JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Youngster (colloq) (6)

4. Potentially dangerous thing (5,4)

9. Slope (4)

11. Diamond (inf) (3)

12. Toilet (inf) (3)

13. Assert (4)

15. Spiteful (5)

16. Colour (3)

17. Portent (4)

19. Press (4)

21. Capable (4)

23. Chart (3)

24. Protein substance (6)

26. Regrettably (4)

27. Bind (3)

28. Bashful (3)

30. Engrave (4)

31. Tempest (5)

32. Stand up (5)

34. Allotted period (5)

35. Shaft (4)

36. Lazily (4)

38. Boast (4)

39. Pledge (4)

40. Sunglasses (inf) (6)

44. Sense of self (3)

45. Clothing (6)

46. Young horse (4)

48. Anguish (4)

50. Cooking utensil (6)

51. Formerly (3)

53. Objective (6)

57. Yearn (4)

58. The three wise men (4)

59. Spelling mistake (4)

61. Weapons (4)

63. Pry (5)

65. Occlude (5)

67. Motif (5)

68. Not here (4)

69. Spin out (3)

70. Long flat runner used on snow (3)

71. Type of curve (4)

72. Basement (6)

75. Bit (3)

76. One of these (4)

79. Used to be (4)

81. As well (4)

82. Beverage (3)

83. Portly (5)

84. Region (4)

85. In favour (3)

86. Address to a man (3)

87. Father (4)

88. Keep trying (9)

89. Starter (6)

DOWN

1. Close shaves (4,6)

2. Thrum (4)

3. Mature (5)

4. Criticise (5)

5. Without guile (7)

6. One’s period of success (6)

7. Shining (7)

8. Request (4)

9. Implement (4)

10. Propensity (8)

14. Feeling of elation (8)

18. Way (6)

20. Relevant (7)

22. Cigarette end (4)

25. Eagerness (4)

29. Stall (5)

30. Captivate (7)

33. Revolutionary (5)

34. Hunch over (5)

36. Bury (5)

37. Sizeable (5)

41. Durable (5)

42. The same (L) (5)

43. Scraggy (7)

47. Silly person (5)

49. Assumed name (5)

52. Slap (5)

54. Stark (7)

55. Live wire (2-6)

56. Worn (10)

59. Go on land without permission (8)

60. Braids (6)

62. Genuine (4)

63. Indian dress (4)

64. Al fresco (4-3)

66. Educational talk (7)

69. Pass (6)

73. Expire (5)

74. In the know (5)

77. Optimism (4)

78. Halt (4)

80. Large amount (4)