GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Infantryman loiters with food being cooked (4,7) 13 Worthless material also in military parade (6) 14 How one might describe a revolutionary state for accession? (6) 16 U.S. model in concert venue (4) 17 Large university college right to back musical that’s profitable (9) 18 Elude foreign magistrate holding first of documents (5) 19 Schism largely prevalent with time (4) 20 Seriously tackle low place in slum area lacking hospital (3,4,2) 22 Number love to enter sides of shop to pry (5) 23 Sign pain’s altered incidentally (2,7) 27 Chatty GP is so enlivened close to surgery (7) 30 Hot pepper from South American country mentioned (6) 31 Near short period after sunset (4) 32 With minute gone, distort a point of view (5) 35 Photograph captured in luxurious hotel (4) 36 Area well designed with no end of airflow to supply mature beer (4,3) 38 Malign troublemaker ignoring director (4) 39 Proper conduct in last part of year over drink (7) 42 Work in Utah and Iowa to create ideal society (6) 45 Fool in Belgian port losing article (5) 46 Pot associated with regular drinking? (4,3) 47 Glut in list of candidates boycotting end of poll (4) 48 Netting stocked by some shops (4) 50 Moderate gets to fulfil a requirement (7) 52 Foolish writer returning to probe idiot’s tips (5) 54 Comment about gospel writer (6) 56 Andy represented Mike as forceful (7) 57 Proclamation at match by liberal star (4) 59 Extend a demanding task (7) 61 Climbers use it in drop essentially (4) 64 Ill-will shown in pest sadly touring island (5) 66 Put up alteration overlooking walls of cottage (4) 67 A marine on period of duty first off gets protective clothing (6) 69 Surround leading pair of entertainers with U.S. actress (7) 72 Lots now agitating after activity to stop working (4,5) 73 A small measure taken during case in jeopardy proves fortunate (5) 74 Fashionable platform might provide it for popular person (3,6) 79 Announcement of extreme point in election (4) 81 Headwear taken by Philip’s partner in escapade (5) 82 Smart Dane flustered shopkeeper (9) 83 Become weary hearing of part of car (4) 85 Two bridge players parking around river settle in tents (6) 86 Scoundrel messed up calendars without purpose (6) 87 Support principal canteen after refurbishment (11)
DOWN
1 Room that regularly provides work schedule (4) 2 Impassive dolt is to be replaced (6) 3 Keep eye fixed on dog (6) 4 Whiskery type immersed in English scheduled to teach (7) 5 Pause held up Welsh singer over year (5) 6 Observe a ticket, one requiring renewal (4,6) 7 Examine horse-breeding establishment with yard (5) 8 Game a legend played in highly successful period (6,3) 9 Condiment given for a change with a recipe (7) 10 A service taken up from a distance (4) 11 A fun clip prepared for important match (3,5) 15 Rail network has this feature recreated in glass mostly (6) 21 Record once set by old companion for long period (5) 24 Cousin’s losing head swimming around second of gulfs full of waves? (7) 25 Person without son has forlorn expression (6) 26 Fine plot essentially reviewed and catalogued (2,4) 28 Establish group at college (3,2) 29 Normal fruit with no end of succulence (3) 33 Fine and genuine characteristic of a documentary? (7) 34 Jeers broadcast around introduction of this buffoon (6) 37 Vacant English politician totally devoid of substance (5) 40 Complete golf club divested of power (5) 41 Disturb a man serving varied tea around front of theatre (7) 43 Small place to play golf by U.S. city (5) 44 A hundred left to get discharge (6) 46 British composer has supreme contentment (5) 49 Cheer try with number of characters in Twickenham (7) 51 Popular fashion designer mostly importing good dye (6) 53 A rule when revised is broken by fighter getting reprimand (6) 55 Refined artist in Malta left wall painting (5) 58 Wrongly divert man after deals at work (4,6) 60 Female bird later heading off (3) 62 Spread put in bap as termed (5) 63 Come unstuck following a role containing a pair of lines (4,5) 65 Deep love in pair discovered (8) 68 Bear, for example, amateur scholar going into heart of Hamlet (6) 70 Idea previously put on page in court (7) 71 Have authority over group of military officers (7) 75 Proposal raised in cultured network (6) 76 Tom, maybe, starts to need again prolonged sleep (6) 77 First of criticism over brownish colour in part of a loaf (5) 78 Summary about a much-criticised EU policy (5) 80 Young man holding content of box as burden (4) 84 Cost initially discounted for staple food (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Infantryman (4,7) 13 Military parade (6) 14 Accession (6) 16 Concert venue (4) 17 Profitable (9) 18 Elude (5) 19 Schism (4) 20 Seriously tackle (3,4,2) 22 Pry (5) 23 Incidentally (2,7) 27 Chatty (7) 30 Hot pepper (6) 31 Near (4) 32 Point of view (5) 35 Attempt (4) 36 Mature beer (4,3) 38 Malign (4) 39 Propriety (7) 42 Ideal society (6) 45 Fool (5) 46 Alcohol-induced belly (4,3) 47 Glut (4) 48 Net (4) 50 Temper (7) 52 Clumsy (5) 54 Comment (6) 56 Forceful (7) 57 Star (4) 59 Extend (7) 61 Strong cord (4) 64 Ill-will (5) 66 Suspend (4) 67 Defensive clothing (6) 69 Surround (7) 72 Stop working (4,5) 73 Lucky (5) 74 Popular person (3,6) 79 Election (4) 81 Antic (5) 82 Shopkeeper (9) 83 Weary (4) 85 Pitch tents (6) 86 Scoundrel (6) 87 Upkeep (11)
DOWN
1 Work schedule (4) 2 Impassive (6) 3 Pursue (6) 4 Teach (7) 5 Pause (5) 6 Observe (4,6) 7 Examination (5) 8 Successful period (6,3) 9 Condiment (7) 10 From a distance (4) 11 Last knockout game (3,5) 15 Token (6) 21 Era (5) 24 Wavy (7) 25 Expression (6) 26 Catalogued (2,4) 28 Establish (3,2) 29 Normal (3) 33 Truth-based (7) 34 Buffoon (6) 37 Vacant (5) 40 Complete (5) 41 Disturb (7) 43 Small (5) 44 Discharge (6) 46 Supreme contentment (5) 49 Cheer (7) 51 Purple dye (6) 53 Reprimand (6) 55 Wall painting (5) 58 Wrongly divert (4,6) 60 Female fowl (3) 62 Spread (5) 63 Disintegrate (4,5) 65 Deep (8) 68 Suckling vertebrate (6) 70 Idea (7) 71 Authority (7) 75 Sensitive (6) 76 Short sleep (6) 77 Hard rind (5) 78 Summary (5) 80 Burden (4) 84 Staple food (4)