JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 In difficulties with no retreat (4,2,3,4) 8 Dissent (6) 14 Left over (5) 15 Splendour (8) 16 Correspondence
(7) 17 Unreactive (5) 18 Drunkard (3) 19 Move forward
(7) 21 Constrained (9) 22 Day nursery (6) 25 Gloomy person (3,7)
27 Replied (8)
28 Decapitate (6)
31 Compels (6)
33 Cradle song (7)
34 Noon (6)
35 Quick and neatly skilful (4)
37 Female deer (3)
39 Monk’s hood (4)
40 Distress (7)
41 Person next door (9)
42 Gave in (7) 43 Piece (8) 48 Fidgety (8) 52 Windfall (7) 56 Impoverished (9) 57 Fragrant flower
(7) 58 Jacket (4) 59 Long seat (3) 60 Refuse (4) 61 Bisects (6) 62 Indict before a tribunal (7)
63 Tiny (6)
65 Steal (6)
66 Amiable (8)
68 Corrections (10)
71 Festering (6)
72 Hillocks of mining waste (4-5)
74 Praise publicly
(7) 76 Enjoyment (3) 79 Populous country (5)
80 Dry red wine (7)
81 Pass (8)
83 Less dangerous (5) 84 Felt (6) 85 Well positioned (7,6)
DOWN
2 Shorten (7) 3 African country (5)
4 Be in debt (3)
5 Cause pain (4)
6 Two-way radio (6-6)
7 Fastening for gate, door (5)
8 Offensively or repulsively indecent (7)
9 Connect (4)
10 Stone fruit (6)
11 Out of fashion (5)
12 Skin-tight garment (7)
13 Don’t give up! (5,3,3)
14 Adhesive label (7)
20 Fellow student
(9) 23 Roof window (8) 24 Blind alley (4,3) 26 Accumulation of jobs not done (7)
27 Disinterest (6)
29 Unsightly (7)
30 Widespread food scarcity (6)
32 Distinctive smell
(5)
34 Repairs (5)
36 Changes direction (5) 38 Closed (4)
43 Lost colour (5) 44 Store of weapons (7) 45 Chain armour (4) 46 Chewy sweet (6) 47 Metal-cutting shears (5) 48 Felt indignant about (8) 49 Occurring in brief irregular bursts (9)
50 Permit document (7) 51 Vertical passageway (5) 52 Lodge-building animals
(7) 53 Occasionally (3,3,5) 54 Fight (6)
55 I’m dot in place (anag) (7,5)
64 Give up all hope (7) 65 Abundant (7)
67 Cleaned (anag) (7) 69 Coppice (7) 70 Conundrum (6) 71 Smell (5) 73 Boredom, listlessness
(5) 75 Turning machine (5) 77 Flying mammals (4) 78 Ripped (4) 82 Clairvoyance (1,1,1)