Otago Daily Times

Jumbo crossword

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ACROSS

1 Frighten (5)

4 At the slightest pretext or provocatio­n (2,3,4,2,1,3)

14 Animal life (5)

15 Heading (5) 16 Impossible to satisfy (10)

17 Big cat (5)

19 Digit (3)

20 Enormous (7)

21 Telephone book (9)

22 Russian vehicle with horses three abreast (6)

25 Use of tricks to deceive someone (9)

27 Disappear (6)

28 Formed (6)

33 Incentive for action (10)

35 Combat (3)

36 Australian sheepdog (6)

37 Minus (4)

39 Endeavour (3)

41 Wool fat (7)

42 Preserved sausage (6)

43 Earnestnes­s (9)

44 Swinging barriers (5)

45 Decided by logic (8)

50 Abbreviate­d company (2)

51 Racetrack (8) 55 Supplement (3,2)

58 Sickened, repulsed (9)

59 Capital of the Philippine­s (6)

60 Of earthquake­s (7)

61 Recede (3)

63 Anger (4) 64 Picnic basket (6)

65 Public house (3)

66 Melodramat­ic (10)

68 Roman emperor (6)

69 Middle (6)

71 Watered (9)

76 Fated (6)

77 Cause for complaint (9)

79 Clogged (7)

81 Mistruth (3)

84 Sign on (5)

85 Indicating a good chance of success (10) 86 Tiling cement (5)

87 Darkness (5)

88 Be unenthusia­stic about, disparage (4,4,5,2)

89 Doesn’t go (5)

DOWN

2 Culminatio­n, highest point (6)

3 Regulation­s (5)

5 Shade of colour (4)

6 Of greater weight (7)

7 Vehicle operator (6)

8 Circular course (5)

9 Invade and conquer (7)

10 Industriou­s insects (4)

11 Long-haired goat (6)

12 Post-coup ruling group (5)

13 Provided food (7)

14 Carried goods (7)

18 Emergency emptying of building (10)

23 Out of condition (5)

24 Futile (7)

26 Evil (7)

27 Dizziness (7)

29 Advance showing (7)

30 Find (6)

31 Perspire (5)

32 Abduct (6)

34 Orderly, tidy (4)

36 Tokyo (anag)(5) 38 With cunning (5)

40 Wine and dine (4)

45 Navigation aid (5)

46 Cealr of blame (7)

47 Responsibi­lity (4)

48 Accessorie­s (6) 49 Snake (5)

50 Merge (7)

52 Sooner or later (10)

53 Loathe (7)

54 Creature (6)

55 Modified for use (7) 56 Fatuous (5)

57 Storyline (4)

62 Lukewarm (5)

67 Soldier’s blade (7)

68 Contacting by telephone (7)

70 Violent wind storm (7)

72 Be given (7)

73 Oddball (6)

74 Yacht harbour (6)

75 Loveliness (6)

76 Condescend (5)

78 Alleviated (5)

80 Gemstone weight unit (5)

82 Make indistinct (4)

83 Board game (4)

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