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
12 Took trip because of — or it was cancelled (4,7) 13 Shut up about. Can’t possibly grab! (6) 14 Band with organ for musical (6) 16 Noticed the L had been put into ‘salad’ (4) 17 It’s taken at work by the not well off (4,5) 18 Shoots across to get some things from garden shed (5) 19 Attracted moisture, soaking rain in (4) 20 Remaining cheerful though burdened by while climbing (7,2) 22 Bright little girls — namesakes, take note (5) 23 Season, over quickly, won’t come up to expectations (4,5) 27 In no doubt train is travelling to Nice, not Northern Ireland (7) 30 Meaning to remove surplus N, correcting puzzle (6) 31 List among the elite (4) 32 Nervous when it’s stormy (5) 35 Excitement in prison? (4) 36 Leave, or you eject forcibly (4,3) 38 Pull in at your workplace (4) 39 With agile bound and shake of head, leaves (7) 42 Agree it’s a pronounced odour (6) 45 The fish, ray, takes right inside (5) 46 Stop the pair going to ‘21’ (7) 47 Happy? Good boy! (4) 48 Policeman catches band to imprison (4) 50 Crumples again putting in boxes (7) 52 Edged forwards slowly. Almost doesn’t move (5) 54 Beginning with an old hat group (6) 56 Told to re-do, changing colour (7) 57 The singer is a b----- fool! (4) 59 Don’t cover injured arm when sleeping (7) 61 Does better when not in lower case (4) 64 ‘No British dairy product,’ you say (5) 66 Be afraid Far East will intervene (4) 67 Gives ring back, while about it (6) 69 Pushed — for time (7) 72 About brutes’ vandalisation, did get bothered (9) 73 The saying ‘a day at a time’ (5) 74 Having same number of points as other late entrant? (4,5) 79 Finished with excerpt from cricket game (4) 81 Fearful and stupid with it — backward (5) 82 Name action taken to prove ownership (5,4) 83 Dull European chum (4) 85 Catch within seconds — they’re very slow (6) 86 Bug from a pine tree (6) 87 That cat your dog can’t stand? (3,8)
DOWN
1 True he left here alone, without one (4) 2 How you’d look at someone who’d given you a shiner? (6) 3 Child one’s trained had been selected (6) 4 Use lever because key has got jammed in cup (5,2) 5 I put at fifty in age and sprightly (5) 6 A vulgar word for ‘tough’ (10) 7 Be obviously taken by surprise, to begin with (5) 8 Hurry up and make the dog wave us goodbye (5,1,3) 9 Cheer up a prisoner given solitary (7) 10 ‘Head,’ or is it ‘heed’ (4) 11 Put off and fed up, made a mistake (8) 15 AffIx label on outside of recording (6) 21 What happened to the girl next? Ex disappeared (5) 24 Hot and not feeling well, calling a cab (7) 25 Left open, was ruined (6) 26 Price of daily gets cut by half (6) 28 Number about to be admitted to the enclosure (5) 29 I am soft on the scamp (3) 33 Various items of clothing or just sock (7) 34 Frightfully repetitive, also (3-3) 37 For periods, sit back and let me fill in (5) 40 Not acute but serious (5) 41 Cerebral method of making progress (7) 43 Search for cold tart to consume (5) 44 Giving a little sign, pass (6) 46 Longed for good home to go back to (5) 49 A gift mailed earlier (7) 51 Flight I take among the celestial bodies (6) 53 Potholes appearing after street parades (6) 55 Nails with said levy (5) 58 Doesn’t sit until there’s a total lack of movement (10) 60 As far as R for ‘rise’ (3) 62 Bit of recipe is torn. Top is missing (5) 63 Decide to stop and do some digging (9) 65 Article I’ve come into wrongly, stealing (8) 68 Settles for ‘slight difference’ (6) 70 Go off when collared by nuisance: expostulate (7) 71 Many having small top always, with a large base (7) 75 Dog, dropping ball in, does tricks (6) 76 To snare gallivanting men, she is in disguise (6) 77 Can it tot up how many adversaries it’s poisoned? (5) 78 To the point always? Definitely not! (5) 80 Manage to protect one from bankruptcy (4) 84 Run — and run into a child (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Came to nothing (4,7) 13 Grab (6) 14 ‘___ Twist’ (6) 16 Cabbage salad (4) 17 Off work, ill (4,5) 18 Gardening tools (5) 19 Attracted (4) 20 Remaining cheerful (7,2) 22 Very bright (5) 23 Disappoint (4,5) 27 Positive (7) 30 Puzzle (6) 31 Lean over (4) 32 Blustery (5) 35 Move (4) 36 Depart (4,3) 38 Be paid (4) 39 Leaves (7) 42 Agree (6) 45 Freshwater fish (5) 46 Stop (7) 47 Pleased (4) 48 Imprison (4) 50 Crumples (7) 52 Edged forward (5) 54 Beginning (6) 56 Commanded (7) 57 Deep voice (4) 59 Sleeping (7) 61 Surpasses (4) 64 Speak (5) 66 Be afraid (4) 67 Apportions (6) 69 Pushed (7) 72 Bothered (9) 73 Maxim (5) 74 Neck and neck (4,5) 79 Finished (4) 81 Fearful (5) 82 Ownership proof (5,4) 83 Chum (4) 85 Garden pests (6) 86 Irritate (6) 87 Greatest dislike (3,8)
DOWN
1 Genuine (4) 2 Scowl (6) 3 Selected (6) 4 Use lever (5,2) 5 Limber (5) 6 Vulgar (10) 7 Begin (5) 8 Hurry up (5,1,3) 9 Comfort (7) 10 Care (4) 11 Postponed (8) 15 Recording (6) 21 Occurrence (5) 24 Calling cab (7) 25 Not fastened (6) 26 Fee (6) 28 Number (5) 29 Scamp (3) 33 Hit (7) 34 Frightfully (3-3) 37 Eras (5) 40 Serious (5) 41 Progress (7) 43 Search (5) 44 Voucher (6) 46 Longed (5) 49 Here (7) 51 Steps (6) 53 Swaggers (6) 55 Nails (5) 58 Complete halt (10) 60 Hill (3) 62 Bit (5) 63 Decide (9) 65 Stealing (8) 68 Lands (6) 70 Complain (7) 71 Many (7) 75 Evades (6) 76 Trap (6) 77 Snake (5) 78 At no time (5) 80 Spoil (4) 84 Run (4)