JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Group of warships (5) 4. Speed of thought (5-10) 14. Grubby (5) 15. Donate funds (5) 16. Hand in poker (5,5) 17. Semi-precious stone (5) 19. Sun (Spanish) (3) 20. Umpire (7) 21. Done with good intentions (4-5) 22. Brilliance (6) 25. Skilled storyteller (9) 27. Intelligent (6) 28. Steal cattle (6) 33. Element whose symbol is P (10) 35. Self-esteem (3) 36. Opinion poll (6) 37. Smooch (4) 39. Illuminated (3) 41. Small kangaroo (7) 42. Any indigenous creature (6) 43. Authorise (9) 44. Frigid (3) 45. Demote (8) 49. Illicit relationship (6) 52. Munitions (8) 56. Pole (3) 58. Producing a good profit (9) 59. Hydrophobia (6) 60. Unfair treatment (3,4) 61. Chest bone (3) 63. Submerged rock (4) 64. Administer a country (6) 65. Beer (3) 66. Occupation of Hansel and Gretel’s father (10) 68. Deep gorge formed by a river (6) 69. Eat delicately (6) 71. Soldier of fortune (9) 76. Superior (6) 77. Out of the loop, uninformed (2,3,4) 79. Do well, financially or otherwise (7) 81. Perish (3) 84. Audibly (5) 85. Make progress (5,5) 86. The whole amount (5) 87. Temperamental (5) 88. Ailing (5,3,7) 89. Secret number? (5)

DOWN

2. Touched down (6) 3. Wear away (5) 5. On top of (4) 6. French country house (7) 7. Empty, aimless talk (6) 8. Ceasefire (5) 9. Improve, upgrade (7) 10. In close proximity (4) 11. Frightened (6) 12. Tie up (5) 13. Violent windstorm (7) 14. Deceitful (7) 18. Dislike of foreigners and foreign things (10) 23. Rear of a ship (5) 24. Rumour (7) 26. Clear of blame (7) 27. Water-borne disease (7) 29. Teaching (7) 30. Group of words expressing an idea (6) 31. Faith (6) 32. Chain (6) 34. Rise rapidly (4) 36. One of a series of steps (5) 38. Military blockade (5) 40. Unify (4) 45. Measuring stick (5) 46. Lecturer’s stand (7) 47. Target (4) 48. Three-legged stand (6) 49. Decorate (5) 50. Prohibited (7) 51. Innate (6) 53. Right on target (4,6) 54. Financial overseer (7) 55. Maddened (6) 56. Daydream (7) 57. Feline sound (4) 62. Cut made on a stick (5) 67. Depict (7) 68. Criticise (7) 70. Advantage, gain (7) 72. Within hearing distance (7) 73. Complain (6) 74. Stick to (6) 75. Speak ill of someone; slander (6) 76. Underneath (5) 78. Equine (5) 80. Talked (5) 82. Cutting side of a blade (4) 83. Speed (4)