THE JUMBO PUZZLE
ACROSS 1 Leading figures in a party, cause or movement (8-7)
9 Great (5)
12 See 38 Down
13 and 49 Down Sergeant King in Our Girl – last Tuesday,
BBC1 (5,4)
14 Vase (3)
16 Ruins (5)
17 Large black-and-white mammal (5)
18 Thrilling (12)
19 Metamorphose (6)
21 Short rest (3-4)
24 Glowing (3-3)
26 Possess (3)
28 Aim (4)
30 Make a mistake (3)
31 Assisted (7)
32 Round handle (8)
34 Dilapidated (8)
35 and 54 Across Erin in The Handmaid’s Tale – last Sunday, Channel
4 (4,3)
36 Uttered (5)
40 and 70 Down Janice in Atlanta – last Sunday,
BBC2 (4,5)
41 and 65 Across Han Best in Holby City – last Tuesday, BBC1
(5,6)
42 Religious belief (5)
43 Group of quails (4)
44 Speed (5)
46 Unit of liquid measure of capacity (4)
47 Large fish (8)
51 Replant with trees (8)
53 Spray can (7)
54 See 35 Across
55 US state; capital Des Moines (4)
57 Organ of sight (3)
58 See 2 Down
60 Joseph -------, German deviser of a system of posture exercises (7)
65 See 41 Across
66 Tenant farmer who gives a portion of each crop as rent (12)
68 and 50 Down Diane Kelly in A Very English Scandal – last
Sunday, BBC1 (5,10)
71 Well-known song (5)
72 Shoddy goods (3)
73 Stadium (5)
74 Intestinal disease (7)
75 Sleeps lightly (5)
76 Magical female character (5,10) DOWN
1 Recap (3,2)
2 and 58 Across Presenter of Journey In The Danger Zone: Iraq – last Sunday,
BBC2 (5,6)
3 US currency unit (6)
4 Poems (6)
5 See 25 Down 6 Small plots of land for growing vegetables or flowers (10)
7 Boredom (5)
8 Scrutinising (8)
9 Action (7)
10 and 52 Down Bernard Scorsese in Lethal Weapon – last night, ITV (9,9)
11 Staid (11)
15 Not any (4)
20 Stupid (8)
22 Not secret (4)
23 Traditional belief
(3,5,4)
24 Chess piece (4)
25 and 5 Down Penny Stevenson in Doctors – last Monday, BBC1
(6,7)
27 Conceited (12)
29 Illegal act (7)
33 Nap (3)
34 See 37 Down
37 and 34 Down Presenter of Britain’s Secret Charity Cheats – last Monday, BBC1
(5,5)
38 and 12 Across Guillaume in Versailles – last Tuesday, BBC2 (7,7)
39 Took as a loan (8)
43 Farewell (3-3)
44 Instrument (11)
45 Also (3)
48 Carry (4)
49 See 13 Across
50 See 68 Across
52 See 10 Down
56 Alcoholic drink taken before a meal (8)
59 Ornaments worn around the foot (7)
61 Highest adult female voice (7)
62 Close (4)
63 Unit of weight; one eighth of an ounce (6)
64 Buoyant (6)
67 Raccoon-like animal of Central and South America (5)
69 Overweight (5)
70 See 40 Across