GIANT CROSSWORD

Choose between cryptic and quick clues to tackle the Giant crossword – both lead to the same answers. CRYPTIC

ACROSS 12

Imprisoning for eating? (7,4)

13 Taking time, the crooked Boris cased the restaurant (6)

14 Lie stupidly and waffle

about when caught (6)

16 Pool resources with

the staff (4)

17 Street in Donegal, strangely with an English PM’s name (9)

18 Arrived with a large

animal (5)

19 The done thing (4)

20 Willing to be nice to (9)

22 Panics when it moves

in the breeze (5)

23 Fixed new dates quickly (9) 27 For many getting on a

bit, it’s rather chilly (7)

30 Swear the ball was

found in the links (6)

31 Said he will, but he won’t,

be gentlemanly (4)

32 Symbol that makes

one angry? (5)

35 Having a cold spell?

Same here! (4)

36 Reading a parody

of Super Man (7) 38 Sick with, is depressed (4) 39 Go up in the air when

they imitate you (4,3)

42 Didn’t go for the

prim-sounding (6)

45 New information about

has come in (5)

46 Beginning to make

your mark (7)

47 Paper the American

started ordering (4)

48 Gather it’s the bulk of (4) 50 Determines to get seats (7) 52 Afterwards, the relation

began getting involved (5) 54 The sound does have a

disconcerting effect on (6) 56 Had tried, but right inside

the vent, is jammed (7)

57 Just a modicum

of panache (4)

59 The anguish of people who’ve been put in the wrong (7)

61 The mark of Satan (4)

64 Walk off with – but

walk quietly (5)

66 Make a hole in, though

it’s a nuisance (4)

67 With a man around,

she is effusive (6)

69 Takes the trouble to sprinkle chopped herbs round (7)

72 The best part is getting

a good score (4,5)

73 A little brusque (5)

74 A devotee of the act. It’s

strange: quite amazing (9) 79 Read only bits of – a

load of rubbish… (4)

81 …and read cursorily a page from “How to Economise” (5)

82 Find the odd trace in

a number of fruit (9)

83 With a cold, he

is a pain! (4)

85 Understanding it

means “dating” (6)

86 Fire a gun (6)

87 Bleak future for the

guard who is? (4,7)

DOWN

1 Stupid, to be blunt (4)

2 Horses unlike those the animal psychologist is treating? (6)

3 Puzzle about the key

I mean to solve (6)

4 Up to “The father is in

US commercial TV” (7) 5 Why the American ace

is stunting outside (5)

6 Extensive, or big,

tract of land (10)

7 Supply the source of the

unearned income (5)

8 Put away for having

done it (9)

9 Hazy as to whether it’s

a non-consomme (7)

10 Tend to be careful (4)

11 Goes back and checks (8) 15 Bag everything is stuffed

back in, good gracious! (6) 21 Raised, give an audible

cry of pain (5)

24 Don’t be afraid to

catch the ball (7)

25 Cover us in some

frothy cosmetic (6)

26 It indicates a break in

the settled weather (6)

28 Mad about fondue? (5)

29 Like a fool, weaken (3)

33 The soldier is turned in

after jumping ship (7)

34 Find preferable to,

but not very (6)

37 The jobs files (5)

40 Accompanying the father,

are sick and delicate (5) 41 Said right through one

had initiated it (7) 43 Quality time to art, I

somehow give (5)

44 Meted out and she

cheated about (6)

46 Tell on and run away (5)

49 Not finishing the cooked

chips and vegetable (7)

51 Goes off to get

the sheets (6)

53 The convert’s surname? (6) 55 The fish is caught, then

released outside (5)

58 Arrogant when

voting? (4-6)

60 It’s time to, you say (3)

62 Heavens! A giant ant has

gone off with the dog! (5) 63 Frank is seen with “38”,

immediately after (9)

65 Burly bumpkin in the

test, playing (8)

68 Gave the impression one

had refused to work (6)

70 Give to and you

do endorse (7)

71 “Having weapons again”,

I put in, “fight back” (7)

75 Turning right back, more disoriented by the shock (6)

76 Heaps of bags it

takes time to fill (6) 77 Say there will be

a small tip (5)

78 In Italy, dear, many sing (5) 80 Drink up, when I put

in a bucket (4)

84 Our having, at first,

had a hard time (4)

QUICK

ACROSS

12 Eating (7,4)

13 Restaurant (6)

14 Caught (6)

16 Staff (4)

17 Former PM (9)

18 Animal (5)

19 Act (4)

20 Willing (9)

22 Panics (5)

23 Resolute (9)

27 Rather chilly (7) 30 Links (6)

31 Cad (4)

32 Angry (5)

35 Cold spell (4)

36 Reading (7)

38 Depressed (4)

39 Imitate (4,3)

42 Remained (6)

45 Inexperienced (5) 46 Mark (7)

47 Paper quantity (4) 48 Bulk (4)

50 Determines (7)

52 Afterwards (5)

54 Disconcert (6)

56 Endeavoured (7) 57 Very little (4)

59 Anguish (7)

61 Notch (4)

64 Creep (5)

66 Drill (4)

67 Is effusive (6)

69 Talks trouble (7) 72 Best part (4,5)

73 Brusque (5)

74 Amazing (9)

79 Miss (4)

81 Economise (5)

82 Fruit (9)

83 Pain (4)

85 Understanding (6) 86 Fire (6)

87 Bleak future (4,7)

DOWN

1 Blunt (4)

2 Well-balanced (6) 3 Puzzle (6)

4 Up to (7)

5 Reason (5)

6 Extensive (10)

7 Supply (5)

8 Performed (9)

9 Hazy (7)

10 Tend to (4)

11 Setbacks (8)

15 Bag (6)

21 Raised (5)

24 Don’t (7)

25 Foam (6)

26 Rain (6)

28 Mad (5)

29 Weaken (3)

33 Ship (7)

34 Somewhat (6)

37 Files (5)

40 Delicate (5)

41 Initiated (7)

43 Quality (5)

44 Meted out (6)

46 Tell on (5)

49 Vegetable (7)

51 Departs (6)

53 Artist (6)

55 Fish (5)

58 Arrogant (4-6)

60 Figure (3)

62 Dog (5)

63 Frank (9)

65 Burly (8)

68 Impressed (6)

70 Give (7)

71 Swords (7)

75 Quake (6)

76 Heaps (6)

77 Utter (5)

78 Sing (5)

80 Bucket (4)

84 Period (4)