GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Junior office employee tumbled
at the start as a hill racer (4,6) 14 Film company keeping largely
traditional flute (7) 15 Mental sharpness shown by a
head of unit in Leeds, say (6) 16 Protective headgear kept
by Ethel, meticulously (6) 17 Cool men refashioned
single eyeglass (7) 18 See haul of fish? (5) 19 Expression of mild apology from
soldiers missing first pair (4) 20 Henry with priest has
cross or spiral (5) 21 Short high-pitched sound from
director Spike in oil company (5) 22 Inform new circle if in
confines of territory (6) 23 Daughter, cheeky when ignoring
introduction, is scatterbrained (5) 28 Jaunty U.S. lawyer quiet
in front of guests (7) 30 Son with bravery ignoring a
curse (7) 33 Go radiant possibly getting
degree (9) 36 Car mat damaged in road
surfacing material (6) 38 Contaminate first parts of
this area in Thailand (5) 39 French friend slips overlooking
insolence that’s out of order (5) 40 Mark in Berlin, perhaps, a tumult
shortly after rioting (6) 42 Deceptive move is barely
perceptible in the audience (5) 43 Cold dessert has normal appeal
around France and Austria (7) 44 Money I cast around to
get aromatic gum (6) 46 Stink from sheltered waterway
regardless of cold (4) 49 Word used to ward off
others in most of film (4) 51 Troublesome thing
done by judges? (6) 53 Compulsively catchy tune is
more raw when modified (7) 55 Uncertain state found
among slim boys (5) 59 Noisily chew first of cereals replacing
starter in midmorning meal (6) 60 Tennis score wrongly cued
before end of game (5) 61 Move forcefully in
flat-bottomed boat (5) 62 Small farm animal getting
leg broken in hollow (6) 63 Ben is so awful with disheartened servers showing domineering nature (9) 65 Coherence? It is encapsulated
by comedian Julian (7) 66 Open one’s heart to fine
doc after treatment (7) 70 Shelf is dismantled gently?
Not altogether! (5) 71 By the sound of it, fix
decorative panel (6) 73 Highly virile chairman
defending children (5) 75 Chap with energy gets
tropical fruit (5) 80 Young dog seen around
large mush (4) 82 Tries to alter social customs (5) 83 One caring for the feet of Arabs? (7) 84 A rush in battle around section
for a cavalry soldier (6) 85 Official count in clubs follows with no end of strife (6) 86 Discharge dismissed by fighter
of a mean nature (7) 87 Men in trust adjusted a
measuring device (10)
DOWN
1 Remove Ted and Lee
after disorder (6) 2 Nationalistic leader of brigade linked to line of a mischievous sort (8) 3 Left Spain? Absolutely! (5) 4 Loan Amy queried?
That’s an oddity (7) 5 U.S. singer, one found
in royal circles? (6) 6 Small mark in design
description, reportedly (5) 7 Check feature in a cinema? (6) 8 Shun noted Yorkshire
cricketer (7) 9 Unusual mascot for a
heraldic design (4,2,4) 10 Swim in Georgian city
close to home (5) 11 Comic arranged his tour to
cover Malaysia’s capital (8) 12 Abandon place to pick
up passengers? (4) 24 Copious troubles of U.S.
rep (7) 25 Small incision made by
Bob and Nicholas (5) 26 Short trouble in dock? (7) 27 Supplement a source of
music by a French court (7) 29 Informed group found
in Ottawa, regularly (5) 31 Principal cook when
touring India (5) 32 Provoke a dog that’s
gone astray (4) 34 Firmly fixed dates for
swimming over year (6) 35 Four in Virginia having
oral exam (4) 37 Heavy fall of rain shortly after
start of working week (7) 41 Enticement limited by man
on board waiting unseen (7) 45 Bird in Mediterranean
country (6) 47 Print is attractive first off (7) 48 Disclose drinking haunt in
Yale surprisingly (3,4) 50 Comedian Kenneth is occupied by second chemical in body (7) 52 Common sense shown by Oscar among group of students (4) 54 Banger in Munich? (5) 56 Mixture of stuff left in
curve in road (5) 57 Swollen mark these people associated with a laceration principally (4) 58 Timeless location of
parody (5) 60 Wariness? Consider
it misplaced (10) 64 Direction for travellers posing
awkwardly in street (8) 67 See a form that’s
complicated? It’s horrifying (8) 68 Sid yet to work around rear of
van showing compactness (7) 69 Greatly value revolutionary hospital admitting gentleman turning up (7) 72 Wrap up empty exhibition
and cease functioning? (6) 74 Sour American confronting
group of police in charge (6) 76 Gin Ray replaced is lacking
in smoothness? (6) 77 Bachelor of an impulsive
nature and cocksure (5) 78 Snarl from grey
nocturnal creature (5) 79 Husband entering centre
gets routine task (5) 81 Exploits functions (4)