GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

13 Go-ahead (5,5)

14 Understand (7)

15 Songs (6)

16 Devoured (6)

17 Leaning (7)

18 Nominate (3,2)

19 List (4)

20 Business (5)

21 Paces (5)

22 Glass container (6) 23 Dog (5)

28 Halted (7)

30 Keeping (7)

33 Attacking (7,2)

36 Packed (6)

38 Fair (5)

39 Cook (5)

40 Rest (6)

42 Warm (5)

43 Splash (7)

44 Unimportant (6)

46 Nonsense (4)

49 Help (4)

51 Occurrences (6) 53 Seize (7)

55 Plank (5)

59 Embrace (6)

60 Glower (5)

61 Love (5)

62 Unharmed (6)

63 Well (2,3,4)

65 Suggest (7)

66 Queasiness (7)

70 Deliberate (5)

71 Sundry (6)

73 Fat (5)

75 Roost (5)

80 So (4)

82 Contend (5)

83 Raising (7)

84 Sailor (6)

85 Tiny (6)

86 New (7)

87 Well done! (4,3,3)

DOWN

1 Enthusiasm (6)

2 Strengthened (6,2) 3 Slip (5)

4 Worry (7)

5 Clog (4,2)

6 Mind (5)

7 Old car (6)

8 Quarrel (7)

9 Finish (3,7)

10 Flutters (5)

11 Press on (4,4)

12 Agreement (4)

24 Adversities (7)

25 Set (5)

26 Relation (7)

27 Whisks off (7)

29 Right (5)

31 Tipsy (5)

32 Goggle (4)

34 Pass (6)

35 Follow (4)

37 Composed (7)

41 Extinguishes (4,3) 45 Stone (6)

47 Maybe (7)

48 Dish (7)

50 Remainder (7)

52 Implement (4)

54 Fish (5)

56 Wobbles (5)

57 Open (4)

58 Seat (5)

60 Learning (7,3)

64 Distributes (5,3) 67 Opening (8)

68 Beats (7)

69 Medical man (7) 72 Endeavour (6)

74 Pain (6)

76 Gulch (6)

77 Accepted (5)

78 Temper (5)

79 Gist (5)

81 Greet (4)

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

13 It doesn’t stop you driving! (5,5)

14 Understand about the seal I broke (7)

15 The article said Schubert wrote some (6)

16 The injured owl given food ate hungrily (6)

17 Leaning over and giving some money to (7)

18 Nominate to erect (3,2)

19 Part played, we’re told, by the list (4)

20 The East River is back in business! (5)

21 Measures taken to get the small pets back (5)

22 Tore off to get the right container (6)

23 Winnie caught cold (that’s the dog) (5)

28 Ran the head in: arrested (7)

30 Keeping to the right, grasping it is wise (7)

33 Attacking for not using the stirrups when mounting? (7,2)

36 Having packed, do we got out onto the street? (6)

38 “Frivolous” is fair (5)

39 The silly chap put an egg in it to cook (5)

40 A rest before English prose composition (6)

42 It’s not so hot out, pet, I figure (5)

43 Splash and the s-sound of raindrops (7)

44 Unimportant? That’s an insult! (6)

46 Hot, melted the snow in? Phooey! (4)

49 For a time, be going in to help (4)

51 What happened to get Steven so flustered? (6)

53 A fitting antidote brought round to take (7)

55 Three meals a day? Get on! (7)

59 An embrace to give it the crowning touch (6)

60 Scowl at the fellow, worn out (5)

61 Are about to cheat, love (5)

62 The article can’t possibly go in uncut (6)

63 Well, then, I will change the colour (2,3,4)

65 Suggest, when not in shape (7)

66 The queasiness is bad: the sea I get affected by (7)

70 Was introduced to an

entrant, as planned (5)

71 Several drives are foozled (6)

73 Fat order from a local customer (5)

75 Fish the bird landed on? (5)

80 So shout “No ball”, foolishly (4)

82 Contend it’s a fever, right through (5)

83 Standing nearly upright, are forming a circle round (7)

84 Assessment of the tar (6)

85 A little dumb, hides in (6)

86 New, not yet having been sampled (7)

87 Congratulations acting as a tonic (4,3,3)

DOWN

1 A doctor taken aback by our enthusiasm (6)

2 The insect, cheesed off, was made stronger by (6,2)

3 Slip a pound inside (5)

4 Getting it through an entrance does prove worrying (7)

5 Don’t come down to put a bung in (4,2)

6 A reflector you’d be stupid not to have (5)

7 An old car that’s striking? (6)

8 I had returned terribly upset by the argument (7)

9 Speak to and obtain by means of (3,7)

10 Panics and moves the wings for flight (5)

11 Bread cut, have to press on (4,4)

12 The agreement is you make the allocations (4)

24 The snags, when one goes to the other side (7)

25 Set a day in leap year (5)

26 Soup returned by one of the family (7)

27 Whisks off for drinks (7)

29 A right the champion boxer has? (5)

31 Too small to be pickled (5)

32 Goggle at, above the key hole (4)

34 Pass the note to: a mistake (6)

35 Getting back at the Italian in the end (4)

37 Composed about the wild tit, a small bird (7)

41 Standing up and pouring “73” on, he extinguishes (4,3)

45 Ran off inside to get the stone (6)

47 Maybe playing E sharp on the piano (7)

48 Alas, terrible duff gen on making Italian food (7)

50 The rest showing poise and equilibrium (7)

52 Also left to get something from the shed (4)

54 On tour, perhaps, having little time for food (5)

56 Shakes, with ice (5)

57 Open to find around two thirds broken (4)

58 Seat many a Russian has been on (5)

60 Learning, on ringing the doorbell to no avail (7,3)

64 And so, in the cabin, one gives to (5,3)

67 The opening is pearshaped, true? False! (8)

68 A fellow teased dreadfully about beatings (7)

69 He plays a starring role in the theatre (7)

72 Try hard to get the tune (6)

74 I went off key in – a pain (6)

76 The tin over there in the gulch (6)

77 Accepted, when

captured by (5)

78 Temper, boy! (5)

79 “Won’t stay put” is the gist of it (5)

81 Sounding fit, say hello to (4)