Jumbo PUZZLE

Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out a scientist (14).

ACROSS

9 Floor covering (3)

13 Country (7)

14 First (7)

15 Encircles (5)

16 Grasp (4)

17 Boots (5)

18 Opted for (5)

19 Brilliantly coloured (5) 21 Alludes to (6)

22 Giggles (6)

24 Travelling by bike (7) 28 Planet’s path (5)

30 The ‘I’ in MI6 (12) 32 Resound (4)

34 Medieval labourer (7) 35 Made monarch (7)

36 1998 Kevin Costner film, The ___ (7)

38 Type of car (6) 39 Interrogates (9)

41 Potential benefit (6) 44 Compel obedience to (7) 45 Lessons (7)

47 Film series, ___ of the Caribbean (7)

48 Toy (4)

49 Crossroads (12)

51 Ledge (5)

54 Victory (7)

57 An occasional worker (6) 58 Sugary flower liquid (6) 63 Torso (5)

64 Country (5)

65 Departure (5)

66 Settee (4)

68 Relating to sea movement (5)

69 Exact (7)

70 Got away (7)

71 Affirmative (3)

DOWN

1 Marsupial (8)

2 Opinion (6)

3 Alcoholic drink (3)

4 Supports (5)

5 Flying machine (8)

6 Fruit of wild roses (4)

7 Debate (10)

8 Permit (5)

9 Wretchedness (6)

10 Voyages (7)

11 Irregular (6)

12 Stage whisper (5)

20 Instrument for measuring angles (10)

23 Units of volume (7) 25 Grubby (5)

26 Compass bearings (8) 27 Game tokens (8) 29 Good-looking (9) 31 Duplicate (4)

33 Panel, board (9) 34 Feigns (8)

35 Religious buildings (8) 37 Subdues (10)

40 Flies, moths, etc (7) 42 English actor, Sean ____ (4) 43 Unlocks (5) 46 Affiliated (10) 50 Fantasised (8) 52 Attacking players (8) 53 Fortunately (7)

55 Stages (6)

56 Indicates with the finger (6)

59 Soldiers (6)

60 Condition (5)

61 Adjust (5)

62 Concur (5)

65 Broad smile (4) 67 Perform on stage (3)

✢ The answers for 24 May are on the horoscopes page. The answers to this week’s puzzles will appear in two issues’ time.