JUMBO CROSSWORD
Solution in Monday’s paper 10/4
ACROSS
1. Put into someone’s care (7)
5. Relating to an elliptical course (7)
9. Spiteful (5)
12. Bar (3)
13. Aggressively masculine (5)
14. Having confidence (9)
16. Slack (5)
17. Pointer (3)
18. Crony (3)
19. Little (3)
20. Blood-sucking worm (5)
21. Retail outlet (4)
24. Lump of earth (4)
26. Without rules or organisation (5-3-6)
33. Make redundant (6)
37. Rip (4)
38. Farewell (Spanish) (5)
40. Nearly (6)
41. Hammer-like tool (6)
42. Type of dye (5)
43. Strained (5)
46. Alcoholic drink (6)
49. Please (7)
51. Imaginary (6)
53. Trio (5)
55. Terrible (5)
56. Figure in virtual reality (6)
58. Simply (6)
60. Thespian (5)
63. Behind (4)
65. Glum (6)
68. Slot machine (3-5,6)
72. Lead actor (4)
74. Misled (4)
77. Herb of the mint family (5)
78. Pool stick (3)
79. Shade (3)
81. Small deer (3)
82. Sully (5)
83. Of poor quality (5-4)
84. Move effortlessly (5)
85. Only with difficulty (3)
86. Lying face down (5)
87. Plant extract (7)
88. Men’s underpants (1-6)
DOWN
1. Equip (7)
2. Models arranged in a scene (7)
3. Lacking refinement (7)
4. Chronological list of events (8)
5. Large group of musicians (9)
6. Soup (5)
7. Catches (5)
8. Lariat (5)
9. Complain (4)
10. Ridged fabric (5)
11. Give way (5)
15. Slightly sticky (5)
22. Listen to (4)
23. Equine sport (4)
25. Dolt (3)
27. Wise bird (3)
28. Grumble (5)
29. Affix (6)
30. Impair (6)
31. Histrionics (9)
32. Type of coffee (5)
34. Pallid (5)
35. Unit of weight (5)
36. Weakness (7)
39. Particle (3)
40. Praise (7)
44. Starter (6)
45. Excellent (6)
47. Errand runner (collos) (5)
48. Chart book (5)
50. Memorise (5)
52. Distilled amber solid (5)
54. Humdrum grind (3)
57. Truce (9)
59. Garland (3)
61. Jailroom (4)
62. Secrete slowly (4)
64. Unfaithfulness (8)
66. Poem (3)
67. Scent (5)
69. Financial overseer (7)
70. Enunciation (7)
71. Climbing frame for plants (7)
72. Riled (3,2)
73. African animal (abbr) (5)
75. Hopping mad (5)
76. Frock (5)
77. Started (5)
80. Margin (4)