THE GIANT CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

13 Utterly vindicated. That’s in no doubt (5,5) 14 Rake money in, as usual (7) 15 Telephone that also acts as a fan? (6) 16 Provide electricity but don’t provide it free (6) 17 For butler, mending hole in is a nuisance (7) 18 Goes off when time runs out (5) 19 Yes. Meandering about. A walk in the park (4) 20 New maid took a little time to open the door (5) 21 Starting with trees at far end of forest (5) 22 Fetch to put hole in by drilling (6) 23 Saying to notice the time (5) 28 Pressurise the doctor — a fool (7) 30 Called in. Set misbehaving. Mystifying (7) 33 What made the VIP have a broad smile? (3,6) 36 Little animal that can talk? (6) 38 Separated after a bit (5) 39 The L in ‘2 Down’ (5) 40 Funny tailless cat making a racket (6) 42 In other words, she is outside the bank (5) 43 The captain is hopping! (7) 44 Catch and let out after it stings (6) 46 Come across — with the money? (4) 49 He’s the tot playing with a ball (4) 51 Full by roughly ten to one again (6) 53 Why a move activated by anger is crazy (7) 55 I left Kevin. A terrible rogue (5) 59 Run in. Run in, tears flowing (6) 60 Duck, mister! (5) 61 Did one’s best to establish guilt or innocence (5) 62 Make money for, somehow, having got in a hole (6) 63 ‘Conjectural’ is not something that slips off the tongue (4,2,3) 65 Ship set off morning after, turning about (7) 66 Showing us, among assorted herbs, differences (7) 70 Now, transformed, am turning into a female (5) 71 Boy, a treble, messed up, missing last note (6) 73 With no cries of pain, turning, lose consciousness (5) 75 Some often seem anxious (5) 80 Seize the Greek sailor (4) 82 Said he’d got rid of both openers, which helped (5) 83 Concluded to have teased to make angry (5,2) 84 Rent out, to church, a wartime shelter (6) 85 Buttresses that come in twos? (6) 86 Inclines, right through, to be erudite (7) 87 More insurance against batsman’s getting a run? (5,5)

DOWN

1 To turn up, she had applied pressure (6) 2 Really good for our currency (8) 3 Having caught cold, head throbbed: hurt (5) 4 The crate that’s been tampered with, in particular (7) 5 Soldiers — other ranks — see captured in retreat (6) 6 Feel for and be with (5) 7 Wonderful. Born to be great (6) 8 In short, I changed year in records (7) 9 Remember what you had, when shopping for soft toy? (4,2,4) 10 Having a go at, to embarrass (5) 11 Too lazy to fillet? (4,4) 12 Understands, even when read backwards (4) 24 Sign to get us moving again (7) 25 Also standing by, concealing the loot (5) 26 Less nice from near: it’s misshapen (7) 27 Mark, taking telephone up, is very embarrassed (7) 29 Entering, are aching to make contact with (5) 31 Turn right, having got map out, and walk (5) 32 Open wide, revealing cavity at base of canine (4) 34 Point cake out in carton (6) 35 Peruse, having change of heart, becoming convinced (4) 37 Admit everybody, without exception (3,4) 41 It reminds me twice not to move (7) 45 Angry outburst when I swap round (6) 47 Say to the people lifting it on (7) 48 Having liking for, dad has trial run on (7) 50 With storm at its height and veering round (7) 52 To go where the fancy takes us sounds capital (4) 54 Saying ‘OK’, dash off (5) 56 Utter evil has the globe in its clutches (5) 57 Given to you for only forty days? (4) 58 Slim box with key (5) 60 Not appealing even to those with morbid interests? (6,4) 64 Cringe — and that’s a fault (8) 67 The hard parts of the lesson in anatomy (8) 68 We had contrived, yes, to make progress (7) 69 Tut, dear! Go in and take part (7) 72 Pulling back, achieved victory in (6) 74 Moved cautiously to the west and got stuck (6) 76 Holy cards distributed round beginning of Easter (6) 77 A little rest for the feet, say (5) 78 The red is blinking (5) 79 On second attempt, catching a lost animal (5) 81 Are right on top and that’s unusual (4)