CRYPTIC CLUES GIANT CROSSWORD
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13 Circle in such coups broadcast
unintelligible language (5-5) 14 Organ of the body
has black scale (7) 15 Contrite fellow for all to see
breaking different rule (6) 16 Fold note in item of luggage (6) 17 Term’s formulated to encapsulate ordinary British criminal (7) 18 Harden first person with health
worker given no end of tasks (5) 19 TV presenter Jeremy has
woody-stemmed plant (4) 20 Flower beginning to beautify
thing used by weavers (5) 21 Busy sort covering very
large sloping surface (5) 22 Ghost with arm almost
withered (6) 23 Move up and down beside
police officer (5) 28 Fantastic teams linked to railway
showing comprehensive skill (7) 30 Footballer Trevor right away
making reservation (7) 33 Clean court after
criminal is fined (9) 36 Force conservative Pole at work
to accept Frenchman (6) 38 Coldness left in much of
Spanish-speaking country (5) 39 Charlie is given mechanism
to secure timepiece (5) 40 Petty officer in front of French
airport is unwell (6) 42 Malevolence shown in
abusive nominee (5) 43 Retrace slipshod food
and drink supplier (7) 44 Disastrous time associated
with Craig sadly (6) 46 Neat papers kept inside
confines of treasury (4) 49 Uncomfortable sensation from
playing field quietly dismissed (4) 51 For example, group of engineers
in turn come out (6) 53 Blocking material damaged
net alas (7) 55 Terrible envy with leading
trio absent (5) 59 Grab tin at clubhouse (6) 60 Thrust in winter sports event
around November (5) 61 Become subject to some
disdain, curiously (5) 62 Snooker player, say,
getting to dawdle (6) 63 Testy chap misused small amount
of discretionary funds (5,4) 65 Charge and cost duly altered
after removing line (7) 66 Put forward old feat for
review (7) 70 Uncertainty shown by posh bishop accommodated by Dorothy (5) 71 A support for a camera
in quantity (6) 73 Search range (5) 75 Pal’s upset about first sign
of cut skin on head (5) 80 Genuine term used at
intervals (4) 82 Sharp aches giving Penny
awkward snag (5) 83 Musical suite excited
Rita and Pat (7) 84 Refurbished store opening with
restricted work schedule (6) 85 Patch up case for rude couple (6) 86 Tripped up with sun
gone and fell (7) 87 One region transformed by money has main source of energy (6,4)
DOWN
1 Errol’s cultivated a plant
of the dock family (6) 2 Circulate in place over a spell (3,5) 3 Notice pair going
inside for binge (5) 4 Bob and Mike taking part in antic
having to make haste (7) 5 A bus when renovated supported
by the French? That’s handy (6) 6 Club in Austria and Spain gets
to become less intense (5) 7 Male given handcart first off for
a white-fleshed vegetable (6) 8 Endlessly respect a liberal
fleet commander (7)
9 Prince in rough knit ripped apart
collective decision-making (10) 10 Reproduce strain (5) 11 Discontinue and go away from
the place in question (5,3) 12 Damage by fire comprehended
by Wilbur, necessarily (4) 24 Feature on a belt over day
is bent out of shape (7) 25 Something used in boring
military training (5) 26 Cook likes to keep initially low
temperature for cooking pot (7) 27 Point out minor faults and
supply tip in prison (7)
29 Unaccompanied figure
supporting a league (5) 31 Sheep-like novice somehow
avoiding cold (5) 32 Pleasant element in
scenic excursion (4) 34 Graze in tight spot (6) 35 Charitable giver passing
new entrance (4) 37 Gain, it’s said, for Amos, maybe (7) 41 Publicised job for remote place (7) 45 Grant slipped over unknown overhead structure with a bridge (6) 47 Examine again rare exhibit primarily with pattern of small squares (7) 48 Swerve and evade it
after crashing (7) 50 Neal got exotic hybrid fruit (7) 52 Weapons producing glumness
on a regular basis (4) 54 Top nursing university and
college? That’s clear (5) 56 Strainer, one held by
figure largely (5) 57 List of dishes concealed
by some nuts (4) 58 Drop thing needed
to light candle (5) 60 Metal unit’s adjusted? It’s done in the nick of time (4-6) 64 Old woman is captivated by pill and cover under dish (5,3) 67 Surprising stance really on the outside for forefathers (8) 68 Excessively flattering female writer about soul in varied form (7) 69 Novel angle in Middle East in blend of material? (7) 72 Extreme pleasure wanting a certain alcoholic drink (6) 74 Hesitate, reportedly, to get document forgoing a claim (6) 76 Be dishonest and mean and go into hiding? (3,3) 77 Type accepting pressure in football, perhaps (5) 78 Coarse councillor due to be replaced (5) 79 Brother in middle of ocean in salty water (5) 81 Section of tree fringing ridge of rock in the sea (4)