THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 What you won’t get in a trendy restaurant? (6,4)
14 Some of the Athenians are pagans (7)
15 Drinks for everyone in the neighbourhood (6) 16 Piece of cloth recovered from stew (6)
17 ‘Careful, dear’ (stumbling into dug-out) (7)
18 Something no longer performed precisely as it should be (5)
19 Had joined the four quarters together (4)
20 Do get child to stop refusing food (5)
21 Why turn in the bag? (5)
22 No two ways about it. Mistaken idea (6)
23 Get as far as renovating more than half the care homes (5)
28 Peculiar rare muscular spasm that’s sporadic (7)
30 An expert on board (7)
33 Disappointing table-turning party, serving only beer? (2,7)
36 Severe rebuke that drives ‘61’ round the bend (6)
38 Hope he eradicated the corrosion (5)
39 Bent, fail to reform right to the end (5)
40 Search for and at last encounter (6)
42 ‘Hello, lady,’ said the beast (5)
43 Easier to carry in a boat (7)
44 Puzzle about key I mean to solve (6)
46 Climbed, though not necessarily a climber (4)
49 Admit to, being frank (4)
51 How child enjoyed film about monster? (6)
53 Does it drag a bit, perhaps, held on a lead? (3,4)
55 The antithesis of plain, be attracted by (5)
59 For the older, assembled outside, a nasty experience (6)
60 What gave you the idea there’s underwear in? (5)
61 Signal sounded by ‘39’ (5)
62 Cheat, writing man’s name in pencil (6)
63 The fairest of the fair (3,6)
65 Give waffling phrase point: give an edge to (7)
66 What damaged your surfboard? (7)
70 A jumbo tree? (5)
71 Pooh-poohs vessel carrying grain (6)
73 The staff don’t allow to enter (5)
75 Prunes are good value for money (5)
80 Providing transport does make heavy demands on one (4)
82 What’s needed if you’re to make a splash as cook (5)
83 In brief review, criticise (3,4)
84 Searches for (a) in the usual resorts (6)
85 Medication, if knocked back, will give boost (6)
86 Lines gnawed by mice. Half cut. No sound (7)
87 What gave the ornithologist a bang on the head? (10)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Satisfying food (6,4)
14 Pagan (7)
15 About (6)
16 Stew (6)
17 Circumspect (7)
18 Precise (5)
19 Stitched (4)
20 Swindle (5)
21 Reason (5)
22 Idea (6)
23 Attain (5)
28 Irregular (7)
30 Gourmet (7)
33 Only beer, etc (2,7)
36 Severe rebuke (6)
38 Hope (5)
39 Talent (5)
40 Fight (6)
42 Animal (5)
43 Barge (7)
44 Puzzle (6)
46 Ascended (4)
49 Unlock (4)
51 Enormously (6)
53 Terrier (3,4)
55 Ornate (5)
59 Nasty experience (6)
60 Intellect (5)
61 Distress signal (5)
62 Pencil (6)
63 Very fair (3,6)
65 Whet (7) 66 Big wave (7)
70 Aircraft (5)
71 Pooh-poohs (6)
73 Truncheon (5)
75 Bargains (5)
80 Cab (4)
82 Protective wear (5)
83 Denigrate (3,4)
84 Hang-outs (6)
85 Boost (6)
86 Lack of sound (7)
87 Bird (10)
DOWN
1 Soft drink (6)
2 View (8)
3 Trivial (5)
4 European (7)
5 Relieves (6)
6 Disreputable (5)
7 Stiffen (6)
8 Dangers (7)
9 Unpopular (2,3,5)
10 Peeved (5)
11 Renounce (8)
12 Was aware (4)
24 Old sword (7)
25 House (5)
26 Sprinkle (7)
27 Particular (7)
29 All set (5)
31 Luxurious (5)
32 Catamaran (4)
34 Twine (6)
35 Daybreak (4)
37 Provide funds (7)
41 Dessert wine (7)
45 Yellowcoloured (6)
47 Vegetable (7)
48 Go awry (7)
50 Reading (7)
52 Metal (4)
54 Culpability (5)
56 Spice (5)
57 Small measure (4)
58 Frighten (5)
60 Female ham (3,7)
64 Very indolent (4,4)
67 Proclaim (8)
68 Crumple (7)
69 Musical instruments (7)
72 Season (6)
74 Quantity (6)
76 ‘Beatrix _ _ _ _ _ _’ (6)
77 Insects (5)
78 List (5)
79 Not long (5)
81 Keen (4)
DOWN
1 A drink and something to eat in vegetarian restaurant (6)
2 View the country all round — or the interior (8)
3 Trivial, dear. Tiny drop in (5)
4 Begin a translation of Latin into Flemish? (7)
5 No dissenting votes, which releases anxiety (6)
6 Disreputable in a cool kind of way? (5)
7 Become more resolved, as hen, to go across a road (6)
8 Again, that’s concealing dangers (7)
9 Unpopular for having eaten garlic? (2,3,5)
10 Getting terriers excited — or peeved (5)
11 Be afraid rows will erupt in, if you reject (8)
12 Was aware the first letter is silent (4)
24 Shorten to ‘female weapon’ (7)
25 Some, gallivanting, returned home (5)
26 Sprinkle on animal inside. Rest disperse (7)
27 Caught one in bad lapse: unusual (7)
29 Set off day after, again (5)
31 As bonus, hotel is luxurious (5)
32 What’s that floating right behind? (4)
34 Group forming street mob (6)
35 When day, wan, tremulously appears? (4)
37 Sponsor and can move into excellent accommodation (7)
41 Unfortunately drive back after having wine (7)
45 Information about antique being valuable (6)
47 Will raise to provide something to eat (7)
48 Go awry and firm is transferring to the East (7)
50 Reading through, Saul is perturbed (7)
52 The number one metal? (4)
54 Find guilty and be about to inflict corporal punishment (5)
56 Adhered to something in the spice rack (5)
57 Not Long Island (4)
58 Make one fear cold, wrapping ears to cocoon (5)
60 Someone suitable for the role of villainess? (3,7)
64 Too lazy to swot up on? (4,4)
67 Say the girl, on cue, must move (8)
68 Gather the shellfish will be hiding right inside (7)
69 Gosh! A gun turned up with the musical instruments! (7)
72 From new branch, grasping it’s a time of growth (6)
74 How much to put a border round the picture? (6)
76 Is he producing an image of Harry in clay? (6)
77 With small paws out to grab flying creatures (5)
78 Inside, find extra list (5)
79 Little reason to suspect the wiring’s faulty (5)
81 Keen to help — very into (4)