GIANT CROSSWORD SOLUTION

69 Dessert. 72 Bit player. 73 Snout. 74 Constable. 79 Back. 81 Robin. 82 Buckwheat. 83 Miss. 85 Repent. 86 Lowers. 87 Lose one’s rag. DOWN: 1 Prop. 2 Smites. 3 Scarce. 4 Raining. 5 Scrap. 6 Well-heeled. 7 Not on. 8 Make known. 9 Break in. 10 Spar. 11 Manicure. 15 Healed. 21 Above. 24 Earnest. 25 Sandra. 26 Allege. 28 Farce. 29 Rod. 33 Without. 34 Poster. 37 Peter. 40 Alive. 41 Deleted. 43 Suede. 44 Ticker. 46 Pumps. 49 Round up. 51 Tirade. 53 Routed. 55 Cards. 58 Behind bars. 60 Eye. 62 Moral. 63 Screwball. 65 Animated. 68 Launch. 70 Parrots. 71 Covered. 75 Satiny. 76 Almost. 77 Knows. 78 Swoon. 80 Keen. 84 Stab. PRIZE CROSSWORD WINNERS No. 14,563: £20 to P. Shaw, Nottingham; Mrs L. Simonite, Derbyshire; J. Tweedale, Edinburgh. No. 14,564: £20 to D. Horne, Northamptonshire; Mrs E. Ingleby, Northampton; M. Miles, Bedford. No. 14,565: £20 to B. Jones. Dyfed; Mrs M. Pottruff, Kent; J. Young, Gloucestershire. No. 14,566: £20 to Ms B. Hughes, Chester; Mrs P. Rutter, County Durham; W Welch, Hertford. No. 14,567: £20 to D. Falla, Hertfordshire; Ms B. Milner, London; Mrs J. Mouzouros, London. ACROSS: 12 From scratch. 13 Senora. 14 Repeat. 16 Spot. 17 Rang a bell. 18 Opera. 19 Rail. 20 Far-seeing. 22 Fleet. 23 Inside out. 27 Confirm. 30 Handel. 31 Lawn. 32 Tried. 35 Fear. 36 Dried up. 38 Deed. 39 Foresaw. 42 Assent. 45 Heart. 46 Pretext. 47 Tail. 48 Bear. 50 Counter. 52 Morse. 54 Racket. 56 Resumed. 57 Drab. 59 Shuteye. 61 Rime. 64 Panda. 66 Iced. 67 Halted.