Jumbo PUZZLE

Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out a novel written by Charles Dickens (7,5).

ACROSS

11 Gesture (6)

12 Aircraft (9)

13 Threw, as dice (6)

15 Groups of fish (7)

16 Using crayons (9)

17 Performs (4)

18 Time in court (7)

19 Mouse call (6)

20 Astonished (6)

23 Mandible (3)

24 Showing curiosity (10)

25 Affair (6)

28 People tuned in to a podcast (9)

29 Frightened (7)

31 Thick, sweet liquid (5)

35 Invited in (8)

36 Legal possessor (5)

37 Awfully (8)

39 Rap sharply (5)

41 Horse-racing units (7)

42 Vitally important (9)

45 European language (6)

47 Item used by acrobats or gymnasts (10)

49 Cooking vessel (3)

52 Reach a destination (6)

53 Small pool of water (6)

54 Pardoned (7)

57 Takes a seat (4)

58 Shape (9)

59 Distorted (7)

60 Protective covering (6)

61 Vigorous (9)

62 Coronets (6)

DOWN

1 Paper handkerchiefs (7)

2 Keen (12)

3 Booze (7)

4 Motive (5)

5 Put through a system (9)

6 Clapping (8)

7 Factory producers (13)

8 Commence (5)

9 Pre-recorded TV slot (9)

10 Nicely (10)

14 Ultra (7)

21 Food which is used to make up a recipe (11)

22 Publicising (11)

26 Bird (6)

27 Foe (5)

30 Midday meal (5)

32 Remove cargo from (6)

33 Complimented (13)

34 Wept (5)

38 Book’s opening (12)

40 Agent’s fee (10)

43 Meddle (9)

44 Occur by turns (9)

46 Previously (7)

48 Desserts (8)

50 Having died out (7)

51 In the first position (7)

55 Cooks in hot fat (5)

56 Jammed (5)

✢ The answers for 19 April are on the horoscopes page. The answers to this week’s puzzles will appear in two issues’ time.