Jumbo Twinplex Crossword
Cryptic clues and simple clues – both lead to the same answers!
Across
13 The little money one has to one’s name? (7,3)
14 Soft, I find, in the head (that’s my view) (7)
15 Performer making a row on the piano (6) 16 Damned and dead, taken to Hades, struggling (6)
17 I can’t demolish condo. It has an occupant (2,3,2)
18 Be, for once, first (5)
19 Pull in at the work place (4)
20 It helps recuperation and puts on weight, I figure (5)
21 Scrape together, to get good architect (5) 22 Colour of the old mop (6)
23 A tree rat (5)
28 They conceal arms in vessel travelling East (7)
30 After his accident, extremely shaky (7) 33 Paint an olive green? (3,6)
36 Cut right into, collapsed (6)
38 A Casanova – Latin, again (5)
39 A suitable partner for the game (5) 40 “Brown,” I caught, “is a bumpkin” (6) 42 Be critical of rap (5)
43 What agony aunts give (and possibly uncles) about love (7)
44 To extol Paris, broken English (6) 46 Regretting I was out when called (4) 49 Where boys are taught, or money back (4) 51 Incidents by which Steven was upset (6) 53 Because I have good heart, don’t hold grudges (7)
55 What went wrong with the tie-up? (5) 59 Eye operation successful. Bye for now (3,3)
60 Not smiling back (5)
61 Confound it! That’s a blow! (5)
62 Lines tampered with, taking little time to install tap (6)
63 Avoided getting hand dirty (9)
65 Said, in a sense, one agrees (7)
66 Is sorry for rain birds (7)
70 A knockout and we hear the end of round sound (5)
71 Bears out the pound is in for booms (6) 73 A number to orchestrate (5)
75 Dot is given a small kiss (5)
80 A singing fish? (4)
82 The ones with the big interior (5) 83 Is exhausted and leaves hurriedly (4,3) 84 Pencil of light, cheat to let in (6) 85 Assume I am going back into my field of knowledge (6)
86 Tired being a yes man? (7)
87 Found with its lid off? (10)
Down
1 Charlotte, perhaps, sitting on the couch? (6)
2 Almost too late, with both hands pointing to twelve? (4,4)
3 Tough year for Thomas (5) 4 Upside-down, is a nine, silly! (7) 5 Belts, cuffs and socks (6) 6 Pronounce to be valid and logical (5) 7 The guides are about to pop back (6) 8 A flaming insect? (7) 9 Conforming to, when queueing alongside (2,4,4)
10 Doesn’t allow to be sent back by moles – or spies (5)
11 We’re packed and drop round to say goodbye (8)
12 Plant raised for herbivores (4) 24 Warning that a tonic possibly contains uranium (7)
25 Set about, having taken day off (5) 26 Manage to write poetry in old English (7) 27 Put the vehicle number in red (7)
29 Find out, when left to provide for yourself financially (5)
31 Be forced at one point to take refuge (5) 32 Lymryk by Frost? (4)
34 Caught in the embrace of a sweetheart, in recess (6)
35 Can right. It’s wrong way round (4) 37 Job that’s filled by a stopgap? (7)
41 For star performers, it’s presenting difficulties (7)
45 Ask if it was injected into vein wrongly (6) 47 For favourite one, taking over a plant (7) 48 Did some repairs at last (7)
50 Seem anxious, putting in “three times married” (7)
52 In that case threaten, to dishearten (4) 54 Admit, in general (5)
56 Trick to trap tom cat (5)
57 Insects, swarming gnats, head off (4) 58 Goes quickly? “For me,” I put in, “the reverse” (5)
60 While sure to be entranced (10)
64 The salt I sprinkled, mister, is a juju (8) 67 Gun that goes “Bang, bang”? (8) 68 Fellow-diners: mixture of associates (7) 69 Go off in step, prepared to march (7) 72 Twist and turn, having grabbed the soldier (6)
74 “Dull” is unfair (6)
76 Nearer the locker (6)
77 Be supported by your feet and stomach (5)
78 Catches on there are difficulties (5) 79 Dig to get the exclusive story (5) 81 Keen to have a try and good (4)
Across
13 Token quantity (7,3) 14 View (7) 15 Performer (6) 16 Confounded (6) 17 I can’t (2,3,2)
18 Be (5)
19 Be paid (4) 20 Pick-me-up (5) 21 Grind (5) 22 Metal (6)
23 Fruit (5)
28 Parts of garment (7) 30 Shaky (7)
33 Paint (3,6)
36 Cut (6) 38 Sweetheart (5) 39 Game (5) 40 Yokel (6) 42 Bang (5) 43 Advice (7) 44 Extol (6) 46 Ladder step (4) 49 English public school (4) 51 Happenings (6) 53 Pardon (7) 55 Snag (5)
59 Au revoir (3,3) 60 Rear (5) 61 Gust (5) 62 Eavesdrop (6) 63 Refrained (9) 65 Agrees (7) 66 Rues (7) 70 Beautiful girl (5) 71 Sounds loudly (6) 73 Twenty (5)
75 Dot (5)
80 Deep voice (4) 82 That and that (5) 83 Is used up (4,3) 84 Pencil (6) 85 Sphere (6) 86 Indicating agreement (7) 87 Found (10)
Down
1 Spud (6) 2 Almost too late (4,4) 3 Thomas __, novelist (5)
4 Silly (7)
5 Slaps (6) 6 Pronounce (5) 7 Aviators (6) 8 Insect (7) 9 Conforming to (2,4,4) 10 Sees (5) 11 Goodbye (8) 12 Animals (4) 24 Warning (7) 25 Prepared (5) 26 Supervise (7)
27 Red (7)
29 Find out (5) 31 Refuge (5)
32 Frost (4) 34 Recess (6) 35 Prison (slang) (4) 37 Job opening (7) 41 Difficulties (7)
45 Ask (6) 47 Flowering plant (7) 48 Mended shoes (7) 50 Quiver (7)
52 In that case (4) 54 Admit (5) 56 Swindle (5) 57 Small insects (4) 58 Passes swiftly (5) 60 Entranced (10) 64 Lucky object (8) 67 Gun (8)
68 Pals (7) 69 Object (7) 72 Rick (6) 74 Overcast (6) 76 Nearer (6)
77 Get up (5) 78 Drawbacks (5) 79 Exclusive story (5) 81 Keen (4)