GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Unusual fact borne about English patron (10)
14 Botany, maybe, is source of conversation among nieces possibly (7)
15 Evil leader for war chosen after losing power (6)
16 A drive organised of a diverse nature (6)
17 Fail to care for Glen struggling in front of European court (7)
18 Complicated reason with no end of nuance for crime (5)
19 Vow kept by Croat, honourably (4)
20 Type of black tea stunning in look largely (5)
21 Greek character facing filthy place having a stale smell (5)
22 Rene when agitated in confines of study is contemptuous (6)
23 Don’s excited about ring and ornamental hairnet (5)
28 Female with Charles, say, wearing garment firstly in a threadbare state (7)
30 Glass tube beginning to emerge with butter spread all around (7)
33 Inferior trader hit badly (5-4)
36 Love coat in fancy valuable material in times past (2,4)
38 Mob picked up store of valued objects (5)
39 Construct place for filming ahead (3,2)
40 Argentinian rugby player cut short Sue’s partner in bash (6)
42 Sediment daughter, for example, placed in empty repositories (5)
43 Attendant joined by worker in procession (7)
44 Alliance in competition (6)
46 Toy twice left behind party (4)
49 Sort of house found in these missions (4)
51 Rest troubled horse? About time (6)
53 I heard haphazardly about women producing untanned leather (7)
55 Milky fluid held in stall at exhibition (5)
59 Pin of a cask obtained after short rotation (6)
60 Smell from pot essentially dull (5)
61 Some orienteering or geocaching in ravine (5)
62 Ordinary fool grabbing tail of fine wild cat (6)
63 Claim tune is misjudged for climax (9)
65 Outstanding fighter returns in front of gang for bitterly disputing (7)
66 Fancy kit is used (not half) in winter sports outfit (3,4)
70 Roundish fruit you need to cover with earth, one hears (5)
71 Engender change in list (6)
73 Appropriate unique selling point about old city (5)
75 Endlessly cunning cheat’s end reveals culpability (5)
80 Vigour in British carnival site (4)
82 Silence about characters held in full labour camp (5)
83 A topic broken down given new heading (7)
84 Small indentation in poorly lit place close to estate (6)
85 Concern shown by men with month gone to turn a ship for cleaning (6)
86 Drawbacks in America entering Middle East negotiations lately (7)
87 Fashion with allowance for self-restraint (10)
DOWN
1 Spoil the appearance of three consecutive notes on expert (6)
2 Ridiculously small riders carrying nothing over yard (8)
3 Mixed drink after starter’s cleared? That’s convenient (5)
4 Dan puts off a type of comedian (52)
5 Intelligent and dazzling (6)
6 Escort famous hero in part (5)
7 Pause thus for break around borders of India (6)
8 Comedian in a French department is not earning money? (7)
9 Chris opens moves to produce suppression of material (10)
10 Counterpart given latest piece of single strong thread (5)
11 Number turning up amid varied chores in sailing ship (8)
12 Achievement in annual religious celebration with sun gone (4)
24 Do better than others with custom? (7)
25 Point of view slightly adjusted for messenger (5)
26 Ornamental moulding represented in badge (7)
27 Doctor before work allowed small amount of liquid (7)
29 Pass official here without jacket (5)
31 Habitual practice from wise sort supporting university (5)
32 Assignment shown in project as known (4)
34 Covering last of bushes on moorland (6)
35 Son yet to be treated for eye swelling (4)
37 Cricket side with travel in Gujarat’s capital yet to stop? (7)
41 Intervene with journalist amid a time in dispute (7)
45 Tablet, perhaps, is wrongly tagged (6)
47 Canadian dish quietly revealed in rear of cafe (7)
48 Scruffy sort of gear worn by George firstly and Danny on vacation (7)
50 Support especially observed on river (7)
52 Bird in stream with head obscured (4)
54 Figure that’s dashing ahead of northern wading bird (5)
56 Centrepiece of menu approved, current mushroom from Japan (5)
57 Unoccupied and easygoing (4)
58 Long period in city in New York state after banishing sign of hesitation (5)
60 Reformed lout in a mob suffering isolation? (3,2,1,4)
64 Second dog biting foot of mine as a further matter (8)
67 Meals out arranged for intimate companion (4,4)
68 Method of presentation is astonishing without German (7)
69 Terrible danger with first sign of explosive bomb (7)
72 Pestilential creature damaged lots around western half of Cuba (6)
74 Effortlessly move? I’m shy when dancing around music’s opening (6)
76 Two learners in indoor game after turn move in an ungainly way (6)
77 Suffering in the past associated with U.S. city (5)
78 Convulsion from old man on board ship with Mike (5)
79 Greatly love gold in commercial exchange ultimately (5)
81 Genuine cylinder for cables by the sound of it (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Patron (10)
14 Area of study (7) 15 Evil (6)
16 Diverse (6)
17 Fail to care for (7)
18 Crime (5)
19 Vow (4)
20 Type of black tea (5)
21 Having a stale smell (5)
22 Contemptuous (6)
23 Ornamental hairnet (5)
28 Threadbare (7)
30 Glass tube (7) 33 Inferior (5-4) 36 In times past (2,4)
38 Cache (5)
39 Construct (3,2)
40 Batter (6)
42 Sediment (5)
43 Procession (7)
44 Division (6) 46 Toy (4)
49 Type of house (4)
51 Rest (6)
53 Untanned leather (7)
55 Milky fluid (5)
59 Pin of a cask (6)
60 Smell (5)
61 Ravine (5)
62 Wild cat (6)
63 Climax (9)
65 Bitterly disputing (7)
66 Winter sports outfit (3,4)
70 Roundish fruit (5)
71 Engender (6)
73 Take illegally (5)
75 Culpability (5)
80 Vigour (4)
82 Labour camp (5)
83 Heading (7)
84 Small depression (6)
85 Turn a ship for cleaning (6)
86 Drawbacks (7)
87 Self-restraint (10)
DOWN
1 Spoil the surface of (6)
2 Negligible (8)
3 Convenient (5)
4 Type of comedian (5-2)
5 Intelligent (6)
6 Escort (5)
7 Pause (6)
8 Not earning money (7)
9 Suppression (10)
10 Strong thread (5)
11 Sailing ship (8)
12 Achievement (4)
24 Exceed in value (7)
25 Heavenly messenger (5)
26 Ornamental moulding (7)
27 Small amount of liquid (7)
29 Pass (5)
31 Custom (5)
32 Assignment (4)
34 Covering (6)
35 Eye swelling (4)
37 Continuing (7)
41 Intervene (7)
45 Gizmo (6)
47 Canadian dish (7)
48 Scruffy (7)
50 Support (7)
52 Bird (4)
54 Wading bird (5)
56 Japanese mushroom (5)
57 Without charge (4)
58 Long time (5)
60 Isolated (3,2,1,4)
64 As a further matter (8)
67 Intimate companion (4,4)
68 Method of presentation (7)
69 Bomb thrown by hand (7)
72 Pestilential grasshopper (6)
74 Glide with a sway (6)
76 Move in an ungainly way (6)
77 Suffering (5)
78 Convulsion (5)
79 Greatly love (5)
81 Genuine (4)