JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Lacking refinement (6) 4 Lucky toy or animal (6) 9 Turkish domain between the late 13th and early 20th centuries (7, 6) 10 Female head of the family (9)

13 Latin American dance (5) 15 In the lead (5)

17 Small glass vessel in which liquids for injection are sealed (7) 20 John - - -, Beatles singer and songwriter (6) 21 Boarder (6)

22 Plaything (3)

24 Country, nation (5)

26 Organ of thought (5) 27 Homer' s wife in

The Simpsons (5) 30 Passion (6) 32 Citrus fruit (6) 34 Absorb knowledge (5) 35 Child without parents (6) 37 Drooped (6) 39 Police stun gun (5) 41 En - - -, all together (5) 43 Covered in dry dirt (5) 45 Coaster (3) 47 Acclimatise (to) (6) 48 Cricket referee (6) 49 Rich decorative fabric (7) 53 Concur (5) 55 Peculiar (5) 58 Moving forward, progressing (9) 59 Actor who starred in Out of Africa (6, 7) 60 Cricket team (6) 61 Harsh (6)

DOWN

1 Water - - -, lavatory (6) 2 October' s season (6) 3 Disease indicator (7)

5 Red - - -, butterfly (7)

6 Trite expression (6) 7 Abounded (in) (6)

8 Dark blue dye (6) 11 In opposition to (7) 12 Popular cheese (7) 14 Forebear (8)

16 Claiming (8) 18 Flat-bottomed boat propelled with a pole (4) 19 Unsightly (4)

23 Rowing blade (3)

25 Imitate (7)

26 Saint - - -, rescue dog (7) 28 Stadium (5) 29 Yellow-flowered heathland shrub (5) 31 Immerse briefly (3) 33 Pester (3)

36 Responding (8)

38 Outer aspect (8)

40 Large body of water (3) 42 Struck (one' s toe, eg) painfully against a hard surface (7) 44 Countless (7)

45 Office note (4)

46 Large brass instrument (4) 50 Go backwards (7)

51 Coal mine bird? (6) 52 Diminish in number (7) 53 Disinclined, unwilling (6) 54 Countryside stroll (6) 56 Turn a blind eye to (6) 57 Loiter behind, walk slowly (6)