JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Shame at having failed (7)

5. For a particular purpose (2,3)

8. Laughable (7)

12. Unconstrained (4)

13. Stationary (5)

15. Yeast spread (7)

17. Of the moon (5)

19. Discern (3)

20. Compete (3)

21. Approximately (L) (5)

22. Prolonged bitter quarrel (8)

23. False, unjustified (7)

25. Rascal (9)

28. Card suit (6)

31. Highland dance (5)

35. Pause and recover (4)

36. Monarch (5)

37. Commotion (6)

39. A person’s contribution (5)

40. Exposed (5)

43. Prize money (7)

45. Dab (3)

46. Palaver (3)

Solution in Monday’s paper

47. Eject (colloq) (4,3) DOWN

49. Blissful period (5) 1. Hot spice (6)

52. Might (5) 2. Becomes older (4)

53. Excess body fluid (6) 3. Speed (4)

54. Reconnoitre (5) 4. Deadened (6)

55. Hang over (4) 5. Shorten (text) (7)

57. Threaded fastener (5) 6. Many a time (archaic)

60. Zero (6) (3)

64. Make uneasy (9) 7. Crack in a glacier (8)

66. Offence (7) 8. Pertinent (8)

68. Pleasure seeker (8) 9. Matching up, in ___

69. Conceited gait (5) (inf) (4)

72. Porky (3) 10. Whirring sound (4)

73. Plead (3) 11. Imperil (8)

75. Spooky (5) 14. Keep (6)

76. Furniture with 16. Bury (5) drawers (7) 18. Light and roomy (4)

78. Chuckle (5) 22. Someone notable (3)

79. Scat! (4) 24. None (3)

80. Self-important (7) 26. Song words (5)

81. E-message (5) 27. Resolve (9)

82. Dairy product (7) 29. Atmosphere (4)

30. Authentic (4)

31. Weak (5)

32. Overbearing (9)

33. Instinctive (3)

34. Moved stealthily (5)

38. Against (4)

41. Legend (3)

42. Valley (4)

43. Bloke (inf) (5)

44. Lob (5)

48. Get the better of (5)

50. Protest (colloq) (4)

51. Lengthy (4)

52. Dance step (3)

54. Avoid (8)

55. Dead (8)

56. Punctual (2,3,3)

58. Part of the eye (6)

59. Time period (3)

61. Uncalled-for (5)

62. Part of a phone (7)

63. Behind (nautical) (3)

65. Hint (4)

66. Off target (6)

67. Formal headwear (3,3)

70. Paper measure (4)

71. Threesome (4)

73. Online journal (4)

74. Spiritual teacher (4)

77. Argue (3)