Jumbo PUZZLE

Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out a crime writer (6,8).

ACROSS

1 Entire (8)

5 Propose (5)

8 Biology or chemistry, eg (7) 15 Pixies (5)

16 Chief (9)

17 Go forward in position (7) 18 Country (7)

19 Cubes (6)

20 More daft (7)

23 Trustworthy (6)

25 Broken into small pieces (9) 26 Races (6)

29 Crestfallen (12)

30 Mythical creature (5) 31 Acquire (4)

34 Speaks to (9)

36 Scrounger, slang (6)

37 Oily fruit (5)

40 Small swellings (5)

41 Lead characters (6) 43 Protecting (9)

47 Walking stick (4)

48 Ascend (5)

49 Human society (12)

53 Hold on to (6)

54 Rows (9)

55 Newspaper boss (6)

58 Closest (7)

59 Be present at (6)

60 Rainy spells (7)

64 Upper surface of a room (7) 65 Make-up items (9)

66 Soil (5)

67 Extreme (7)

68 Be vaguely aware of (5) 69 Made up (8)

DOWN

1 Ship’s company (4) 2 Motions (9) 3 Not the winner (5)

4 Themes (6)

6 Public toilets (10)

7 Due to arrive (8)

9 Vulgar (6)

10 Stationery item (8)

11 Deliberation (13)

12 Be seated (3)

13 Sparkling (10)

14 Symbolised (11)

21 Protect from sunlight (5) 22 Alter (6)

24 Forcibly put an end to (8) 27 Family unit (9)

28 Vigorous (9)

32 Hiatus (3)

33 Large area covered in trees (8)

35 Public protest (13) 38 Science of circuitry (11) 39 For every (3)

42 Notable (10) 44 Is alive (6)

45 Sleeps through winter (10) 46 Enraged (5)

50 Translate orally (9)

51 Similarly (8)

52 Numerous (8)

56 Phases (6)

57 Selected (6)

61 In which place? (5) 62 Perform on stage (3)

63 Dull, heavy sound when something hits the ground (4)