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Phwoar – it’s a whopper! Enjoy your puzzling

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ACROSS

1 Public transport halt (3, 4) 5 Person aged between 12 and 20 (8) 9 Route between mountains (4) 13 Radio studio sign indicating broadcasti­ng (2, 3) 14 Dairy produce (7) 15 See 1 Down (7) 16 Male bee (5) 17 Steeple (5) 18 Word said for photograph­er (6) 20 Part of play (5) 21 Reflector in road (4-3) 23 Sign on shop door, perhaps (4) 26 Applaud (4) 27 Word muttered by extra (7) 30 Nan’s hubby (7) 34 Walked like soldier (7) 36 Quilt-like bed covers (6) 37 Penetrate (5) 39 Cartoon bird pursued by Wile E Coyote (10) 40 Early-morning birdsong (4, 6) 42 Metal worker (5) 43 Building material (6) 44 Monarch’s country (7) 46 Paint using template (7) 47 Persevere (7) 48 Small button or earring (4) 53 Pleasant (4) 54 Hopsital’s surgery room (7) 55 Milky-white gems (5) 58 Living room (6) 60 Correct (5) 62 Bathroom cloth (5) 66 Zodiac sign (7) 67 Dig up (7) 68 ... glycerin, explosive (5) 69 Tax paid on imports (4) 70 Old soldiers (8) 71 Ballroom dance (7)

DOWN

1 15 Across and 49 Down Phrase meaning family is most important (5, 2) 2 Serialised TV drama (4, 5) 3 Aimed at (8) 4 Settles bill (4) 5 Roman item of clothing (4) 6 Provide kit (5) 7 Star-shaped mark (8) 8 Wolfs down (4) 10 Leg and foot joint (5) 11 Police officer with three stripes (8) 12 Number of notes in octave (5) 19 Stretchy synthetic fabric (5) 22 Reach destinatio­n (6) 24 Very drunk (9) 25 Furtive (9) 26 Squash down, make smaller (8) 28 Concealing (6) 29 Pestered (8) 31 System of rapid handwritin­g (9) 32 Mythical land that vanished into sea (8) 33 Took for granted (8) 35 True to life (9) 38 Serpents (6) 41 Shooting star (6) 45 Combat (5) 49 See 1 Down (4, 5) 50 Surrounded, completely held within (8) 51 Hand and nail pampering (8) 52 US gold depository (4, 4) 56 Fully booked event (4-3) 57 Aswan’s country (5) 59 German submarine (1-4) 61 ‘Laughing’ animal (5) 63 Flexible water pipe (4) 64 Part of eye (4) 65 Cook (4)

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