THE GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic clues or quick, the answers are exactly the same. The Solution will appear in MONDAY’S PAPER.

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Writes description of a very little sea water (5,1,4) 14 Extend leave (4,3) 15 P – on PC (6) 16 Doctor cracking nuts – chestnuts, possibly (6) 17 Either quit or was fired (4,3) 18 Implied the cat had gone off with it (5) 19 No time. I’m leaving message (4) 20 Read, seething, about book ban (5) 21 I’ll get in beside him (5) 22 Put weight on, which is anxiety (6) 23 A ticking off – or the cane (5) 28 Reveals a figure entering and one follows (7) 30 Get ready, holding the material, to cut (7) 33 A soaring intellect – or a dimwit (4,5) 36 As President, speak for the golf club (6) 38 The previous one was imprisoned by the pro-right (5) 39 Weak, don’t succeed in getting right inside (5) 40 Meal spoiled, won’t half moan and groan! (6) 42 Some driven always by loving money (5) 43 Blasted kennel empty? (7) 44 Rumpus fellow’s making when a car backs into (6) 46 Turning, valiantly grabs catch (4) 49 Climb in after mum (4) 51 Get a move on, as will hen crossing a street (6) 53 Frightened when given loud reprimand (7) 55 Think there’s a hole inside for a computer device (5) 59 Lose track and were about to leave unfinished (6) 60 Run off to doctor in a tizzy (5) 61 Feel it, I let out cry of pain (5) 62 Make up stories about an animal: a dog (6) 63 Pays for and she will get us to wrap up (6,3) 65 Indicted and was made to pay for (7) 66 Keeping the gates locked outside, alternatively (7) 70 Walk right back, going by map that needs revising (5) 71 Having everybody say otherwise relieves (6) 73 You’re asking for it! (5) 75 Am too hot. I am in coat (5) 80 Amulet missing its tailpiece. A fish (4) 82 See it could be what got caught inside (5) 83 I note changes, myself in the ex (3-4) 84 Possessions in the form of collections (6) 85 Supports the British case, though it’s shaky (6) 86 Scoffed at youth carrying huge bundle (7) 87 Way back, when internet site identification began? (3,4,3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

13 Writes to (5,1,4) 14 Extend (4,3) 15 Policeman (slang) (6) 16 Horses for riding (6) 17 Sacked (4,3) 18 Implied (5) 19 Written message (4) 20 Ban (5) 21 Male goat (5) 22 Emphasise (6) 23 Cane (5) 28 Follows (7) 30 Get ready (7) 33 Dimwit (4,5) 36 Golf club (6) 38 Previous (5) 39 Fragile (5) 40 Bemoan (6) 42 Mercenary (5) 43 Confounded (7) 44 Noisy quarrel (6) 46 Nab (4) 49 Climb (4) 51 Hurry (6) 53 Nervous (7) 55 Rodent (5) 59 Ramble (6) 60 Flow out (5) 61 Make contact with (5) 62 Film dog (6) 63 Pays (6,3) 65 Accused (7) 66 Keeping (7) 70 Trudge (5) 71 Relieves (6) 73 Answer (5) 75 Surface coating (5) 80 Scorch (4) 82 Keep an eye on (5) 83 Former (3-4) 84 Advantages (6) 85 Shores up (6) 86 Tittered (7) 87 Way back (3,4,3)

DOWN

1 Indentation (6) 2 European (8) 3 Reason (5) 4 Lost (7) 5 No (6) 6 Canoodle (5) 7 Botches lines, acting (6) 8 Torment (7) 9 Immobile (5-5) 10 Sharp (5) 11 Unmarried woman (8) 12 Went off (4) 24 Italian wine (7) 25 Weapon (5) 26 Eking out (7) 27 Adore (7) 29 Home (5) 31 Regretting (5) 32 Frilly collar (4) 34 Reels (6) 35 Blonde (4) 37 Taught (7) 41 Fruit (7) 45 Captured (6) 47 Hold dear (7) 48 Cowboy film (7) 50 Wild plant (7) 52 Dutch cheese (4) 54 Awaken (5) 56 Sway (5) 57 Twelfth of foot (4) 58 Illustration (5) 60 Gibberish (6,4) 64 Irish county (8) 67 Comfort (8) 68 Fiasco (7) 69 Changed (7) 72 Mollify (6) 74 Is (6) 76 Idea (6) 77 Cheat (5) 78 Disreputable (5) 79 Given title (5) 81 Harmed (4)

DOWN

1 In wood, a hole, or hollow (6) 2 Foreigner fixing drains that dad blocked (8) 3 Reason for key: a purpose (5) 4 Is left in keeping of servant and lost (7) 5 No deal about Northern Ireland (6) 6 Bill and coo, and so on, embracing gently (5) 7 Fouls up the lines (6) 8 For new tutor again, it’s absolute misery (7) 9 Not moving the farm animals yet (5-5) 10 A charming synonym for “sharp” (5) 11 Miss turn, getting the rest out of order (8) 12 Didn’t remain in port (4) 24 Hello there. Can’t I go around with wine? (7) 25 Always, in crosswords, it’s the solution to “weapon” (5) 26 In early part of year, a cutting back on consumption (7) 27 Dote on, though I cheat and fabricate lies (7) 29 So he is mad. Round the bend. In a home (5) 31 Wishing I hadn’t called when I got through (5) 32 Turn up the f-fur collar (4) 34 The reels are back in the boats (6) 35 Pretty blonde (4) 37 Back home, I took painting up: was taught (7) 41 Fellow taking leaves from trees (7) 45 Yuk! Seized by cat. Trapped (6) 47 It’s “rather expensive” in Franglais, love (7) 48 Rest and cast in new adaptation of traditional U.S. film (7) 50 Be told about the plant growing prolifically in Scotland (7) 52 Forced back something yellow served on a cracker? (4) 54 Call round with ploy to entrap (5) 56 Sway to music of yesteryear (5) 57 It is an island. Smart child (4) 58 Picture for page past its deadline (5) 60 Rumour of a lookalike that’s just nonsense? (6,4) 64 The Green Man in SW Ireland (8) 67 Comfort again, equally convinced (8) 68 With clothes hanging on the line, flop (7) 69 Amended to “Walter and Ted failed to start” (7) 72 So he had to go back in to pacify (6) 74 Is from sixties when I dropped out, foolishly (6) 76 The thought “Not in love” intruded (6) 77 Cheat, or fool, the second into (5) 78 Yes, retired editor is occupying and it’s squalid (5) 79 Called me in and went ballistic (5) 81 Injured, run into the shack (4)