JUMBO CROSSWORD

1/8 Solution in Monday’s paper 49. Unreasonable (14) 54. National song (6) 56. Negative answer (3) 57. Section of text (9) 61. Stare stupidly (4) 64. Solely (4)

66. Level (4)

67. Sign up (5) 68. Muddle (4) 70. Obsession (5) 72. Group of players (4) 74. Separate (5,2) 76. Valuable possession (5)

78. Wild (5)

80. Eightsome (5)

81. Characteristic (5)

82. Eighth letter of Greek alphabet (5)

83. Imitate (3)

84. Urge (3,2)

85. Mawkish (5)

86. Equestrian (5)

87. Illness (7) DOWN 1. Titan (8) 2. Shortened musical drama (8)

3. Private, romantic rendezvous (5) 4. Whole (6) 5. Among (4) 6. Snake (5) 7. Large portable sunshade (6) 8. Hinder or block (6) 9. Argument (4) 10. Slide (4) 11. Ignorance (12) 17. Part of a flower (5) 19. Shirker (5) 22. Heroic (4) 24. Substance which neutralises acids (6) 26. Humdrum grind (3) 28. Oceanic (7) 29. Donated (4) 30. Untrue (5) 32. Belly (7) 35. Grassy field (3) 37. Cancel (3)

38. Cry of alarm (3) 41. Italian greeting (4) 42. Odd (7) 43. Insincere (12) ACROSS 1. Chuckle (7) 6. Support, backing (5) 9. Popular takeaway (5) 12. Wanderer (5) 13. Topple over (3) 14. Suspicious (5) 15. Light-headed (5) 16. Actor’s remark to audience (5)

18. Independent film company (abbr) (5)

20. In a softened tone (5) 21. Refuge (7) 23. Dreary (4) 25. Danger (5)

27. Walk with long, bounding strides (4) 29. Social blunder (5) 31. Car for hire (4) 33. Fete (4)

34. Block (4) 36. Wailing sound (9) 39. Garland of flowers (3)

40. Entry (6)

43. Judgement time (3,2,9) 46. Adolescent (abbr) (4) 47. An unspecified amount (4) 44. Wealthy (4)

45. Fold up under pressure (7)

48. Civic leader (5) 50. Cadaver (6) 51. Address to a man (3) 52. Sprite (3) 53. Dispirited (3) 55. Road fee (4) 58. Something very easy (5) 59. Woman’s name (3) 60. Pile (4) 62. Something vehemently disliked (8) 63. Memento (8) 65. Sound (5) 68. Mumble (6)

69. A single hair (6) 71. Land surrounded by water (6) 73. Following (5) 75. Water flower (5) 76. Above (4) 77. Remain (4) 79. Fury (4)