Crossword

ACROSS

1 Assembled spectators (9)

6 Very small (11)

12 Remote area (SA) (5)

13 Skin swelling (7)

14 Genuine (7)

15 Student (7)

16 Snake (7)

17 Large mammals (9)

18 Previous (5)

19 Sprinkled (6)

21 Off course (6)

22 Speck (3)

24 Bounce (8)

27 Plant shoot (6)

30 Dangerous snakes (6)

31 Lofty campaigns (8)

34 Freeze (3)

36 Agent Pride in NCIS: New Orleans (Scott …) (6)

39 Nursery (6)

42 Tokens (5)

44 Mouthpiece (9)

45 Big-headed person (7)

46 Memory loss (7)

47 Opposed to (7)

48 Rhetoric (7)

49 In the past (5)

50 Ruinous (11)

51 Protected (9)

DOWN

1 Senior diplomats (11) 2 Lifeboats (8)

3 Even up (8)

4 Theatre entertainment (7) 5 Captains (8)

6 Figure of speech (8)

7 Dollar, eg (8)

8 Completely preoccupied (8) 9 Gadgets (12)

10 Intentional (12)

11 Living beings (9)

20 As well (3) 23 Greek cheese (4)

25 Happening (6,2,4) 26 Police rank (12)

28 Role for an actor (4) 29 Determined (11)

32 Beer (3)

33 Overlook (9) 35 Delighted (8)

36 Green veggie (8)

37 Nostalgic gift (8)

38 Giving off light (8) 40 Waterproof jacket (8) 41 Mull over (8)

43 Examine in detail (7)