GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Find woman taking day off with a practical approach? (3,5,2) 14 Herb from exotic range put in middle of food (7) 15 Courteous Eastern European retains appeal (6) 16 Smart padre turned out to embrace priest (6) 17 Rude man when reviewed lacking any defence? (7) 18 Stiff and cold after leaving western part of Finland (5) 19 Kitchen feature found in homes in Kent (4) 20 Start, say, to divide receptacle for rubbish (5) 21 Concur with a native of Corfu largely (5) 22 Later I sorted out shopping (6) 23 A year to enter award perhaps (5) 28 Contradict a sign requiring replacement by a yard (7) 30 Old boy is upset by uncivilised town (7) 33 Hard German revolutionary becomes eager to start (3,2,4) 36 Appear in broadcast about hotel on the rise (4,2) 38 Rowing team had a meal, we’re told (5) 39 Patrol captures singular brute (5) 40 Record something spread in deadlock (6) 42 Accept commercial by U.S. university (5) 43 Incidental benefit from special shot in snooker (4-3) 44 Put aside most of things under books? (6) 46 Comment presumably in hard copy? (4) 49 Lose temper in break (4) 51 Express oneself forcibly with liberal energy before journey (3,3) 53 Sid busy having to adjust financial support (7) 55 Bumptious Republican enters party (5) 59 Habit shown by copper most at work (6) 60 Antic in quiet place to find taxis? (5) 61 Likeness that is put on sides of publication (5) 62 Direct organist in part for cleric (6) 63 Gary and Finn manoeuvred around Penny to get cooking accessory (6,3) 65 Terrace is modified for food supplier (7) 66 Restless guy losing heart with diet sadly after first of February (7) 70 Spilt liquid beginning to escape incline (5) 71 Determination in this way about queen with time (6) 73 Handle matter badly after losing money (5) 75 Start to predict pained expression as feature of a marsupial? (5) 80 Charity giver leaving note in entrance (4) 82 Bundle undone afresh after passing river (5) 83 Passage in bar entered by drinker finally (7) 84 Place for those getting time? (6) 85 Travel company worker with huge experience firstly gets rest (6) 86 Trust shown by priest in drink after losing anger (7) 87 Accept almost first chore as rebuke (4,2,4)
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY DOWN
1 Empty account kept by a vet confusingly (6) 2 Off-licence might display this second variety of posh gin (4,4) 3 Two Poles over April at intervals show aggressive expression (5) 4 Soothe uppity American restrained by a wise sort (7) 5 Neat kit mostly prepared for an admission of students? (6) 6 Follow old woman’s teaching (5) 7 Northern director is consumed by alcoholic drink in spree (6) 8 Recount film on Scottish island in turn (7) 9 Stoically endure difficult opening to investigation with solicitor (5,2,3) 10 Resort due at odd points to reveal item for beach tourists? (5) 11 Rank part of drama showing exceptional person (5,3) 12 Shock produced by endless publicity-seeking performance (4) 24 Sound of surprised expression by worker that’s cheerful (7) 25 Element in sharp youngster, a rapacious sort (5) 26 Strengthen soldiers in a deployment of fifty (7) 27 Unusual slot found by Leonard for sweet bread (7) 29 Insect concealed under a pot’s lid (5) 31 Newspaper’s heart, perhaps (5) 32 U.S. soldier able on and off to make wounding comment (4) 34 Store stocking latest in luxuries for autocrat (6) 35 Cut in spending as heralded (4) 37 Domestic animal given stroke first is thin dog (7) 41 Common information on powerful woman in charge (7) 45 Run in knitwear to get climbing equipment (6) 47 Choice period for what a bird might display (7) 48 Anniversary excited Ben and Julie with no end of expectation (7) 50 Grey doctor learnt about source of ulcers (7) 52 Prayer leader or leaders in imposing mosque address members (4) 54 Husband is enthralled by Japanese drink — or milk-based one? (5) 56 Prominent feature revealed under tin (5) 57 Gull picked up long pin (4) 58 Weak fellow put on counter (5) 60 Dessert cheap when cooked by Frenchman on Italian island (5,5) 64 Eccentric is prone to tour Norway without the help of others? (2,6) 67 Become comfortable with good trio now playing (4,4) 68 Bovine animal somewhere in New York state (7) 69 Share standard opinion (7) 72 Wobble in part of course over short school period (6) 74 Pair try to swim with entry to pool barred, an uncommon event (6) 76 Select Chinese bird first off (6) 77 A small enclosure for trembling tree (5) 78 Tighten last of restrictions with group on board (5) 79 Flood flowing past second of weirs (5) 81 Some love new-fangled cooker (4)