THE JUMBO PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 In proportion (12) 7 Repeat (4) 11 Loser (2-5) 12 See 57 Down 13 Viral disease (5) 15 Large lizard (6) 16 See 52 Across 20, 61 Down and 31 Across Angel in People Just Do Nothing - last Sunday, BBC1 (6,7,7) 22 See 38 Across 24 Jilted (8) 26 Fun activity (4) 28 and 14 Down Female judge on The Great British Bake Off - last Tuesday, Channel 4 (4,5) 29 Breathe in (6) 31 See 20 Across 32 One who totters (8) 35 Stubbornness (9) 37 Lower extremities of
the leg (4) 38 and 22 Across Ellen in Back - last Wednesday, Channel 4 (5,6) 41 Powerful breed of
draught horse (10) 42 Discouragement (10) 44 See 62 Across 46 Knock out (4) 47 Liveliest (9) 52 and 16 Across James in Doctor Foster - last Tuesday, BBC1 (8,11) 54 and 39 Down Nicola Bell in Quacks - last Tuesday, BBC2 (7,8) 56 US state; capital
Juneau (6) 58 Sense of smell (4) 59 Cereal plants (4) 60 Small striped tuna (8) 62 and 44 Across Leonora Quine in Strike - The Silkworm - last Sunday, BBC1 (6,5) 63 Orb (6) 68 See 49 Down 70 Entertainment popular in the 16thand early 17thcentury (6) 71 Topic (5) 73 Embarrassing
misunderstanding (9) 74 Not quite correct (7) 75 Flat (4) 76 Art of escalating a dangerous situation to make a gain (12)
DOWN
1 Sicilian pastries with a sweet ricotta filling (7) 2 Hair of an angora
goat (6) 3 Explained (9) 4 Plastic film (6-4) 5 Decomposes (4) 6 Second zodiac sign (6) 8 Porcelain (5) 9 Scandal (7) 10 Normal (5) 13 Clause (7) 14 See 28 Across 17 Church table (5) 18 Types (5) 19 River between Germany and Poland (4) 21 Elderliness (8) 23 See 72 Down 24 Memorable occasion
(3-6,3) 25 and 36 Down Elaine Shepard in Rellik last Monday, BBC1 (4,7) 27 Financial institution
(8,4) 30 Performed (5) 33 Day before event (3) 34 Ineffectual men (7) 36 See 25 Down 39 See 54 Across 40 Unlawful entry (8) 43 1978 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice stage musical (5) 45 Foolish person (3) 48 Swinging device (7) 49 and 68 Across Lady Emma Portman in Victoria - last Sunday, ITV (4,6-5) 50 Buffalo (5) 51 Hospital where chronic illnesses are treated (10) 52 Situation (4) 53 Excuse (5) 55 Male entertainer dressed in women’s clothing (4,5) 57 and 12 Across Otello in Upstart Crow - last Monday, BBC2 (5,9) 61 See 20 Across 64 Brief rest (3,4) 65 Helicopter wing (5) 66 Cashier (6) 67 Disengage (6) 69 Principled (5) 72 and 23 Down Andrew Earlham in Liar - last Monday, ITV (4,8)