Daily Mail Prize Crossword Wednesday January 28Th 2015

[redsokk]

29A Appropriate space worker holds unknown amounts (Large) 8L ?M?E????

[dannyk13]

Embezzle

[retrocop]

embezzle

[redsokk]

Hi Retro, BA to Danny as he was 1 min earlier... sorry & thanks both

[MrsO]

I got embezzle by process of elimination but please could someone explain why. I can't link the answer to the clue other than embezzlement of large amounts.

[chelle7272]

verb
verb: appropriate; 3rd person present: appropriates; past tense: appropriated; past participle: appropriated; gerund or present participle: appropriating
əˈprəʊprɪeɪt/
1.
take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
"the accused had appropriated the property"
synonyms: seize, commandeer, expropriate, annex, arrogate, sequestrate, sequester, take possession of, take over, assume, secure, acquire, wrest, usurp, claim, lay claim to, hijack More
2.

[ripvanwinkle]

Em is a small space bee is a worker the l is for large and z stands for an unknown amount.