JUMBO CROSSWORD
Solution in Monday’s paper
Across 1. Resembling or containing water (7)
6. Stadium (5)
9. Metal tubes (5)
12. LP (5)
13. Antelope (3)
14. Pureed spread (5)
15. Covered entranceway (5)
16. Gesture of indifference (5) 18. Faithful (5) 20. Detest (5) 21. Architectural style (3,4)
23. Departed (4) 25. Terrible (5) 27. Coming after all others (4)
29. Communication industry (5) 31. Fibber (4)
33. In this place (4) 34. Those ones (4) 36. Unquestionably (9) 39. Cup (3) 40. Number puzzle (6) 43. At the beginning (7) 45. Fairy (6)
47. Zone (4) 49. Stretched tight (4) 51. Punish (6) 53. Self-imposed action of remorse (7) 55. Infrequently (6) 57. Fire residue (3) 58. In reverse (9) 62. Type (4) 65. Simple (4) 67. Squint (4)
68. Lay bare (5) 69. Bolt (4)
71. Cut a fleece (5) 73. Worry (4) 75. Bewilder (7) 77. Seamstress (5) 79. Confrontation, fight (3-2)
81. Spare (5) 82. Consecrate (5) 83. Prepared (5) 84. Flower garland (3) 85. Perfume (5) 86. Drying cloth (5) 87. Short, simple song (5) 88. Restricted (7) DOWN 1. System of letters (8) 2. Disturb (8) 3. Overweight (5) 4. Sickly looking (6) 5. Proficiently (4) 6. More than enough (5) 7. Misprints (6) 8. Filled with horror or shock (6)
9. Shove (4)
10. Sound of a happy cat (4)
11. System of silent communication (4,8) 17. Move aloft (5) 19. Apportion (5) 22. Stiff paper (4) 24. Brief (8) 26. Contagious illness (3)
28. Figured out (6)
29. Note (4)
30. Disagree (5)
32. Copy (7)
35. Fowl (3)
37. Lubricate (3)
38. Passenger vehicle (3)
41. Concluded (4) 42. Singalong entertainment (7)
43. Stubborn, unyielding (12)
44. Keenly interested (4) 46. Evangelist (8) 48. Skip playfully (6) 50. Theatre attendant (5) 52. Period of history (3) 53. Jotter (3)
54. Point against (3) 56. Speech impediment (4) 59. Refuse (5) 60. Regret (3) 61. Sprightly (4) 63. Annoyance (8) 64. Nostalgic (4-4) 66. Drying frame for clothes (5) 69. Prohibit (6) 70. Consequence (6) 72. Lacking principles (6) 74. Composition (5) 76. Rugby formation (5) 77. Pack away (4) 78. Barricade (4) 80. Honk (4)
Yesterday’s jumbo solution
Across: 1. Blessed, 5. Doleful, 9. Taboo, 12. Cap, 13. Comma, 14. Dignified, 16. Loose, 17. Flu, 18. Lob, 19. Loo, 20. Antsy, 21. Purr, 24. Rear, 26. Cleanse, 30. Shrewd, 33. Feeble, 37. Odds, 39. Hovel, 41. Barren, 42. Rescue, 43. Incur, 44. Least, 47. Upbeat, 50. Grandpa, 52. Vernal, 54. Lasso, 56. Quasi, 57. Gee-gee, 59. Living, 61. Bayou, 64. Grit, 66. Entail, 69. Bearer, 70. Replete, 74. T-bar, 76. Over, 79. Begin, 80. Car, 81. Roe,
83. Era, 84. Crawl, 85. Principal, 86. Drool, 87. Apt, 88. Credo, 89. Duchess, 90. Dynamic.
Down: 1. Bucolic, 2. Explore, 3. Sojourn, 4. Deceased, 5. Demitasse, 6. Leafy, 7. Fed up, 8. Lager, 9. Toil, 10. Bribe, 11. Order, 15. Forge, 22. Undo, 23. Rife, 25. All, 27. Lea, 28. Agree, 29. Sonata, 31. Raconteur, 32. Whelp, 34. Elite, 35. Bacon, 36. Earplug, 38. Dregs, 40. Via, 41. Brusque, 45. Eager, 46. Svelte, 48. Boast,
49. Alibi, 51. Rogue, 53. Rival, 55. Shy, 58. Egregious, 60. Net, 62. Alto, 63. Oboe, 65. Ironclad, 67. Nub, 68. Apron, 71. Paragon, 72. Exclaim, 73. Erratic, 74. Topic, 75. Arise, 77. Vapid, 78. Relic, 79. Badge, 82. Echo.