GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Around centre of area, fantastic owners got to be easily available (4,2,5) 13 U.S. agent or Australian
in soft hat (6) 14 For a change, count
a tropical bird (6) 16 Behaved offensively in
minor argument (4) 17 Intern due to be replaced
for apprentice? (9) 18 Unusual object in copper
found by timeless group (5) 19 Resounding noise in some choirs (4) 20 Friend touring Asian country
gets to engage in schemes? (9) 22 Insubstantial talk from
fine English actor Tim (5) 23 Their gang disrupted an
assembly (9) 27 Disreputable type, roguish fellow
around Ireland’s capital (7) 30 A set of lines followed
by a spinner? (6) 31 Curves in rescue vessels,
we’re told (4) 32 Special objective requires outlay (5) 35 Pace retained by artiste, possibly (4) 36 Put to the test Italian article
in fancy depot (7) 38 Nervous broadcasting executive beset by outsiders in emergency (4) 39 Wonderful sort of claim
about silver (7) 42 Henry with affluence, after losing weight, in good physical condition (6) 45 Saying from two Frenchmen
about a team (5) 46 Daughter with party among hunting
dogs in enclosure for horses (7) 47 A course elsewhere (4) 48 Sound like a contented queen? (4) 50 Put up with error in computer
programme first, a pet hate (7) 52 Frame to hold artist’s work
kept in here as elsewhere (5) 54 Disavow hypocrisy in the wake
of religious education (6) 56 A learner twice in middle of green to get caskconditioned beer (4,3) 57 Pay attention to ambassador
with Spain and Germany (4) 59 Evil Sue being devious
is difficult to find (7) 61 Part of continental
sophistication too (4) 64 Rascal from southern
place full of tents? (5) 66 Sharpen hard individual (4) 67 A French star close to retiring
not celebrated (6) 69 Particular form of a book and
novel I noted about India (7) 72 Prior type surprisingly
shows decorum (9) 73 Completely level device in a
toilet (5) 74 Search a tense soldier,
say, and fighter (9) 79 Swallow advertisement
from the East (4) 81 Person with children
has resting place (5) 82 Criminal raid after
industrial exhibition (5,4) 83 Elderly French artist not quite
making comeback (4) 85 Contralto and tenor moved
brass instrument (6) 86 Difficult set of cards
taken by Yankee (6) 87 Vocation shown by ace, maybe,
as identifying feature (7,4)
DOWN
1 Criticism mentioned
for a tortilla? (4) 2 Change position of button (6) 3 Four points about case of
inspiring military flag (6) 4 Scholarly type lately said in France
to be overwhelmed by regret (7) 5 Religious thinker William
has unknown coin (5) 6 Key set of facts and figures about
city that’s captivating (10) 7 Clumsily mend first pieces of brica-brac on the counter here (5) 8 Chart pair recreated for
male head of a family (9) 9 A thing sought by sports competitors getting to grow weak? (7) 10 Eight, for instance, getting
lump of sugar (4) 11 Take advantage of actor Craig wearing revolutionary number (4,2,2) 15 Black groove initially
ignored in tunnel (6) 21 Stop brat misbehaving around middle of store (5) 24 Exact copy, one put in rare place in a mess (7) 25 Voter recast vote in
maelstrom? (6) 26 Spiky director supporting
singer Mick endlessly (6) 28 Line seen above peculiarly
pale part of a jacket (5) 29 Dandy is failure after
losing lots initially (3) 33 Very good time to see
bird’s feathers (7) 34 Cold financial worker first
off gets fungal infection (6) 37 Object held by rude muralist (5) 40 A quality shown by wood after
leaving river once more (5) 41 Gully on a mountainside in island
seen amid varied colour (7) 43 Discharge found by posh duke
in English West Country river (5) 44 Walk awkwardly with two bishops
in part of a course? (6) 46 Sound of tranquillity in
excerpt of music (5) 49 Turn and feel dejected almost
getting northern European fare (7) 51 Number in eastern Scottish
loch (6) 53 Oblique look from one
of five in street (6) 55 Move easily in place to view the sea? (5) 58 Duet a bloke composed produces delayed reaction (6,4) 60 Finish in Newhaven dock (3) 62 Faint bit of wind shortly admitted (5) 63 Pottery is to be reviewed for future generations (9) 65 Gracious singer Ian accepts old ribbed fabric (8) 68 Ostentatiously walk, for 70 example, Argue about around place tree in (6) reconstituted side (7) 71 Firm facing competition about large or small boat (7) 75 Thing associated with drill of a dull sort (6) 76 Start to try opening roof covering (6) 77 Preside over clubhouse before broadcast (5) 78 Compensate holiday worker over a year (5) 80 Insignificant element in spun yarn (4) 84 Aristocrat, tragic hero in a cycle (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Be easily
obtained (4,2,5) 13 Soft hat (6) 14 Tropical bird (6) 16 Tiff (4) 17 Covenant (9) 18 Unusual object (5) 19 Resounding
noise (4) 20 Engage in plots (9) 22 Foam (5) 23 Assembly (9) 27 Disreputable
type (7) 30 Spider’s
threads (6) 31 Curves (4) 32 Disburse (5) 35 Pace (4) 36 Steered (7) 38 Nervous (4) 39 Enchanting (7) 42 Good physical
condition (6) 45 Saying (5) 46 Enclosure for
horses (7) 47 Elsewhere (4) 48 Sound
contented (4) 50 Pet hate (7) 52 Frame to hold
artist’s work (5) 54 Forswear (6) 56 Cask-conditioned
beer (4,3) 57 Pay attention
to (4) 59 Difficult
to find (7) 61 Too (4) 64 Rascal (5) 66 Sharpen (4) 67 Not celebrated (6) 69 Particular form
of a book (7) 72 Decorum (9) 73 Redden (5) 74 Fighter (9) 79 Quickly swallow (4) 81 Resting place (5) 82 Industrial
exhibition (5,4) 83 Elderly (4) 85 Brass
instrument (6) 86 Problematic (6) 87 Identifying
feature (7,4)
DOWN
1 Bundle up (4) 2 Button (6) 3 Military flag (6) 4 Scholarly (7) 5 Coin (5) 6 Mouthwatering (10) 7 Mend clumsily (5) 8 Male head of
a family (9) 9 Waste away (7) 10 Lump (4) 11 Take advantage
of (4,2,2) 15 Tunnel (6) 21 Prematurely
stop (5) 24 Exact copy (7) 25 Whirlpool (6) 26 Spiky (6) 28 Flap on a jacket (5) 29 Dandy (3) 33 Bird’s feathers (7) 34 Infection (6) 37 Raise
objections (5) 40 Once more (5) 41 Mountainside
gully (7) 43 Give off (5) 44 Limp (6) 46 Fragment (5) 49 Raw herring
fillet (7) 51 Number (6) 53 Oblique look (6) 55 Seashore (5) 58 Delayed
reaction (6,4) 60 Finish (3) 62 Faint (5) 63 Future
generations (9) 65 Ribbed fabric (8) 68 Ostentatiously
walk (6) 70 Argument (7) 71 Small, round
boat (7) 75 Tedious (6) 76 Roof covering (6) 77 Preside over (5) 78 Compensate (5) 80 Insignificant (4) 84 Aristocrat (4)