Jumbo Puzzle
Simply fill in the crossword (right) and read down the letters in the shaded squares to reveal a unit of length (10).
Across
1 In common ownership (6)
5 ___ leaf, emblem of
Canada (5)
8 Meat sellers (8)
14 Russia’s national drink (5) 15 Frothy dairy drink (9) 16 Coloured arc in the sky (7) 17 Aquatic grass (4)
18 CS Lewis’ mythical land (6) 19 Fertile area in a desert (5) 20 Old saying, ‘Children should be seen and not ___’ (5) 22 Rickety (8)
23 Vince ___, star of the 2005 film Wedding Crashers (6)
25 Small hole in a shoe for a lace (6)
28 Surname of reality TV’s Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack (8) 30 In a new or different way (6) 31 Become more profound (6) 35 Citrus fruits (7)
37 Brazilian music (5)
39 Minnie the ___, tearaway character from The Beano (4) 40 Cried (4)
41 Floating bed? (4)
42 ___ White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney cartoon (4) 43 Cow’s mammary gland (5) 45 Insurance policy payment (7)
48 Robert ___ Jr,
Iron Man star (6)
49 Spring-blooming plant with white, yellow or purple flowers (6)
51 Prickly shrub with dark red berries (8)
55 Passage cut underground(6) 57 ___ Ramsay, celebrity chef (6)
58 Given the right (8)
62 Areas of mown grass (5)
63 Country whose capital city is Valletta (5)
64 Crustacean similar to a prawn (6)
65 Dame ___ Dench, actress (4)
67 Frightening tidal wave (7)
68 Sound familiar (4,1,4)
69 ___ Keating, Irish pop singer (5)
70 Infidelity with a married person (8)
71 Sing like a Tyrolean mountaineer (5)
72 Surname of US pop star Britney (6)
Down
2 Disrobe, strip (7)
3 Slant, tilt (4)
4 Military leader (9) 5 Honeydews, Ogens, etc (6) 6 Spaghetti and macaroni, for example (5)
7 Actress best known for Desperate Housewives (3,8)
8 Prayers asking for favours and protection (9) 9 Defeated thoroughly (8) 10 Became more intense (10) 11 Chest’s bony framework (7) 12 Invade completely (7) 13 Turnip-like vegetable (5)
21 Fit in a particular environment (6)
24 Awakening clock (5) 26 Back-and-forth movement (6)
27 Former, previous (3-4) 29 Lacking depth (7) 32 First, most important (7) 33 Meet head-on (7) 34 Matching card game (4) 36 Music with words (4) 38 Auction offer (3)
39 Boggy (6)
43 Doubt (11)
44 Nightclub with recorded music (5) 46 Pertaining to race (6) 47 Spherical sporting item used on a court (6,4)
50 Day after day? (9) 52 Buildings with sails (9) 53 Svelte, sleek (8) 54 Brazilian former international and Inter Milan footballer (7) 56 Slowly relaxed (7) 59 Taylor___, US actor in UK sitcom Cuckoo (7)
60 Material used to make garments (5)
61 Trying or distressing experience (6)
64 Prim and proper (5) 66 Needing no payment (4)