Jumbo Crossword

ACROSS

1 Able to read minds (7) 5 Musical instrument (6) 8 Litter of pigs (6)

11 Not me (3) 12 European mountain range (4) 13 Competitor (9)

14 Loops with running knots (6) 15 Desire to set fire to things (9) 16 Incalculable (11) 20 Disheartened (10) 21 Excesses (9)

24 Rude (13)

29 Ukrainian port (6) 31 Likely to attack; belligerent (10)

33 Solid basis (10)

35 Walks heavily and firmly (6)

36 Documentation (13) 40 Merchant who sells writing materials (9) 42 Unruly (10)

44 Official title (11) 48 Bothersome people (9) 50 Having only magnitude (6) 51 Body that supervises an industry (9)

52 Large wading bird (4) 53 Total (3)

54 Reduce to a lower grade (6) 55 Plan of action (6) 56 Hammers (7)

DOWN

2 Tarnish (5) 3 Joint advocate (9)

4 Singer (7)

5 Allowing the release of pent-up emotions (9) 6 Human beings collectively (7) 7 Ancient harps (5)

8 What a mycologist studies (5) 9 Dry red wine (5) 10 Position on top of (7) 17 Self-supporting wooden frame (5)

18 Small mountain lake (4) 19 Sensational dramatic work (9) 20 Undertaking something (5) 22 Japanese food (5)

23 Dirty mark on clothing (5) 25 Freeing from a liability (9) 26 Depart (4)

27 Recurrent topic (5) 28 Unsuitable (5)

30 Ride the waves (4) 31 Singing voices (5) 32 Tropical fruit (5) 34 Form of oxygen (5) 36 Breed of dog (5) 37 Suggest indirectly (9) 38 Occurring every three years (9)

39 ___ Kendrick: US actor (4) 41 Molasses (7) 42 Tenured (anag.) (7) 43 Identifying outfit (7)

45 Ice home (5)

46 Care for; look after (5) 47 Conditions (5)

49 Turf out (5)