (8)

9 Afternoon nap (6)

14 Alphabetical reference (5)

15 Conservative person who resists any change (3,5-2-3-3)

17 Microbes (5)

18 Resin (3)

19 Sad (7)

20 Intricate, involved (9)

21 shrub; girl’s name (6)

24 Staff (9)

25 Take away (6)

26 Speak indistinctly (6)

29 Pretend to be asleep, unconscious or dead (4,6)

31 Label (3)

32 Oversensitive (6)

33 Young sheep (4)

35 Uncooked (3)

37 Speed competition (4)

39 Greek philosopher (9)

40 High-spirited (9)

41 Alleviated (5)

42 Ill at ease (8) 47 Bony framework (8)

51 Scour (5)

55 Miscellaneous small objects (4-1-4)

56 Gear (9)

58 Froth (4)

59 Tankard (3)

60 Genre (4)

61 Abide by (6)

62 Fuel (3)

63 Mercy killing (10)

66 Brass musical instrument (6)

67 Rubber (6)

69 Fictional (9)

72 Provisions (6)

73 Relating to the lungs (9)

75 Blood-drinking bat (7)

77 Drink cautiously (3)

80 Run off to marry (5)

81 One’s smartest clothes (4,3,3,6)

82 Give the slip (5)

83 Stop roaming (6)

84 Tar on ice (anag)(8)

85 Useful quality (5)

DOWN

2 Able to speak two languages (9)

3 Wax match (5)

5 Manufacture (4)

6 Wool fat (7)

7 Help to re-adapt to a former state of health or good repute (12)

8 Raise doubts (5)

9 On calming medication (7)

10 Slight advantage (4)

11 Sewing strand (6)

12 Proverb (5)

13 Inspect (7)

14 Narrow connecting land (7)

16 Masquerade as (11)

22 Miniaturised tree (6)

23 Defendant in a criminal proceeding (7)

24 Remittance (7)

25 Academic award (6)

27 Flagrant (7)

28 Reduced in size (6)

30 Silent (4)

32 Screw (5)

34 Conductor’s stick (5) 20/7

36 Cut down (4)

38 Unreturnable serve (3)

42 Automaton (5)

43 Captain (7)

44 Starring role (4)

45 Lecture (6)

46 Dirty (5)

48 Spending excessively or immoderately (11)

49 Bliss (7)

50 Strange (3)

51 Monarch’s staff (7)

52 One asking for charity (6)

53 Open to doubt (12)

54 Fencing sword (4)

57 Late in (anag)(6)

64 Meddle (9)

65 Ardent fan (7)

66 Traversed (7)

68 Trip while walking (7)

70 Tumbling entertainer (7)

71 Turn into (6)

72 Nozzle (5)

74 Melodic sounds (5)

76 Chooses (5)

78 Defeat (4)

79 Rescind (4)