GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Yellow fossil gum (5) 4 Favourite person (5,2,4,3)

11 Happening (5)

14 Stage accessories (5)

15 Radio, TV presenter (11)

16 Dairy cattle breed (8) 19 Security device (7) 20 Form (5)

21 Practised (9)

24 Unwavering in purpose, loyalty (9)

26 Ban (6)

27 Small river (6)

31 Pulsate (5)

32 Woman’s garment (8)

34 Triumphant (10)

38 Colitis (anag)(7)

39 Synopsis (6)

40 Respect and admiration (6)

41 Disconcert (4)

42 Diver’s garment (7) 45 Squeezed (10)

50 Meal course (7)

54 Speed (4)

55 Acid-alkali indicator (6)

56 Skin (6)

57 Fault-find (3-4)

60 Played the market (10)

61 Facing (8)

62 Less dangerous (5) 65 Carnival (6) 66 Overseas (6)

67 Long-established custom (9)

72 Gut feelings (9)

73 Rural holdings (5) 74 Big cat (7)

79 Stoppered glass wine bottle (8)

80 Not recommended (11)

81 Craze (5)

82 Ravine (5)

83 Unlucky for some? (6,8)

84 High temperature (5)

DOWN

2 Bricklayer’s mixture (6)

3 Oust (5)

5 Unadulterated (4)

6 Despises (7)

7 Dwell in (6)

8 Kiln for drying hops (4)

9 Last batsman (8)

10 Mistakes (6)

11 Basic (10)

12 Heinous (4)

13 Temper fit (7)

17 Water body (5)

18 Struck back (10)

22 Bid (5)

23 Cause to explode (8) 25 Hot region (7)

26 Supervise (7)

28 Pick (6)

29 Breakfast holder (3,3) 30 Be at (6)

33 Slowly and broadly (mus)(5)

35 Sugary (5)

36 Flightless bird (4)

37 Untidy shambles (4) 42 Straw (anag)(5)

43 In shreds (8)

44 Island country off China (6)

45 Waist sash (10)

46 Maximum (4)

47 Giant coniferous tree (7)

48 Undresses (6)

49 Leaves (5)

51 Discharge (4)

52 Highest female voice (7)

53 Soaring firework (6) 58 Nourishment (10) 59 Examine (5)

63 Keep on (8)

64 Shoplift (5)

65 Fireplace log holder (7)

68 Scrap (7)

69 Scattered (6)

70 French Pacific island (6)

71 Attractively small, dainty (6)

75 Provoke (5)

76 Skin mark (4)

77 Check and correct (4)

78 Hint (4)