JUMBO XWORD

Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out a creature (11)

ACROSS

1 Dummy bullets (6) 4 Fellowships (9) 9 Facet (6)

15 Puts one’s feet up (5) 16 Person fleeing war (7) 17 Copy outlines (5) 18 Spike of wheat (3) 19 Deserve (4) 20 Woodworker (9) 21 Unequalled (6)

24 Joint venture (11) 26 Senior staff (10) 29 Federation of clubs (6) 31 Happenings (6) 32 Fivers or tenners (5) 33 Fruit (3)

35 Children’s

recreation areas (11) 36 Unexpected (10)

40 Make more sturdy (10) 42 Political authorities (11) 44 Singer, _ _ _ Stewart (3) 45 Garden mollusc (5) 47 Baby’s bed (6) 48 Blouse part (6)

50 Builds (10)

52 Promoting products (11) 56 Moscow’s country (6) 57 Oblong shape (9)

59 Cash register (4) 62 Atmosphere (3) 63 Perfect (5)

64 Tire out (7)

65 Alliance (5)

66 Tune (6)

67 Enigmas (9)

68 Rue (6)

DOWN

1 Late comedian, Ronnie _ _ _ (6) 2 Country (7) 3 American rock band (4) 5 Propose (5)

6 Parts of a recipe (11) 7 Number (6) 8 Amuse (9)

10 Lab samples (9) 11 Carry out (7) 12 Open or covered fruit pie (4)

13 Insect (7)

14 Mass producers (13) 22 Put up a fight (8) 23 Phase (5)

25 Place after sixth (7) 27 Slant (5) 28 Employs (4) 30 Altered (7)

33 Find capital for (7) 34 Praises achievements (13) 37 Spin (7)

38 Easiest (8)

39 Burnt remains (5)

41 Pleasant (4) 42 Relative (11) 43 Mealtime prayer (5) 45 Contented (9) 46 Without exaggeration (9) 49 Roads (7) 51 Uncommitted (7) 53 More rowdy (7) 54 Mode of pronunciation (6) 55 Mercury, for example (6) 58 Measure, estimate (5) 60 Quite hot (4) 61 Cylinder (4)