GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Criminal deception (5) 4 Dismissal notice (8,6) 11 Minimum (5)

14 Adhere (5)

15 Group of islands (11) 16 Social event (8)

19 American highway (7) 20 Bottomless pit (5)

21 Lengthened (9)

24 Dancer’s spin (9)

26 Double-cross (6)

27 Go up (6)

31 Estimate (5)

32 Cabbage salad (8)

34 Ultra-modern (10)

38 Crux (7)

39 Quick run (6)

40 Messy (6)

41 Russian emperor (4) 42 Aloof (7)

45 Canine sleuth (10)

50 Pungent gas (7)

54 Opera solo (4)

55 Chant (6)

56 Open (6)

57 Use again (7)

60 Tremor (10)

61 A bet against heavy odds (4,4)

62 Divide (5)

65 Reddish metal (6)

66 Dummy ducks (6)

67 Science of sound (9) 72 Nitre (9)

73 Haggard (5)

74 Small glass balls (7) 79 Near-range photographs (5-3) 80 Unwilling or unable to believe (11)

81 Perhaps (5)

82 Raises (5)

83 Reach the lowest level (5,3,6)

84 Brief (5)

DOWN

2 Go to bed (6)

3 Male relative (5)

5 Affected manners (4)

6 Live together (7)

7 Foist upon (6)

8 Seabird (4)

9 Control the rate of (8)

10 Gregarious (6)

11 Captaincy (10)

12 Corrosive liquid (4)

13 Knotted (7)

17 Synthetic fibre (5)

18 Smitten (10)

22 Spite (5)

23 Throw overboard (8)

25 Audit (7)

26 Enchant (7)

28 Breakfast fare (6)

29 No bail (anag)(6)

30 Treeless Arctic plain (6) 33 Oust (5)

35 About (5)

36 Religious representation (4)

37 Revered mentor (4)

42 Male duck (5)

43 Rider’s supports (8)

44 Language (6)

45 Accounts minder (10) 46 Had debts (4) 47 Increases twofold (7) 48 Rectangular (6)

49 Small cuts (5)

51 Submissive (4)

52 I comply (anag)(7)

53 Set into surface (6)

58 Cobblers (10)

59 Camera adjustment (5) 63 Handle (8)

64 Bind (5)

65 Funny (7)

68 Yellow-flowering pasture plant (7)

69 Escalate (4,2)

70 Exchanged (6)

71 Subs payer (6)

75 Run aground (5)

76 Outdoor sport (4)

77 Curved support (4)

78 Cry of pain (4)