GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
SOLUTIONS IN MONDAY’S PAPER
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Decision NUT formulated to stop (11) 13 Drinking haunt attended by relative
has container for beer (6) 14 Lethargy shown in injured troop by
river (6) 16 Stingy chaps touring Austria (4) 17 Husband with ingenuity engaged by
Scottish banker immediately (9) 18 First signs of dog on wharf showing
eagerness to plunge into water (5) 19 Some gripes typifying annoying
figure (4) 20 A reply by a rogue makes one
improvise (4,2,3) 22 Family found in street without any
money (5) 23 Poorly old fellow following
shade (3,6) 27 Petty Officer wearing terrible satin
facing difficulty (2,1,4) 30 Pause thus arranged when touring
capital from the East (6) 31 Loads going wrong with director
missing additionally (4) 32 Doctor provided first of trophies for
float (5) 35 Recall things for securing a
bargain (4) 36 See a French and German getting
light couch (7) 38 Mad enthusiasts (4) 39 Shy bishop with a flush in a nervous
state (7) 42 Disturbance in a port attended by
large group on watch (6) 45 Old DJ’s on the way back for rest (5) 46 Hotel area amid difficult time
requires protective headwear (4,3) 47 Team sport lacking central element,
precious thing (4) 48 Pole at sea in period of
prosperity (4) 50 Begin trip at sea close to marina
among varied islets (3,4) 52 Altered note right for singer (5) 54 British monarch and minister
beginning to exhibit fur (6) 56 European is enthralled by
enticement to get free time (7) 57 Self-satisfied Greek character found
in case of swindling (4) 59 Place deficient in loot (7) 61 What brave people show after
losing power and fortune (4) 64 Clergyman shortly behind opening
of chapel (5) 66 Group prohibited on radio (4) 67 First sign of this number bringing
leash (6) 69 The name for distributing gas (7) 72 Delay with concocted cocktail (5,4) 73 Bob given money in turn for
backless seat (5) 74 A nasty bull heading off on a
rampage is target for criticism (4,5) 79 Poor artist when depleted is a
fool (4) 81 Pressure wore off to show
strength (5) 82 A cynic apt to break down skipper’s
role (9) 83 Leer at English adventurer taking
off top (4) 85 Good man boarding a pick-up truck
is shrewd (6) 86 Film Northern Ireland college
supplying outdoor meal (6) 87 Sound judgment in public hearing,
perhaps (6,5)
DOWN
1 In orderly way, arrange a folder (4) 2 Meagre characters embodied by Franciscan, typically (6) 3 Empty salesman of a dubious sort makes one contemptuous (6) 4 Wrongly interpret varied dreams about India (7) 5 Forceful group trapped by campus hysteria (5) 6 Find ordinary factory worker with child (3,5,2) 7 Unrefined councillor due to be shifted (5) 8 Woeful bass without soprano is discordant making one lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 9 Extend a period inside (7) 10 Weak sort in decline? About
right (4) 11 Toff thus upset attractive
person? (3,5) 15 Small gate in Highland town on
film (6) 21 Sheets kept by official in
enquiry (5) 24 Dog left for all to see with lead in
river by U.S. singer (7) 25 Shake in dance moving leg (6) 26 Lisa’s brother with hesitation has
to trade by exchange (a6) 28 Lovely sun over Peru fitfully (5) 29 Some follow loud hooter (3) 33 Tea plus liquid for pound (7) 34 Screen chap defending a heritage
group (6) 37 Push back salesperson associated
with the Spanish (5) 40 South African city lacking
department typical of a city (5) 41 Poster within reach possibly
showing pretence (7) 43 Make amends having rewritten a
note (5) 44 Shine as result after working (6) 46 Very angry ambassador supported by revolutionary place (3,2) 49 Omit single female on strike (4,3) 51 First man with artillery put up in a
group of warships (6) 53 European in dodgy sauna gets
sickness (6) 55 Layer on soil, a huge amount
around lake (5) 58 Enthusiastically involve oneself with lively set getting food amid drink (3,5,2) 60 Line mentioned in fish eggs (3) 62 Artificial waterway straddled by
American allies (5) 63 Joker, maybe, gets to steal
electronic reader (4,5) 65 Saying derived from mishap or
otherwise (8) 68 Group of actors spoke of
soldier (6) 70 Mistake by person getting soft
shoe (7) 71 Man rues embroidered family
designation (7) 75 Tiresome Yankee in Hertfordshire
town (6) 76 Highest point in a U.S. writer
embracing good English (6) 77 British chef in a familiar way gets
building material (5) 78 Graduate with weight gets
stick (5) 80 Tense unionist beset by worthless
material (4) 84 Line adopted by manager first off
in defeat (4)