Herald on Sunday

GIANT CROSSWORD

-

ACROSS

1 Peer (5)

4 Lessen enthusiasm, take the enjoyment out of (3,3,7,2)

14 Deadly (5)

15 Marshy (5)

16 Cold continent (10)

17 Farewell (5)

19 Consume (3)

20 Country with Vienna (7)

21 Sure thing (9)

22 Leash (6)

25 Brickbat (9)

27 Ship beds (6)

28 Purloin (6)

33 Acrimony (10)

35 Garland (3)

36 Dangerous (6)

37 Ancient harp (4)

39 Brim (3)

41 Marriage dissolutio­n (7)

42 Seasoned dried sausage (6)

43 Perpetual (9)

44 Dog-biters (5)

45 Famous painter of his mother’s portrait (8)

50 In the event of (2)

51 Profitable (8)

55 Frequently (5)

58 Stiff-legged march (9)

59 Consortium of enterprise­s (6)

60 Unknown (7)

61 Nothing (3)

63 Short burlesque (4)

64 Climbed (6)

65 Wrath (3) 66 Abduction (10)

68 Powerful (6)

69 Explosive exhalation (6)

71 Letter holders (9)

76 Evoke affection (6)

77 Female singing voice (9)

79 Mattress covering (7)

81 Flying mammal (3)

84 Approaches (5)

85 Beyond belief (10)

86 Speed contests (5)

87 Build (5)

88 Make money, especially dishonestl­y (4,4,7)

89 Large safe (5)

DOWN

2 Minimum members for a legal meeting (6)

3 Feeling of general anxiety, dread (5)

5 Vases (4)

6 Journeys (7)

7 Arouse (6)

8 Defence of being elsewhere (5)

9 Wall coating (7)

10 Paper quantity (4)

11 So evil (anag)(6)

12 Guide (5)

13 Small bet (7)

14 Shrub with drooping flowers (7)

18 Belonging to the past (10)

23 Threaded fastener (5)

24 Branch of science (7)

26 Allocates sparingly (7)

27 Court officer (7) 29 Blank page at the front of a book (7)

30 Complete (6)

31 Fabric fold (5)

32 Liaison (6)

34 Hidden drawback (4)

36 Knock over (5)

38 Artist’s stand (5)

40 Abominable snowman (4)

45 Pay (5)

46 Household chore (7)

47 Finished equal (4)

48 Tempt (6)

49 Rise (5)

50 Slope (7)

52 Above human hearing (10)

53 Pirates (anag)(7)

54 Pressing (6)

55 Ostentatio­usly rich (7)

56 Strong desires, impulses (5)

57 Hard strong wood (4)

62 Boundaries (5)

67 Pupil (7)

68 Children’s game (7)

70 Feeling (7)

72 Be overly critical (7)

73 African expedition (6)

74 Summerhous­e (6)

75 Ailing (6)

76 Anaestheti­c (5)

78 Marks correct (5)

80 Australian “bear” (5)

82 Small island (4)

83 Secret plan (4)

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from New Zealand