JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Divide neatly in two (6) 4 Died down (6)

9 Eventually (6,2,5) 10 Washing-up item (9) 13 Common herb (5)

15 Burial vault (5) 17 Be involved (7)

20 Rank (6)

21 Tempt (6)

22 That woman (3)

24 Severe, stern (5) 26 Tennis-playing sister of Serena Williams (5) 27 Walkway down the centre of a church (5) 30 Come back (6)

32 Of land suitable for growing crops (6)

34 Mary - - -,

TV historian (5) 35 Elizabeth - - -, Hollywood star who was twice married to Richard Burton (6)

37 Eric Clapton' s instrument (6)

39 Express aloud (5) 41 Luciano Pavarotti, eg (5) 43 Our planet (5)

45 Perceive with one' s eyes (3)

47 Garden pavilion (6) 48 Shiny silvery metallic finish (6)

49 Passionate (7)

53 Thick electrical flex (5) 55 Ross - - -, rambling Geordie comedian (5) 58 Warning siren (5,4) 59 Unremarkable Tom Jones hit song? (3,3,7) 60 Lacking in care or attention to duty (6) 61 Drowsy dwarf? (6)

DOWN

1 Hound with long ears and short legs (6) 2 Poorly made (6) 3 London district famous for its buns (7)

5 Sandra - - -, Gravity and Miss Congeniality star (7) 6 Irritable (6)

7 Straight, unwavering (6) 8 Male feline (6) 11 Momentum (7)

12 Support for a temporary table (7) 14 Long spell of sunny weather (4,4) 16 On time (8) 18 Hurry (4) 19 Maple tree (4) 23 Ernie - - -, South African golfer (3) nd

25 Port, quay (7)

26 Lush vegetation (7) 28 Unmoving, sluggish (5) 29 Big (5)

31 Have a go (3)

33 Small piece (3) 36 Schubert composition originally titled Ellens

Gesang III (3,5) 38 Characteristic of October, eg (8)

40 Fasten with string (3) 42 On the whole (7)

44 Spray can (7) 45 (Performing) alone (4) 46 Resound (4) 50 Fields (7) 51 Gossip (6) 52 Imbalanced (7) 53 Salted sturgeon roe (6) 54 Fragrant resin used as a base for medicines (6) 56 Woman' s shirt (6)

57 Give work to (6)