JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Economise drastically (6) 4 Girl in distress? (6) 9 Soon, shortly (6,3,4) 10 Hanging around (9) 13 General tendency (5) 15 Squalid, down-at-heel (5) 17 Small quiche (7)

20 Scottish delicacy (6) 21 River through Brazil (6) 22 Wad of paper (3)

24 The - - -, band fronted by Jim Morrison (5) 26 Tony - - -, former British prime minister (5) 27 On two occasions (5) 30 Walk very carefully and quietly (6)

32 Upward trek (6) 34 Indigenous New Zealander (5)

35 Roman emperor (6)

37 Vile (6)

39 Go by bike (5) 41 Mathematical diagram (5)

43 Thick shiny fabric used for evening gowns (5) 45 Teacher' s favourite? (3) 47 Baby' s noisy toy (6) 48 Frolicked, gambolled (6) 49 One who ousts another to take their place (7) 53 Skin of the head (5) 55 Intense beam of light (5) 58 Customers (9) 59 Dependable (6,2,1,4) 60 Chat, gossip (6) 61 Interfere, tamper (6)

DOWN

1 Yield to superior force (6) 2 Prize draw (6)

3 - - - Hart, comedienne (7) 5 Worry terribly (7)

6 Light cake (6)

7 Inheritance (6)

8 Road (6)

11 Any whole number (7) 12 Team sport played mainly by women (7) 14 Fluted pasta tubes (8) 16 Commitment, love (8) 18 Harsh, grating sound (4) 19 Heavy metal (4) 23 Muhammad - - -, boxing great (3)

25 Belly, abdomen (7) 26 Anyway, moreover (7) 28 Tired (5)

29 Christmas hymn (5) 31 Pastry-covered dish (3) 33 Sense of self (3)

36 Sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula (8) 38 Cosmos (8)

40 Snooker stick (3) 42 Broad-chested dog with powerful jaws (3,4)

44 Top naval rank (7) 45 S American country (4) 46 Snare (4)

50 Rotating rod (7)

51 Airstrip (6)

52 Raise (7)

53 Biblical strongman (6) 54 Receive, take in (6) 56 Silver medal position (6) 57 Irritate (6)