THE GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
12 ‘Having acumen’ is close (6,5) 13 Walk out and get the match going (6) 14 Plant, large, in cloche, perhaps (6) 16 Spare time. Hour at home (4) 17 Supposedly composed duet in answer (9) 18 The two Poles stand around, anxious (5) 19 From shock, go around the bend (4) 20 Forced to feel it was logical (4,5) 22 A loud ‘It’s what I do best’ (5) 23 Obscene song that hasn’t got far up the charts? (3,6) 27 Get back into centre of train (7) 30 Not loitering in bars (6) 31 In good order, with a mesh over (4) 32 Tired after week. Year? Crazy! (5) 35 Are worried and run back (4) 36 This is to be deleted, should have supposed (7) 38 He’d get top and bottom off and rim (4) 39 Do they not come forward as sponsors? (7) 42 Finishes near second (6) 45 Pretended to lay a wager (3,2) 46 Stretch out. Lie beside the dog (7) 47 Go off on time at a smart pace (4) 48 Search for fellow-doctor (4) 50 They’re served with cold food in messes (7) 52 For degrees, is groundwork (5) 54 Argue about period. Be proved wrong in (6) 56 Peter said there may be wine in them (7) 57 The wife’s a better one (4) 59 Once having crept out from the passage (7) 61 What’s in your bowl, doggy? (4) 64 Ghastly. Has he no heart? (5) 66 As soon as I leave on ice (4) 67 Badgered continuously and reformed bad egg imprisoned (6) 69 The one making noise is healthier (7) 72 Lost in thought or very far from it (5,4) 73 A small little picture seen in cookery book (5) 74 And contents of case, damage deliberately (9) 79 Pupil first on rota (4) 81 Is back and can deputise for (3,2) 82 Argue silent films don’t (4,5) 83 Will it get strong grip on very slippery substance? (4) 85 Snort poured out, good and stiff (6) 86 Featuring, in middle, a guest band (6) 87 Customary procedure when there’s military jurisdiction (7,4)
DOWN
1 Attractive person one might hunger for? (4) 2 Putting note in, he can, perhaps, get coins (6) 3 I left unit and wish I hadn’t? Not so (6) 4 Arrange to have one’s piano brought in. Does play (7) 5 Jot a note to Snowy (5) 6 One of the ‘in’ people, always? (4-2-4) 7 The same day, takes it to (5) 8 Denote you don’t plan to keep mum about (4,2,3) 9 Checks on background and allows public to see (7) 10 Young Andalusian with a gun? (4) 11 ‘Try, try again’ I thoroughly agree with (4,4) 15 I had got it so wrong. They’re fools (6) 21 Are about to perform and love to (5) 24 European market wrongly protects South African native (7) 25 Fear the female, with justification (6) 26 Puzzle in magazine torn and with middle part missing (6) 28 Gets fed up and it’s fidgeting about again (5) 29 Prevailed upon to dress up (3) 33 Suitable to fit in small space. It’s a bargain (7) 34 Named as having paid a visit (6) 37 Sounds produced by television turned on inside (5) 40 Have an overnight stop between flights (5) 41 Opening up if ruses work (7) 43 So, back within, Leo prowls free (5) 44 Wonderful book. Marvellous (6) 46 About black market fur (5) 49 Think the insect, live, crawled into (7) 51 Let see lad misbehaving (6) 53 It’s drawing in fluid: sap (6) 55 Firm, don’t allow to consume meat (5) 58 Best time is four, about: he isn’t working (6,4) 60 Also quoted a figure (3) 62 Starts with the old coops (5) 63 Weird as creature from outer space would be (9) 65 Don, having covered oneself in oil? (4,4) 68 Be sorry I ever moved to Gateshead (6) 70 Wally turned green on sea trip (7) 71 Dallied, making tardier (7) 75 Day is bad — gloomy (6) 76 Uniform for the meaty (6) 77 Carpentry. Mainly carving, first off (5) 78 Prepared to admit we are charming (5) 80 Escorted to vet (4) 84 Viral infection caught by the elderly (4)