The Northern Advocate

Giant quick crossword

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Across

1. Of pasta, firm to the bite (2,5)

5. Blow up (7)

9. Rugby set piece (5)

12. Petrol (US) (3)

13. Small, poisonous snake (5)

14. Onlooker (9)

16. Breed of dog (5)

17. Also (3)

18. Choke (3)

19. Sheltered side (3)

20. Overhead (5)

21. Notified (4)

24. Small religious group (4)

26. Hide (7)

30. Hawker (6)

33. Adage (6)

37. Chair (4)

39. Lizard (5)

41. Rummage (6)

42. Spice (6)

43. Exclamatio­n of message received (5)

44. Perch (5)

47. Adrift (6)

50. Bankroll (7)

52. Meditation chant (6)

54. River mouth (5)

56. String instrument (5)

57. Ice cream dish (6)

59. Gradually diminish (6)

61. Complain (colloq) (5)

64. Badly behaved child (4)

66. Edict (6)

69. Rich, layered cake (6)

70. Core (7)

74. Refuse to obey (4)

76. Sprint (4)

79. Relating to hearing or sound (5)

80. Golfing aid (3)

81. Lout (3)

83. Tree (3)

84. Lightweigh­t wood (5)

85. Drunk (colloq) (4-5)

86. Tedium (5)

87. Large snake (3)

88. Faithful (5)

89. Cajole (7)

90. Genuine (7)

Down

1. Divine (7)

2. Recognise (7)

3. Provide commentary (7)

4. To be admired (8)

5. Unplanned (9)

6. Strong point (5)

7. Head monk (5)

8. Artist’s stand (5)

9. Traveller’s bundle (4)

10. Raised strip (5)

11. Worth (5)

15. Unpleasant (5)

22. Monster (4)

23. Twilight (4)

25. Jailbird (colloq) (3)

27. Ballad (3)

28. Collector’s item (5)

29. Shrewd (6)

31. Superiorit­y (9)

32. Hostility (abbr) (5)

34. Artery (5)

35. Metal bar (5)

36. Rubbish (7)

38. Anxiety or dread (5)

40. Speak softly (3)

41. Limp (7)

45. Sequence (5)

46. Intelligen­ce (inf) (6)

48. Light purple colour (5)

49. Sun-dried brick (5)

51. Vermicelli, linguini or rigatoni (5)

53. Recess (5)

55. Make a false statement (3)

58. Plentiful supply (9)

60. One of the Seven Dwarfs (3)

62. Give temporaril­y (4)

63. Gets older (4)

65. Form of exercise (8)

67. Stretch (3)

68. Regal (5)

71. Engorged (7)

72. Worthy of attention (7)

73. Raise (7)

74. Headless peg (5)

75. Foolishnes­s (5)

77. Permit (5)

78. Row of shrubs (5)

79. Correct something (5)

82. Thwart (4)

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