GIANT CROSSWORD
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ACROSS 12
A repeat showing of “Clairvoyance” (6,5)
13 The vegetarian won’t eat
it, putting one in a spot (6) 14 Pass on the tittletattle, but give it a different ending? (6)
16 See hardly any (4)
17 Remember to pick
up again (9)
18 Type, in the form (5)
19 Stare at the hole
and point to (4)
20 Fabulous yarn Ray
is spinning (9)
22 Stop many a tree
being felled (5)
23 Pay another visit and
repeat what you said (4,5) 27 To cut the spice,
holding a knife (7)
30 She’s the least
unruly pupil in (6)
31 And after an hour,
give to (4)
32 Hard – isn’t solving
the clues (5)
35 Finding half unstable somehow does surprise you (4)
36 The following activity (7) 38 They see the point,
I agree (4)
39 A weakness for Italy
developed by father (7) 42 Getting away last
does annoy (6)
45 Captured and shot (5)
46 Going down as
“environment” (7)
47 A fly boy, you say (4)
48 It means “uninteresting”,
stupid! (4)
50 Huge stone for cutting the gentleman brought round (7)
52 Drive away the
returned outcast (5)
54 Fix a label on the sleeve
of the recording (6)
56 View as good stuffing
for a vegetable (7)
57 Flirtatious, in the main (4) 59 A cooling potion? (7)
61 Scratch a name on (4) 64 Kill the insects on
the bouquet? (5)
66 A ride in return
for drinks (4)
67 Understand from the
gun-woman (6)
69 A failure to get the
clothes on the line (7) 72 Having mended the holes, tear anew and you become discouraged (4,5) 73 Veto it? Gracious,
that’s crazy! (5)
74 Gave to, having had a
powwow about (9)
79 After knocking back a
nip, time for a beer (4)
81 As a boy, I had
been bashful (5)
82 Decide to stop by
the colliery (9)
83 Stick up on a column (4) 85 Why the man is a
bachelor? (6)
86 Thought “Time to
turn it in” (6)
87 The little difference it will make to your finances? (5,6)
DOWN
1 A little soft on, be clearly
saddened by (4)
2 Preserve, showing
courage (6)
3 Loved, you add, the
round-about in (6)
4 Did take in the wrecked
cars to dispose of (7)
5 Spell “although” (5) 6 Even so, impossible
to tell apart (3,3,4)
7 A problem with the lift (5) 8 Travel a lot, but
bypass (3,6)
9 Touches lightly on the
disagreements (7)
10 “A Return To Arms”
is dateless (4)
11 I’m altering “run”, It’s
a typing error (8)
15 Show delight in
holding a catch (6)
21 Right, according to
the old law (5)
24 Profiting from
catching up (7)
25 Refused to work and
one gave it a bang (6)
26 Warning about that’s
put outside (6)
28 So he got to France
half cut (5)
29 Hole up is the advice (3) 33 Harsh note the
sailor got (7)
34 Fear the fellow, with
justification (6)
37 He’ll sing the
number, if not (5)
40 Teach the knack of
standing up in (5) 41 The era of medication and getting something for nothing (7)
43 The fellow at the rear with
the dowdy woman (5)
44 Assume Sam ran
into a tree (6)
46 The teeniest bit of rain
got into the outhouse (5) 49 An eagle flying round
in the background (7)
51 Seat the man is
occupying (6)
53 Looked, you say, as though it had reached its optimum (6)
55 Steal a little bit of (5)
58 Everywhere, from top
to bottom (4,3,3)
60 Leaves in the kitchen (3)
62 Why there’s a U in “suit” (5) 63 Meant to move some
into a home (9)
65 On condition that
it is supplied (8)
68 Dull too. About food (6)
70 Hide the number: a three
which has been altered (7) 71 Leave the stream to a
big hairy creature (7)
75 Wool will do you (6)
76 Same as before – stuff to
feed themselves with (6) 77 He’d broken it in for her (5) 78 I left it by the gangway
for the ship (5)
80 Shot in the act (4)
84 As a gesture, perhaps,
put your name to (4)