GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Diminutive pair in time to get the

fine details (5,5) 14 A duplicate, one kept in

crumpled parcel (7) 15 Leading cricketer prone to get

excited about end of game (6) 16 Popular leaders of stroppy youths

now considered harmonious (2,4) 17 Knock down extreme point

before dismissal (7) 18 Subject, for example, embodied

by tale (5) 19 Crazy teaching union first

to strike (4) 20 Recall some incendiary assertion

in written composition (5) 21 Ribald Western director in

a seaside feature (5) 22 Northern European with desire

to be relatively modern (6) 23 Fruit in Lancashire town,

we’re told (5) 28 One plotting formulated scam

here after leaving area (7) 30 Rue note that’s confused

on the way (2,5) 33 Contact organised the

golf do (3,4,2) 36 Outlaw item at odd points, thing to

conceal one’s identity (6) 38 Frame suitable at college (3,2) 39 When speaking, gloss over a

trade association (5) 40 Pressure facing a host sadly has

pitiful aspect (6) 42 Some ask if fishermen need

small boat (5) 43 Old Liverpudlian comedian quite forgetting opening showing the effects of age? (7) 44 Retired expert to stop working for

villainous character (6) 46 Hasten in crowd avoiding front (4) 49 Playing of record in short

car journey (4) 51 Disconcert judge enshrining these

laws primarily (6) 53 Prove support in public (4,3) 55 Liberal, first person on short

recording, is seething (5) 59 Padre’s sorted out an

array of food (6) 60 Reel shown by women

in church (5) 61 Group of brave lads in tangle (5) 62 Maintain leading part of a ship (6) 63 Double such rubbish with day

gone in sports venue (9) 65 A rep and pal changed clothing (7) 66 Dancing on road shows lack

of harmony (7) 70 Flashy bachelor lacking

good judgement (5) 71 Make good note on letter

by Frenchman (6) 73 Master with no end of resentment

created slur (5) 75 Customary uniform in Western

country close to Israel (5) 80 Sparkling wine from California

and Virginia (4) 82 Trustee with a court

produces pamphlet (5) 83 Assist in checking book by

journalist in posh gear (7) 84 English TV presenter

lacking bottle (6) 85 Perplex fliers between

Britain and Spain (6) 86 Previous retailer replaced

after losing tons (7) 87 Girl neared awful head

of a dubious gang (10) 1 Dane’s agitated about male

making reparations (6) 2 Avoid risks overhauling

leafy spa (4,4) 3 Special accompaniment to

drink has piquancy (5) 4 Varied pals taking part in domestic

work for show (7) 5 Unemotional sort possibly

without right top (6) 6 Fellow on holiday initially

ignored eccentric (5) 7 Sleep badly with pain lately

in part of body (6) 8 Resolve shown by ordinary Yankee

retaining weight to be slender (7) 9 Presume area staked in

a new order (4,2,4) 10 Exemplary way followed

by learner (5) 11 Have good intentions to cook new

meal acquiring lots initially (4,4) 12 Skilful director with

English newspaper (4) 24 Carnival site in these people’s view

lacking any restraint (7) 25 Flat cap about to be

grabbed by Elizabeth (5) 26 Male in company left to behave (7) 27 Bloke allowed wreath for a

head (7) 29 Strike thing that keeps

one on schedule (5) 31 Well-known number

found by Theodore (5) 32 Endless clothing put by

a draped garment (4) 34 Energy shown by fighter favouring opening of tremendous exertion (6) 35 Official document held in areas I

venture from the south (4) 37 Justification of French criminal (7) 41 Dull sort of strain adopted

by Hungary (7) 45 Understudy for two people (6) 47 Artist in noted works

shows exploit (5,2) 48 Try to remain ignoring first sign of

this rumour (7) 50 Well-liked unionist in part of

east London (7) 52 Temporarily supply a set of stolen diamonds (4) 54 By the sound of it, offer criticism of theatrical show (5) 56 Lazy type riled when moved (5) 57 Fast food item, something taken by a poker player (4) 58 Hint about odd parts of ugly flower (5) 60 Discarded material appears wet when shifted (5,5) 64 Shattered Australian on barge getting up to make a huge effort (4,1,3) 67 Group with roles on advanced course to find marooned figure (8) 68 Park in front of Conservative minister’s residence (7) 69 Deficient worker enters peripheral section of a building (7) 72 A social inadequate starts to feel inept in film (6) 74 Contemporary poetic work penned by gentleman on the last of autumn (6) 76 First woman among everyone to get educational qualification (1,5) 77 Alternative representation of hero around Thailand (5) 78 Stop in lab or thereabouts (5) 79 Climb in graduated order (5) 81 Underground explorer caught out in state (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

13 Fine details (5,5) 14 Copy (7) 15 First stage (6) 16 Harmonious (2,4) 17 Fell (7) 18 Subject (5)

19 Mad (4) 20 Written work (5)

21 Ribald (5) 22 Quite recent (6) 23 Fruit (5) 28 Plotting

type (7) 30 On the way (2,5) 33 Contact (3,4,2) 36 Jacket with head

cover (6) 38 Frame (3,2) 39 Trade association (5) 40 Pitiful aspect (6) 42 Small boat (5) 43 Unsteady (7) 44 Villainous

character (6) 46 Hasten (4) 49 Revolve (4)

51 Disconcert (6) 53 Prove (4,3) 55 Seething (5) 59 Diffuse (6) 60 Reel (5)

61 Entangle (5) 62 Maintain (6) 63 Sports venue (9) 65 Clothing (7) 66 Lack of harmony (7) 70 Flashy (5)

71 Make good (6) 73 Slur (5) 75 Customary (5) 80 Sparkling wine (4) 82 Pamphlet (5) 83 Assist in checking (7) 84 Cowardly (6) 85 Confound (6) 86 Previous (7) 87 Top criminal (10)

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1 Reparations (6) 2 Avoid risks (4,4) 3 Piquancy (5) 4 Show (7) 5 Unemotional (6) 6 Eccentric (5) 7 Anger (6) 8 Slender (7)

9 Presume (4,2,4) 10 Paragon (5) 11 Have good

intentions (4,4) 12 Skilful (4) 24 Unrestrained (7) 25 Flat cap (5) 26 Behave (7) 27 Wreath for a head (7) 29 Timepiece (5)

31 Well-known (5) 32 Draped garment (4) 34 Exertion (6) 35 Official document (4) 37 Protection (7)

41 Sully (7) 45 Twofold (6) 47 Exploit (5,2) 48 Rumour (7) 50 Well-liked (7) 52 Temporarily

provide (4) 54 Theatrical show (5) 56 Lazy person (5) 57 Slice (4) 58 Flower (5) 60 Rubbish (5,5) 64 Greatly strive (4,1,3) 67 Shipwreck victim (8) 68 Minister’s

residence (7) 69 Deficient (7) 72 Social inadequate (6) 74 Contemporary (6) 76 Educational

qualification (1,5) 77 Alternative (5) 78 Stop (5) 79 Extent (5)

81 Declare (4)

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