GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Close relative remade winter broth (4,7) 13 Moderate mood (6) 14 Exit place selling goods? (6) 16 Release some around office (4) 17 Kit prince tinkered with, being a fault finder (9) 18 Faithful ally somehow inspiring love (5) 19 Smear expert in uniform? The opposite! (4) 20 By the sound of it, single hotel in island has crooked source of funds? (4,5) 22 Phoney label found in the Seychelles (5) 23 Romantic pursuit for all to see among this crop at work (9) 27 Denigrate Penny out of sorts or close to bankruptcy (7) 30 Place by Russian river having diverse elements (6) 31 Bishop in Germany in problematical situation (4) 32 Bear Charlie and William’s brother in the East End (5) 35 Self-congratulatory fool behind last of ventures (4) 36 Show enthusiasm for board game infused with energy and colour (3,4) 38 Director facing question in Arab ship (4) 39 Contrast, we hear, in host (7) 42 Ruddy fine top worn by soldiers (6) 45 Advantage shown by woman from the East (5) 46 Change the image of British artist in split? (7) 47 Element found in concerts in the past (4) 48 American journalist lacking in novelty? (4) 50 Improve Chinese clubs in three directions (7) 52 Empty space left in financial institution (5) 54 Retired writer ripe for reforming commercial organisation? (6) 56 Good introduction by Michael, maybe, for eye-catching novelty (7) 57 Workers’ pay initially ignored for a very long time (4) 59 Part of shirt Les mistakenly kept for short fight (7) 61 Frolic taking place amid prom, probably (4) 64 Inhibit something done for publicity? (5) 66 Make a gesture, something familiar to surfers? (4) 67 Insert in a seam gets us in an awkward position (6) 69 Friendly female featuring in a story about animals (7) 72 Keeping a supply of small hosiery (9) 73 Put off backing official education (5) 74 Remedy found around Asian island with black rum cocktail (4,5) 79 Regularly bar Jimmy making a projection? (4) 81 Managed clubhouse and large farm (5) 82 Accept insurance policy and shelter from danger (4,5) 83 Shove these people inside quiet hospital (4) 85 Resentment about amount of petrol? (6) 86 Lay aside a lot of things in a library? (6) 87 Two teapots damaged when grabbing end of fine root vegetable (5,6)
DOWN
1 Large waterbird was flapping close to lagoon (4) 2 Urge shown by little woman among nine swimming (6) 3 Identifying mark almost seen by children in part of a tree (6) 4 Nameless tune star composed gains reputation (7) 5 Worth shown in some rituals (5) 6 Unkempt, would-be teacher lagged awfully behind rector (10) 7 Drop second tablet (5) 8 Racing dog is dry enough after roaming (9) 9 Winding B-road containing two lines for traffic post (7) 10 Time in south of France to find horse-breeding establishment (4) 11 Odd empty place, club regularly supported by dishonest type (8) 15 Glider on ice unwisely takes risk at the outset (6) 21 Hatred shown by duo rampaging around India and Malta (5) 24 Something for cleaning locks? (7)
25 Obscure society has window screens (6) 26 Engross a bachelor with rising musical duo (6) 28 Beer befitting a monarch in turn (5) 29 Piece of cloth found in garage (3) 33 A tense chat developed with European diplomat (7) 34 Indulgently treat additional liberal in church (6) 37 Freakish part of bout recalled (5) 40 Start to regret dubious cure? It gets to happen again (5) 41 Rugby union player on holiday in retreat (4,3) 43 Young female linked to current Indian drink (5) 44 Children changing clothes getting wet through? (6) 46 Puzzle concerning form of public transport (5) 49 Devilish fraudster essentially with criminal income (7) 51 Nervously get gun and small lump of metal (6) 53 A Frenchman with posh rental property has charm (6)
55 Stop in car with a windproof jacket (5) 58 Give guests liquid that’s off colour? (10) 60 Article in Spain following figure with pointed ears (3) 62 Some paracetamol arguably for a tooth (5) 63 Anne’s game to twist grey metal (9) 65 Trial out to be reviewed in teaching session (8) 68 Devious Yankees in disguise leaving Spain (6) 70 New-fangled TV in bar that’s lively (7) 71 On reflection, leading Republican has struggle with scope of influence (7) 75 Pub art vandalised? That’s sudden (6) 76 Assign this person’s place close to office (6) 77 Actor Martin’s gloss (5) 78 Son with hood making grimace (5) 80 Ponder island in the Hebrides (4) 84 Badger’s burrow is prepared, reportedly (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Close relative (4,7) 13 Moderate (6) 14 Vent (6) 16 Release (4) 17 Fault finder (9) 18 Faithful (5) 19 Smear (4) 20 Dishonest moneylender (4,5) 22 Phoney (5) 23 Romantic pursuit (9) 27 Denigrate (7) 30 Having diverse elements (6) 31 Tightly fasten (4) 32 Bear (5) 35 Self-congratulatory (4) 36 Enter (3,4) 38 Arab ship (4) 39 Host (7) 42 Ruddy (6) 45 Advantage (5) 46 Change the image of (7) 47 In the past (4) 48 Not new (4) 50 Improve (7) 52 Vacant (5) 54 Domain (6) 56 Publicity device (7) 57 Long time (4) 59 Short fight (7) 61 Frolic (4) 64 Inhibit (5) 66 Ripple (4) 67 Insert in a seam (6) 69 Friendly (7) 72 Hosiery (9) 73 Put off (5) 74 Rum cocktail (4,5) 79 Projecting edge (4) 81 Large farm (5) 82 Shelter from danger (4,5) 83 Shove (4) 85 Unit of liquid (6) 86 Lay aside (6) 87 Root vegetable (5,6)
DOWN
1 Large waterbird (4) 2 Urge (6) 3 Part of a tree (6) 4 Reputation (7) 5 Deserve (5) 6 Unkempt (10) 7 Tip over (5) 8 Racing dog (9) 9 Traffic post (7) 10 Large-headed nail (4) 11 Odd (8) 15 Glider on ice (6) 21 Hatred (5) 24 Hair wash (7) 25 Window screens (6) 26 Engross (6) 28 Beer (5) 29 Piece of cloth (3) 33 Diplomat (7) 34 Treat indulgently (6) 37 Freakish (5) 40 Happen again (5) 41 Retreat (4,3) 43 Indian drink (5) 44 Soak (6) 46 Puzzle (5) 49 Devilish (7) 51 Small lump of metal (6) 53 Charm (6) 55 Windproof jacket (5) 58 Redolent (10) 60 Sprite (3) 62 Tooth (5) 63 Grey metal (9) 65 Teaching session (8) 68 Devious (6) 70 Lively (7) 71 Scope of influence (7) 75 Sudden (6) 76 Assign (6) 77 Lustre (5) 78 Grimace (5) 80 Ponder (4) 84 Badger’s burrow (4)