Herald on Sunday

GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Make slightly wet (7)

4 Reproduce threefold (10)

9 Death investigat­or (7) 13 Sleeve end (4)

14 Outer marginal part (6)

15 Bought off (6)

16 Express opposition (7)

19 Right to enter (10)

20 Stiffness (8)

21 Great pain (5)

24 Four-sided figure (6) 25 Fish-eating eagle (6) 27 Crisp skin of roast pork (9)

32 Strong alcoholic drink (8)

33 Crafty (6)

34 Galley (7)

38 Go against, as of rules and laws (8)

39 Marzipan flavour (6) 40 Highest point (4)

41 Fireplace (5)

42 Wading bird (5)

45 A goad guaranteed to infuriate another (1,3,3,2,1,4)

52 Spread in America (5) 55 Browned bread (5)

56 Molten material from a volcano (4)

57 Punctual (6)

58 Spring flower (8)

61 Diver’s outfit (7)

62 Adheres (6)

63 Unimportan­t, trivial (8) 66 Restore to life (9)

68 Natural fabric (6)

69 Grinned (6)

73 Indistinct (5)

74 Supplement to a book (8)

76 Brought to an end (10)

81 Assortment (7)

82 Mark of disgrace (6) 83 Noisy fight (6)

84 Burn superficia­lly (4) 85 Pungent red pepper (7)

86 Not anticipate­d (10) 87 Coached (7)

DOWN

1 Mohammed’s birthplace (5)

2 Notorious (8)

3 Usual (6)

4 Pick-me-up (5)

5 Notion (4)

6 Freedom (7)

7 Shrink back, flinch (6) 8 General tendency (5) 10 Boat implements (4) 11 Eight-sided figure (7) 12 Alleviatin­g (6)

17 Drawing power (10) 18 Shop’s merchandis­e (5)

22 Grappling fighter (8) 23 Natural ability (5)

24 Fashionabl­e (7)

26 Drinks cautiously (4) 28 Edible leafstalk (7) 29 Mystery (6)

30 Artist’s workroom (6) 31 Festering (6) 33 Surrounded by (5)

35 Around (5)

36 At a distance (4)

37 Secure against leakage (4)

43 Called forth (6)

44 Desert green spot (5) 46 Thoroughfa­re (4)

47 Extreme and severe (7)

48 Llama-like animal (6) 49 Implements (5)

50 Natural desire for food (8)

51 Held legally responsibl­e (6)

52 Ten firemen (anag) (10)

53 Bare (4)

54 Chopper landing spot (7)

59 With the subtractio­n of (5)

60 Large luxurious car (4)

64 Swap (5)

65 Arrow maker (8)

67 Having or showing profound knowledge (7) 68 Liken (7)

70 Cuban capital (6)

71 Slowly and gracefully (mus)(6)

72 Collision (6)

75 Consumed (5)

77 Small and delicate (5) 78 Challenged (5)

79 Astound (4)

80 Lose colour (4)

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