GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Retired journalist enters green bar designed as outdoor drinking venue (4,6) 14 Rest in bed now idle after work (3-4) 15 Note a teen composed is put in order (6) 16 Gratify quiet lot initially with no difficulty (6) 17 Lecturer wears rosette for season (7) 18 Frenchman, one with microphone, is an impressionist (5) 19 Pant amid running as predicted (4) 20 Trainer, for example, acquires right support (5) 21 Loose stone fragments from small inlet mostly (5) 22 Sign of appreciation supplied for skill (6) 23 Bay gets choppy in Maine possibly (5) 28 A pride, perhaps, in Spain that’s foolish (7) 30 Gruesome book covered by camera awkwardly (7) 33 Where one might place secret crosses? (6,3) 36 Prepare equipment ahead (4,2) 38 Fish in shaft of light around river (5) 39 Fool mistakenly departs in inundation (5) 40 Old man with beard, say, recalled as an outcast (6) 42 Range found in most ovens (5) 43 Cook learnt about third of countries becoming non-aligned (7) 44 Liberally acquire Turkish spirit around east and north (4,2) 46 Separate outhouse (4) 49 Wicked troublemaker putting out duke (4) 51 Striking English actor is bandit? (6) 53 Robert shortly probes tiny animals as something studied in a lab? (7) 55 Residence, unusually bad one with no end of ruin (5) 59 Articulate fellow for all to see in time of austerity (6) 60 Some slim boxer in an uncertain state (5) 61 This main do regularly makes one nervous (5) 62 Prices altered in summary (6) 63 Assistance brought principally by thin person for car appliance (4,5) 65 Fundamental thing for opening by celebrity (7) 66 This Pole losing head when agitated is unfriendly (7) 70 Theatrical label put in case of sherry (5) 71 Catholic leading a circle that’s compassionate (6) 73 Take hot drink into sale at intervals (5) 75 Hard nutcase? (5) 80 Barrier is forcibly struck (not half) (4) 82 A soprano later with head covered looking pale (5) 83 Get rid of a slip about centre for poll (7) 84 Note hot atmosphere beginning to envelop shelter (6) 85 Bungle by the French creating wrap (6) 86 Do a turn wandering in circular building (7) 87 Hurry up playing with game on TV, one lacking name (3,1,4,2)
DOWN
1 Women with well-being but not husband or riches (6) 2 Largely rule train defective in early test (5,3) 3 Experimental place starts to earn legendary tag (5) 4 European director provided with drink accompaniment in building (7) 5 Interest in English period (6) 6 Friend acquires old pewter, say (5) 7 Hidden religious education within religious faction (6) 8 Forum altered by U.S. city to get compromise between parties? (7) 9 Solo operator upset number on staff with airline in conclusion (3-3,4) 10 Tin on shelf not right for light dish (5) 11 Big planet producing talk at length by one of huge stature (3,5) 12 Reduced class not working (4) 24 Barcode is wrong for silky fabric (7) 25 Quickly move into edges of site to see wading bird (5) 26 Ramble arranged to include a taking of pub food (3,4) 27 Hard work to insert nail that’s not upright? (7) 29 Delightful set of rooms, we’re told (5) 31 Ward off a hardened military sort? About right (5) 32 Division found in sector if taxed (4) 34 Mind something that follows subject? (6) 35 You often get active from the start doing stretching exercises (4) 37 Partner put up with vice outwardly in turn (7) 41 Ludicrous lies Brit forgetting time concocted (7) 45 Incorporate dome by ground (6) 47 Group damaged tyre in chancy competition (7) 48 Day with a stint swimming is far off (7) 50 Brave flying Latvian (7) 52 Marines entering a yard, a huge number (4) 54 Brief about film that’s lost first of stars (5) 56 Bore exercise on parade ground (5) 57 Body of soldiers heard in centre (4) 58 Young child entertained by humorous programme (5) 60 Perfectly characterising a mascot? (4,1,5) 64 Golf side in disarray has miserable existence (4,4) 67 Opinion by quintet is to have a short rest (4,4) 68 Varied DIY, thing not hard for noble character (7) 69 Heavy knife the criminal concealed in club (7) 72 Rough or wet weather in borders of Germany (6) 74 Counterpart, for example, rose in pain (6) 76 Cricket side and club lacking bar ultimately for very many (6) 77 Exercise in estate, say, as an antic (5) 78 Current times as seen by ex-U.S. actress? (5) 79 Homicide, perhaps, blighted heart of America (5) 81 Neighbour took up musical instrument (4)