GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Residue from burning (5)

4 Long running race (8)

9 Ship (6)

14 Windproof jacket (5)

15 The matching of tasks and talents (6,3,7)

17 Animal’s track or scent (5)

18 Henpeck (3)

19 From Stockholm (7) 20 Variety (9)

21 Causing annoyance (6)

24 Work as a selfemployed writer (9)

25 Quirk, peculiarity (6) 26 Licence (6)

29 Rich saints (anag)(10) 31 Play on words (3)

32 Feels (6)

33 Love god (4)

35 Pretend (3)

37 Draped garment (4) 39 Fruit of a South American tree (6,3)

40 Graceful dancer (9)

41 Diplomatic messenger (5)

42 Make headway (8)

47 Delightful, attractive (8)

51 Large blood vessel (5) 55 Not sure (9)

56 Lifelike (9)

58 Short letter (4)

59 Pea container (3)

60 Extend across (4)

61 Against (6)

62 Night hunter (3)

63 Legislative assembly (10)

66 Golfer’s assistant (6)

67 Spouting hot spring (6)

69 Overcome, as with emotions (9)

72 Antiseptic tincture (6)

73 Radio users (9)

75 Old French dance (7)

77 Outer edge (3)

80 Hot drink (5)

81 Irritate by tactless handling (3,2,3,5,3)

82 Divide (5)

83 Climb (6)

84 Equivalent words (8) 85 Leg support (5)

DOWN

2 Timing device (9)

3 Alleviated (5)

5 Sailor’s shout (4)

6 Sale to bidders (7)

7 Home management (12)

8 Springtime constructions (5)

9 Called on (7)

10 Winner’s ribbon (4) 11 Wore away (6)

12 Twisting squeeze (5) 13 Maximum size (7) 14 Extolled (7)

16 Vulnerable to (11) 22 Woolly South American animal (6)

23 Be loyal to (5,2)

24 Not succeeding (7) 25 Highly decorated (6) 27 Cocktail (7)

28 Riches (6)

30 Inadvertent mistake (4)

32 Heating device (5)

34 Jargon (5)

36 Prophet (4)

38 Tune (3)

42 Stops up (5)

43 Fruit tree group (7)

44 Scarce (4)

45 Woodlouse (6)

46 Stumbles (5)

48 Extensive group of islands (11)

49 Least (7)

50 Gain after expenses (3)

51 Confectionery flavour (7)

52 Fervency (6)

53 Writing instrument (9,3)

54 Hobble (4)

57 Tossed (6)

64 Dusk (9)

65 High bridge (7)

66 Hold dear (7)

68 Agitated (7)

70 Made of baked clay (7)

71 Light meals (6)

72 Express indirectly (5)

74 Pipes (5)

76 Keyboard instrument (5)

78 Shave down (4)

79 Move through water (4)