GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 School principal hated a cheer that’s broadcast (4,7) 13 Adolescent consumes essential part of pure soup dish (6) 14 Paltry lunch, say, taken around small yard (6) 16 Something one has to pay to get current cab (4) 17 Criminal appears too with time gone in long-running serial (4,5) 18 Drive shown by a graduate in play (5) 19 Sham fellow rankles at regular intervals (4) 20 Divert daughter wearing a sticker loosely (9) 22 Recall part of restored duchy as a source of milk (5) 23 Place to put crosses? (6,3) 27 Convert in fact a zealot (7) 30 Try to alter pleas about money (6) 31 Introduction to this law as something familiar to diplomats? (4) 32 Official document needed around Thailand in prospect (5) 35 Not all deride little meat-selling shop (4) 36 Role MP contrived to conceal source of bribery creates difficulty (7) 38 Firmly hold farm animal in retreat? About right (4) 39 Ask about pursuit (7) 42 Layabout in short melee with two following (6) 45 Cyclist’s additional statement? (5) 46 Woman’s captivated by Bob and Liz getting fruity powder (7) 47 Something found in beverage always (4) 48 Reject sweet rolls from the East (4) 50 Disorganised priest encompasses nothing in quick reply (7) 52 Dance from Tonga surprisingly (5) 54 Religious education taken by friend in truth (6) 56 Company embraces funny play’s ballad (7) 57 Fool snubbed friend (4) 59 Pass off place getting set of deliveries (3,4) 61 Show resistance to U.S. bread (4) 64 A courteous chap and person of intelligence (5) 66 Some returning here eventually change course (4) 67 What is seen on stage in fighting (6) 69 Article kept by English poet in dressed material (7) 72 Penniless folk are disposed to acquire illness (4,5) 73 Fixed look in part of a flight, we’re told (5) 74 Partner resettled in city’s outskirts for work with wood (9) 79 Self-satisfied idiot behind soprano (4) 81 Tonic from footwear lately being switched (5) 82 Figure featuring in novel letter (9) 83 Pour forth in bustling U.S. hostelry (4) 85 Originate popular opening (6) 86 A treatment in Northern Australia for sickness (6) 87 Failure to take chance by second side makes one vent anger (3,3,5)
DOWN
1 Cheese put in buffet alternatively (4) 2 Guidance supplied by a Dutch deputy (6) 3 By the sound of it, one who deletes detecting device (6) 4 Withdraw from competition with graze (7) 5 Cafe long harbouring offender (5) 6 Secure tag replaced on front of grocer’s mixed bag? (7,3) 7 Barbie’s partner gets to perform Japanese martial activity (5) 8 Number brought up information about funds after due consideration (2,7) 9 Bea and Liam turned out to be friendly (7) 10 Part of a leg covered by local fitter (4) 11 Take foul work and collapse from tiredness (5,3) 15 Make fun of goal when consumed by drink (4,2) 21 Angry artiste unsettled after leaving street (5) 24 Trustee on island, Scottish one, gets accolade (7) 25 Companion put on headwear with a subdued tone? (6) 26 Endeavour to reveal verse in complicated rites (6) 28 Stop in a university for farewell (5) 29 Young troublemaker simply detained (3) 33 Rotten Truro PC is sacked (7) 34 First sign of stuff in gala on river getting to putrefy (6) 37 Combine, for example, with U.S. band in retirement (5) 40 Put letters in correct order for a period (5) 41 A book has to explain pardon (7) 43 Dance on back of partying in California (5) 44 Female beginning to organise break in wood (6) 46 Model on the rise gets to become alert (3,2) 49 Pointedly offensive thing in a note by comic (7) 51 Spot half obscured in this place in circle (6) 53 Idea lacking feasibility to tour India (6) 55 Scope shown by Frenchman in a small piece (5) 58 Time a Celt stirred around base in park to find source of income? (4,6) 60 Skipper articulated regret (3) 62 U.S. singer infused with energy gets sound of approval (5) 63 Defective feature in weapon and kit for deployment (4,5) 65 Model gin is distilled in profitable place? (4,4) 68 Hot tar needs shifting? It sometimes must be cleared (6) 70 Virtue exhibited by trio when playing under pressure (7) 71 Quarter, maybe, not right for element in a party (7) 75 Cleanse old city if put in extremes of poverty (6) 76 Deny scandal on Tyneside? (6) 77 Rust damaged top of this rod (5) 78 French composer in tangle (5) 80 Eagle noticed for a stretch in valley (4) 84 Rise sounding irritable (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 School principal (4,7) 13 Soup dish (6) 14 Paltry (6) 16 Cab (4) 17 Long-running serial (4,5) 18 Play (5) 19 Sham (4) 20 Divert (9) 22 Cow’s organ (5) 23 Voting urn (6,3) 27 Zealot (7) 30 Try (6) 31 Diplomacy (4) 32 Prospect (5) 35 Meat-selling shop (4) 36 Difficulty (7) 38 Firm hold (4) 39 Ask (7) 42 Layabout (6)
45 Jockey (5) 46 Fruity powder (7) 47 Always (4) 48 Rebuff (4) 50 Quick reply (7) 52 Dance (5) 54 In fact (6) 56 West Indian ballad (7) 57 Friend (4) 59 Transmit (3,4) 61 Male deer (4) 64 Spy (5) 66 Change course (4) 67 Engagement (6) 69 Dressed skin (7) 72 Penniless (4,5) 73 Fixed look (5) 74 Woodworking (9)
79 Self-satisfied (4) 81 Tonic (5) 82 Personality (9) 83 Spout (4) 85 Originate (6) 86 Sickness (6) 87 Vent anger (3,3,5)
DOWN
1 Greek cheese (4) 2 Counsel (6) 3 Detecting device (6) 4 Graze (7) 5 Criminal (5) 6 Mixed bag (7,3) 7 Martial art (5) 8 After full consideration (2,7)
9 Friendly (7) 10 Young cow (4) 11 Collapse from tiredness (5,3) 15 Make fun of (4,2) 21 Angry (5) 24 Accolade (7) 25 Wan (6) 26 Contend (6) 28 Farewell (5) 29 Young troublemaker (3) 33 Rotten (7) 34 Putrefy (6) 37 Combine (5) 40 Period (5) 41 Pardon (7) 43 Dance (5) 44 Wood (6) 46 Become alert (3,2)
49 Stabbing blade (7) 51 Globe (6) 53 Idea (6) 55 Scope (5) 58 Source of income (4,6) 60 Regret (3) 62 Hearten (5) 63 Defective feature (4,5) 65 Profitable source (4,4) 68 Gullet (6) 70 Decency (7) 71 Internal group (7) 75 Cleanse (6) 76 Nullify (6) 77 Rod (5) 78 Entangle (5) 80 Valley (4) 84 Fly high (4)