GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS IN MONDAY’S PAPER.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Coach round loch in Scottish region
in time of greatest strength (5,2,4) 13 A song is composed to include line
and catchphrase (6) 14 Pursue stream around old lake (6) 16 Fellow in ground out for Asian food (4) 17 Fantastic hero cast about right in musical company (9) 18 Different trouble after book disappears (5) 19 Return part of neat organised work schedule (4) 20 Don’t slow unexpectedly around
circle or stop work (4,5) 22 Relation at home with traditional
learning, we hear (2-3) 23 Working procedure in a theatre? (9) 27 Judge our new area close to small
newspaper (7) 30 Comment about grade from
teacher (6) 31 Figure tense in portable shelter (4) 32 Copy behind drawer fold in clothes (5) 35 Greek associated with popular
smile (4) 36 Amaze good man at college with
two notes before essay finally (7) 38 Movement of sea is drawn, it’s said (4) 39 Recall way slave dropping head
gets liberty (7) 42 After spell, I start to pick root
vegetable (6) 45 Sensational slur I discovered in part (5) 46 Fan away from work gets to
become less angry (4,3) 47 Expel American in middle of vote (4) 48 Sibilant noise found in this studio (4) 50 Cold detail changed in fortress (7) 52 A plus once more (5) 54 Handle yen in formal agreement (6) 56 Doctor prone to admit old man
in theory (2,5) 57 Promote bathroom accessory? (4) 59 Chaps amid legal wrong are suffering (7) 61 Brief argument difficult without leader (4) 64 Prominent feature about a linked
series (5) 66 Leave out award before appeal (4) 67 Priest turned out for colourful band (6) 69 Rest favoured unauthorised entry (5-2) 72 Very attractive person engineer
met abroad (9) 73 Allow general’s opening angry
speech (5) 74 Chap, a right-winger holding degree that’s required (9) 79 Large measure of electricity in desk light? (4) 81 Aquatic mammal shown in pottery (5) 82 Reassuring expression characterising optimists? (2,7) 83 Religious instruction with hard element is prevalent (4) 85 A tired burst in long
harangue (6) 86 Bit of hesitation cutting grilled tuna in season (6) 87 Also comfortable place with moulded seat is agreeable (2,4,5)
DOWN
1 Group of three in disorder with temperature risen (4) 2 Call into question poor umpiring exempting Irish (6) 3 Florid gold taken up by fashion designer among friends? (6) 4 Cunning about absence in a loose way (7) 5 Tender present (5) 6 Female art moved round rear of shack in second-hand goods area (4,6) 7 Incite for example groan oddly (3,2) 8 Perfectly sound way to describe the FT’s contents? (2,3,4) 9 A distant shout - or something very different? (1,3,3) 10 Bachelor limited temptation giving confused impression (4) 11 Retired person under gentle sun gets flattery (4,4) 15 Part of poem set in Pakistan zanily (6) 21 Office’s first grim smell (5) 24 Drop note after review that’s
rejected new weapon (7) 25 Change direction about two bridge
players making appearance (6) 26 Attractive man I ring in artist’s
workplace (6) 28 Approach quarrel (3-2) 29 Fool crassly clothed (3) 33 Kind attribute (7) 34 Report of one who anticipates
future gain (6) 37 Yell regularly about poetic work in
Alpine song (5) 40 Beginning position of actors
in film? (5) 41 Stumble helplessly losing pounds -
and subside (7) 43 What might bring couple together
in workers’ group (5) 44 Protesters’ outpost? Film it for
hearing (6) 46 Skill shown by service in court (5) 49 A mist swirling over North America
has enduring strength (7) 51 Weaken mostly dark instrument
of old (6) 53 Page in article, dry and short (6) 55 Additional element in cricket (5) 58 Good way to see stars - the art of
fine dining? (10) 60 Sailor checked material
(not half!) (3) 62 Look up in France man of habit (5) 63 I tip alarm to go off without
favour (9) 65 Had trait at work being very
busy (4,2,2) 68 Start to employ currently in navy
celebrity (6) 70 Curiously bad sign found in belly (7) 71 Long-suffering type given
medical care (7) 75 Stop sides altering time (6) 76 Road surface held up river
rodent (6) 77 Aristocrat easily grips container (5) 78 Parking put on top of property?
Here’s conclusive evidence (5) 80 Produce music for drama (4) 84 Lot in fundraising event,
we’re told (4)