JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Newspaper exclusive (5)

4 Be of the required

standard (4,2,2,7)

14 Bring about (5)

15 Bend over (5)

16 Unwieldy (10)

17 Less wet (5)

19 Watch (3)

20 Woman’s bedroom (7)

21 Used cautiously and

frugally (9)

22 Arcs (6)

25 Energetically and

resolutely (4,1,4)

27 Sheep meat (6)

28 Blacken with heat (6)

33 Intersecting paths (10)

35 Flatulence (3)

36 Congregate (6)

37 Greet with the lips (4)

39 Beverage (3)

41 Animal tunnels (7)

42 Atom centres (6)

43 Can’t be dissolved (9)

44 Last (5)

45 Musical instrument (8)

50 Supposing (2)

51 Canal (8)

55 Unit of heat (5)

58 Film machine (9)

59 Curtain rail cover (6)

60 Pulling ahead (7)

61 Age (3)

63 Lustrous fabric (4)

64 Solution (6)

65 Enervate (3)

66 Insignificant (10)

68 Went quickly (6)

69 Save from danger (6)

71 Game bird (9)

76 Putting in position (6)

77 Faculty member (9)

79 Entail (7)

81 Feline (3)

84 Preliminary sketch (5)

85 Cleared of blame or

suspicion (10)

86 Creature (5)

87 Correct (5)

88 Scarce (4,2,3,6)

89 Theatre attendant (5)

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2 Natural fabric (6) 3 Egg-shaped (5) 5 Responsibility (4) 6 Lime orb (anag) (7) 7 Group of words (6) 8 Smell (5)

9 Mild, of weather (7) 10 Tots up (4) 11 In-crowd (6) 12 Regulations (5) 13 Lower than (7) 14 Fissure (7)

18 Retreat (10)

23 Curse (5)

24 Bodily aperture (7) 26 Covered for loss (7) 27 Large dog (7) 29 Multicoloured arch (7) 30 Shock (6)

31 Nimble (5) 32 Japanese hostess (6) 34 Self-satisfied (4) 36 Haggard (5) 38 Squalid (5)

40 Delight (4) 45 Broods (5)

46 Ribbonlike pasta strips

(7)

47 Portent (4)

48 Aim (6)

49 Measuring device (5) 50 Stalemate (7) 52 Established customs (10) 53 Reverberating (7) 54 Historical records (6) 55 Fishing boat (7)

56 Run off to marry (5) 57 Penny-pinching (4) 62 Ornamental quartz (5) 67 Begin again (7)

68 Throw away (7)

70 Camel train (7) 72 Alligator pear (7) 73 Sufficient (6)

74 Enquiring (6) 75 Tree-lined street (6) 76 Actor’s platform (5) 78 Small bird (5)

80 Follows orders (5) 82 Steer clear of (4) 83 Witnessed (4)