GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Ace so often abused openly (2,4,4) 14 Even out competition with a university (7) 15 Dash leading pairs of hydrologists, physicists and engineers (6) 16 Traditional story was first to hold information (6) 17 Offer rugby player very large expenses initially (7) 18 Plant raised in much of row (5) 19 Ornamental napkin daughter dropped gets greasy (4) 20 Wander perhaps round sides of tanker (5) 21 For audience, stop interval (5) 22 Sense Yankee gets oversensitive (6) 23 Speaker’s summit shows animosity (5) 28 Chap given appointed time for instruction (7) 30 In this way, reporter missing a list has to stay (7) 33 Give grade wrongly creating upset (9) 36 Chewy stuff put beside set in club (6) 38 Recall article on place that’s messy and unpleasant (5) 39 Something that could be pulled in linked series (5) 40 Harsh cut ending in closure (6) 42 Power gained by aristocrat as prized example (5) 43 English PM retains explosive descriptive term (7) 44 Sign percussive instrument is heard (6) 46 Companion in section of hospital has pain (4) 49 Skilled sailor on edges of lake (4) 51 A gold convertible carries prince and docile minion (6) 53 Question on arrival by the Spanish produces row (7) 55 Fool’s counterfeit article (5) 59 Cheerful bachelor showing flexibility? (6) 60 Original meat given change of direction (5) 61 Move golf in Cornish resort (5) 62 Purpose when camping? (6) 63 Unaware like an overnight road worker? (2,3,4) 65 Fund special performing kind that’s lost backing (7) 66 Cite Frenchman in note that’s scrawled (7) 70 Answer about stratagem leaving nothing out (5) 71 Main thing for attaching papers? (6) 73 Call for a round of drinks in plush outhouse (5) 75 Go round woman’s gear (5) 80 Winter sport in Great Britain requires food (4) 82 Loathe a tiresome figure endlessly touring hospital (5) 83 Forestall note by European politician in part (3-4) 84 Vet at work round hot East Coast U.S. state gets to prosper (6) 85 Enthusiast takes in large crow regularly and bird of prey (6) 86 Someone with inborn aptitude for musical tone (7) 87 Advance getting a gin? (4,6)
DOWN
1 Instigate sign of foreboding in paper (6) 2 Don named for broadcast whenever required (2,6) 3 Private comment from a group of players (5) 4 Skill needed below slope in defensive mound (7) 5 Following English party with artist in hat (6) 6 Cutlery item and first of plates readily held (5) 7 Proviso in chapter by a doctor about source of anxiety (6) 8 Betray tight-knit group, we hear, on strike (4,3) 9 Act prematurely in spring hunt e.g. when agitated (4,3,3) 10 Talk about Northern song (5) 11 A top pie’s prepared as fitting (8) 12 Business transaction in Kent town (4) 24 Discover a hunter in the wild (7) 25 Second place to keep money undisturbed (5) 26 Papal territory, yes, needs reform amid predicament (4,3) 27 Western soldier lately with steel prepared to engage in fight (7) 29 Divert Greek character in choppy sea (5) 31 Notes played in beginning (5) 32 Shelf put in cellar acknowledged (4) 34 Eagerly purchase cooking accessories, as it were? (4,2) 35 Clownish character at end — and some! (4) 37 Civilised chap concealing part of body in clothing (7) 41 Structure carrying road by channel (7) 45 Brother taken with jug for beer producer (6) 47 A refined woman that’s acquired religious education previously (7) 48 Manage with care spouse (7) 50 Poise shown by leader of battalion with a weapon (7) 52 Some love new-fangled cooker (4) 54 Medium for transmitting commercial in Brazilian city (5) 56 Chap with energy has fruit (5) 57 Cut work after church (4) 58 Violet later mostly reared fox (5) 60 Leading obsession before all else (5,5) 64 Restrain journalist defending traditional book (4,4) 67 Opinion on English cricketer gets to become established (4,4) 68 Work in musical production on fringes of theatre (7) 69 Nourish South American on island wearing leather (7) 72 Rome had this premier endlessly in turmoil (6) 74 Place for nurses receives a good tribute (6) 76 Rook overlooks a source of grapes in deep gorge (6) 77 Fighter is not commonly weak (5) 78 Stomach source of ringing by yard (5) 79 Where scenes take place in part of rally (5) 81 Start of raucous row, big noise (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Openly (2,4,4) 14 Even out (7) 15 Dash (6) 16 Traditional story (6) 17 Offer (7) 18 Plant (5) 19 Unctuous (4) 20 Wander (5) 21 Shatter (5) 22 Oversensitive (6) 23 Ill-feeling (5) 28 Instruction (7) 30 Stay (7) 33 Upset (9) 36 Club (6) 38 Unpleasant (5) 39 Linked series (5) 40 Harsh (6) 42 Prized example (5) 43 Adjective (7) 44 Emblem (6) 46 Pain (4) 49 Skilled (4) 51 Docile minion (6) 53 Argument (7) 55 Fool (5) 59 Cheerful (6) 60 New (5) 61 Move (5) 62 Purpose (6) 63 Unaware (2,3,4) 65 Fund (7) 66 Cite (7) 70 Answer (5) 71 Main (6) 73 Yell (5) 75 Bypass (5) 80 Food (4) 82 Loathe (5) 83 Forestall (3-4) 84 Prosper (6) 85 Bird of prey (6) 86 Inherent (7) 87 Advance (4,6)
DOWN
1 Instigate (6) 2 Whenever required (2,6) 3 Private comment (5) 4 Defensive mound (7) 5 Hat (6) 6 Cutlery item (5) 7 Proviso (6) 8 Betray (4,3) 9 Act prematurely (4,3,3) 10 Repetitive song (5) 11 Suitable (8) 12 Portion (4) 24 Discover (7) 25 Yet (5) 26 Papal territory (4,3) 27 Contend by grappling (7) 29 Divert (5) 31 Beginning (5) 32 Shelf (4) 34 Eagerly purchase (4,2) 35 Clownish (4) 37 Clothing (7) 41 Structure carrying road (7) 45 Beer producer (6) 47 Previously (7) 48 Spouse (7) 50 Poise (7) 52 Cooker (4) 54 Wireless (5) 56 Fruit (5) 57 Cut of meat (4) 58 Female fox (5) 60 Before all else (5,5) 64 Restrain (4,4) 67 Become established (4,4) 68 Work (7) 69 Nourish (7) 72 Dominion (6) 74 Tribute (6) 76 Deep gorge (6) 77 Swoon (5) 78 Stomach (5) 79 Platform (5) 81 Bellow (4)