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1997 Independent Christmas Jumbo solution

XmasJumbo97sol

ACROSS

1          PRESS GALLERY;

8          WOMEN’S MOVEMENT; move men in anag.

15        PROSCIUTTO; anag.

16        CRAB-LOUSE; arc (rev.) + blouse

17        NUDITY; nu + it in d,y

18        EFFETE; effe(C)t e

19        PRESTISSIMO; anag.

20        ECSTATIC; EC static

21        AIR-DROPS; air drops

23        EN CLAIR; anag. – g

25        READERSHIP; readers hip

26        AGRA; hidden

28        BITTER LEMON; anag.

29        ICARUS; I c a rus(h)

33        OSTINATO; hidden

35        PIECE; ‘peace’

37        MALCOLM; Co. in mall + m

40        GIOTTO; I OTT in go

41        STRIKE OUT;

42        TENNIS-SHOE; anag.

44        JOURNALISM;

45        TAIWANESE; anag. & lit.

46        MAHLER; h in male r

47        CHERUBS; H in CE + rubs

49        SCHMO; Sch MO

50        OUTBREAK; out + break

53        JOB LOT;

54        NORTH-EASTER; anag.

56        CHEW; c hew

60        TEA-SERVICE; teaser vice

62        SADDEST; d d in anag.

63        ELEGANCY; E + n in legacy

65        DOMICILE; il in do mice

66        PICTURE-BOOK;

69        TURNED; r in tuned

70        MANTUA; (i)t in manua(l)

71        AIR-POCKET; air + pocket

72        AVARICIOUS; A + I c in various

73        BLACK-EYED SUSAN;

74        PAY-AS-YOU-EARN; anag.

DOWN

2          RAREFYING; anag. in rag

3          SUSPEND; US in spend

4          GUIDE DOG;

5          LET-UP; let up

6          ELOPEMENTS; me in anag.

7          YACHT; ch in Tay (rev.)

8/34     WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN SAILOR;

9          MILLIGRAM; GI (rev.) in mill ram

10        NEUROTRANSMITTER; anag. in n,r

11        MAECENAS; Mae c + sane (rev.)

12        VENUS DE MILO;

13        MADCAPS; ADC in maps

14        NUTRITIOUS; nut + anag.

22        SUBCONSCIOUS;

24        CHEAPSKATES; c + skate in heaps

27        AHISTORICAL; his tor in A1 Cal

30        ATMOSPHERIC; anag.

31        PAGODA; a god in pa

32        GLYNDEBOURNE; n in anag.

36        EXTRAPOLATE; O in extra plate (11)

38        PRIMUS INTER PARES; I + sum (rev.) in printer + pares

39        BODEGA; aged OB (all rev.)

43        INMATE; N in I mate

48        EXTERMINATE; ex terminate

51        NOSE-TO-TAIL; anag.

52        STATIONARY; ‘stationery’

55        ROSACEOUS; ace in anag.

57        EXCHEQUER; ex + Qu in cheer

58        AIREDALE; aired ale

59        NEUTRINO; anag.

61        SCIATIC; sci a tic

64        AIRTIME; air + time

67        ESTOP; hidden

68        KEATS;
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