JUMBO CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
1 Horizon (7) 4 Synthetic (10) 9 Mystify (7) 13 Loyal (4) 14 Writer (6) 15 Very seldom (6) 16 Defy (7) 19 Failing in what duty requires (10) 20 Criminal (8) 21 Shelf (5) 24 Sheen (6) 25 Schedule (6) 27 Exact copy (9) 32 Mishap (8) 33 Deadly epidemic (6) 34 Optimistic (7) 38 Drapes (8) 39 Ludicrous (6) 40 Reverberation (4) 41 Stop (5) 42 Citrus fruit (5) 45 Letters (14) 52 Precipitous (5) 55 Let in (5) 56 Disarray (4) 57 Affront (6) 58 Carving artist (8) 61 Skull (7) 62 Brawl (6) 63 Competition winner (8) 66 Met Monroe (anag)(9) 68 Issue sparingly (6) 69 Decrease (6) 73 Grinding tooth (5) 74 Abnormally sensitive and obsessive (8) 76 Relating to horse riding (10) 81 Marred (7) 82 Curved fruit (6) 83 General tendencies (6) 84 Destiny (4) 85 Liberty (7) 86 Exceedingly or unbelievably great (10) 87 Employees (7)
DOWN
1 Glossy fabric (5) 2 Last-born (8) 3 Arouse (6) 4 Farewell (5) 5 Layer (4) 6 Recipe (7) 7 Ring (6) 8 Permit (5) 10 Wicked (4) 11 Objection (7) 12 Vigour (6) 17 Mischievous elf (10) 18 Erect (5) 22 Shaky (8) 23 Thespian (5) 24 Melodic, songlike (7) 26 Delight (4) 28 Musical instrument (7) 29 Eat alfresco (6) 30 Infuriate (6) 31 Disorderly struggle (6) 33 Chubby (5) 35 Oust (5) 36 Clip (4) 37 Elegant and stylish (4) 43 Tolerate (6) 44 Vegetable (5) 46 Portent (4) 47 Dais (7) 48 Runner's pain (6) 49 Fertile patch in desert (5) 50 Fragile, easily broken (8) 51 Break loose (6) 52 Outline (10) 53 Consumes (4) 54 Steal (7) 59 Protect (5) 60 Pudding cereal (4) 64 Smile contemptuously (5) 65 Rough costing (8) 67 Study (7) 68 Miracle (anag)(7) 70 Reddish metal (6) 71 Pour through sieve (6) 72 Field (6) 75 Attain (5) 77 Subdue (5) 78 Requirements (5) 79 Nil (4) 80 Render semi-conscious (4)