Jumbo PUZZLE

Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out a long-running TV show (8,8).

ACROSS

1 An expression (6)

4 To party (9)

9 Fights with swords (6) 15 Reclining (5)

16 Burglars (7)

17 In pieces (5)

18 To place (3)

19 Solid block (4)

20 Hobbies (9)

21 Handy (6)

24 European country, known for chocolate (11) 26 Administration (10)

29 Mournful (6)

31 Monarchs (6)

32 Admission (5)

33 Insect (3)

35 Calculation (11)

36 Deducted from (10) 40 Mechanical office equipment (10)

42 Limitation (11)

44 Frozen water (3)

45 Enclosures (5)

47 Marionette (6)

48 Involve intensely (6)

50 Rife (10)

52 The ___ of, institution upholding a tradition (4,7) 56 Abandon (6)

57 Eavesdroppers (9)

59 Wound mark (4)

62 Wonder (3)

63 Chuck (5)

64 Gap (7)

65 A lot, informally (5)

66 Painter (6)

67 Publicise an event, a product or service (9)

68 Stiff and awkward (6)

DOWN

1 Monarch’s residence (6) 2 Multicoloured arc (7)

3 Indication (4)

5 Be alive (5)

6 Habitat (11)

7 Withstand (6)

8 Express in another language (9)

10 Exceedingly (9) 11 Soluble pill (7) 12 Hardens (4)

13 Industrial protests (7) 14 Mass producers (13) 22 Mindset (8)

23 Condition (5)

25 Most noisy (7)

27 Minute particles (5) 28 Enquires (4)

30 Examine in detail (7) 33 Country (7) 34 Kitchen appliances (13) 37 Liveliest (7)

38 Palm fruits (8)

39 Below (5)

41 Ready to eat (4)

42 Stand-in, successor (11) 43 Looks at (5)

45 Video or audio tapes (9) 46 Gulped down (9)

49 Corridor (7)

51 Least shallow (7) 53 Area dedicated to fruit trees (7)

54 On land (6)

55 Jail (6)

58 Departs (5)

60 Information (4)

61 Too (4)