GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS IN MONDAY’S PAPER
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Old boy cuts distance in a caravan? (6,4) 14 Medium-sized figure frequenting a pub? (7) 15 Nosy priest with call around yard (6) 16 Thing on top of pencil, maybe, in bridge game (6) 17 Very old lecturer with pair leaving party is talkative (7) 18 Shrink back from women in church (5) 19 Imitate work kept in company’s confines (4) 20 Mention of tree in sandy area (5) 21 Irate group heading off on railway (5) 22 Varied sort of runs but no run without rain? (6) 23 Southern U.S. TV programme is overwhelming success (5) 28 Hasty copper sorry when wrong (7) 30 Difficult pair in a hurry endlessly (7) 33 Greek character back out playing gets to act frivolously (4,5) 36 Recommend a dive after swimming round foot of cliffs (6) 38 One who has miserable experience without degree (5) 39 Note boring network offering tedious experience (5) 40 Doctor tried to contain a torrent of abuse? (6) 42 Irritable mate ignoring graduate with pen (5) 43 Fashionable man carrying uniform for naive young woman (7) 44 Exchange device on a circuit? (6) 46 Boxer’s cry? (4) 49 Tribe encapsulated in Celtic language (4) 51 Sufficient number entering huge ground (6) 53 Pair of fellows left enthralled by genuine rich confection (7) 55 Nervous orchestral players last to play (5) 59 Develop an affinity for working with Kate and Tom, not Mike (4,2) 60 Female put on counter that’s decrepit (5) 61 Husband in centre gets dull task (5) 62 A facial feature with first sign of growth that’s painful (6) 63 Working together like performing musicians? (2,7) 65 Tom, yes, nervously around director showing diffidence (7) 66 Roy hires right away fancy socks etc (7) 70 NHS institution lacking second hospital? That’s the reality (5) 71 Take away half of deep tube (6) 73 Unsightly mark on fine neckwear (5) 75 Tidy temp given shift after end of work (5) 80 U.S. soldier receives stick lately for piece of humour (4) 82 Begin eating party food mostly with alcoholic drink (3,2) 83 What’s left untidily near mint I removed (7) 84 Ingenuity of a woman gets to decline (6) 85 Street put on list for leisurely walk (6) 86 Northern climb is beginning (7) 87 Feelings I developed about liberal, one after another? (6,4)
DOWN
1 Meal duo arranged without a set course (6) 2 Millionaire has such important deer? (3,5) 3 Sport over year makes one tired (5) 4 Chapter about opening for nuns’ residence (7) 5 Caller slipped in underground room (6) 6 Pair given award for investigation (5) 7 Exit, for example, on ship (6) 8 Smooth victory in golf game (7) 9 Win over number in boat with set of drinks (5,5) 10 Top tennis player retaining power and quickness (5) 11 U.S. film director has way of working with British lot seeking summary justice? (5,3) 12 Soprano has snooze in break (4) 24 Herd’s due almost to move producing tremor (7) 25 Race about to be held in growing area? (5) 26 Make haste with Ben, maybe, and Rex certainly (5,2) 27 Vague work by an artist put on back of glossy (7) 29 Refined nude when altered becomes excessive (5) 31 Anger about new commercial line (5) 32 Press held in disfavour generally (4) 34 Thoroughly examine ingot mishandled by Oscar (2,4) 35 Opinion that is splitting German car company (4) 37 Nine set out to be concentrated (7) 41 Litter damaged much of big shrub (7) 45 Feature on a boat kept in distillery (6) 47 Eric and Joe when mixing show delight (7) 48 Banker rambled around entrance to clearing to see fern (7) 50 Pounds obtained with profitable job for student (7) 52 Good ally at intervals shows ambition (4) 54 Apartment houses ordinary thing used in a parade? (5) 56 Noise found by William’s grandmother in small restaurant (5) 57 Reveal soggy sandwiches in addition (4) 58 Henry with pear-shaped food ignoring fuss and mayhem (5) 60 Emergency vehicle is striking when touring unusually green island (4,6) 64 Curious tone about hard U.S. tech pioneer shortly at work? (2,3,3) 67 Pinpoint processed diet in family marginally selected (8) 68 Polish service, one kept by female British singer (7) 69 Present film with finale that’s imaginary (7) 72 Flier in Mediterranean country (6) 74 Stylish girl in city’s environs (6) 76 Joint with no end of meat and rice-based dish (6) 77 Make rotten part for a bike initially discounted (5) 78 Strike times under review (5) 79 Bob with determination has draught of liquor (5) 81 Some loathe to give solemn undertaking (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Caravan (6,4) 14 Habitué (7) 15 Nosy (6) 16 Bridge game (6) 17 Talkative (7) 18 Shrink back (5) 19 Imitate (4) 20 Sandy shore (5) 21 Irate (5) 22 Several (6) 23 Violently break (5) 28 Hasty (7) 30 Difficult (7) 33 Act frivolously (4,5) 36 Recommend (6) 38 Proprietor (5) 39 Wear down (5) 40 Harangue (6) 42 Irritable (5) 43 Naive young woman (7) 44 Exchange (6) 46 Dog’s cry (4) 49 Tribe (4) 51 Sufficient (6) 53 Edible fungus (7) 55 Nervous (5) 59 Become fond of (4,2) 60 Decrepit (5) 61 Tedious task (5) 62 Painful (6) 63 Working together (2,7) 65 Diffidence (7) 66 Knitted goods (7) 70 Reality (5) 71 Subtract (6) 73 Neckwear (5) 75 Tidy (5) 80 Jest (4) 82 Begin eating (3,2) 83 Fragment (7) 84 Decline (6) 85 Leisurely walk (6) 86 Beginning (7) 87 One behind another (6,4)
DOWN
1 Set course (6) 2 Huge money (3,5) 3 Tired (5) 4 Nunnery (7) 5 Underground room (6) 6 Investigation (5) 7 Exit (6) 8 Smooth (7) 9 Win over (5,5) 10 Rapidity (5) 11 Vengeful crowd (5,3) 12 Suddenly break (4) 24 Vibrate (7) 25 Reproduce (5) 26 Hasten (5,2) 27 Vague (7) 29 Excessive (5) 31 Scope (5) 32 Press (4) 34 Thoroughly examine (2,4) 35 Opinion (4) 37 Concentrated (7) 41 Litter (7) 45 Rudder handle (6) 47 Exult (7) 48 Fern (7) 50 Student (7) 52 Objective (4) 54 Drift about (5) 56 Small restaurant (5) 57 Additionally (4) 58 Mayhem (5) 60 Emergency vehicle (4,6) 64 At work (2,3,3) 67 Pinpoint (8) 68 Make bright (7) 69 Feign (7) 72 Bird (6) 74 Stylish (6) 76 Spanish dish (6) 77 Make rotten (5) 78 Strike (5) 79 Greedily drink (5) 81 Solemn undertaking (4)