GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Piece by European with single error? Hold back reacting (4,4,3) 13 Manage to reach party (4,2) 14 Parking by illumination creates predicament (6) 16 Block in wooden shoe (4) 17 Facility for speech? (9) 18 Figure receives approval for sign (5) 19 Comprehend report of denial? (4) 20 Commercially promote a drive set to be arranged (9) 22 Foolish friend of Mickey Mouse (5) 23 Minor period? (9) 27 Harmless eccentric annoyed (7) 30 Calm group taking time off with Frenchman (6) 31 Impression made by a wall painting centrally (4) 32 Councillor frequently in the past in small farm (5) 35 Endlessly beloved fellow is hard of hearing (4) 36 Item carried by jockey with favourite dog (7) 38 Australian obtained in retirement draped garment (4) 39 Outstanding foreigner enters street (7) 42 Female on film captures stray animal (6) 45 Effect of the sun on activity in dance (5) 46 Container largely carried in vehicles for dead body (7) 47 Follow story mentioned (4) 48 Firm with leading masterstroke (4) 50 Medic with work disclosed has to withdraw (4,3) 52 Straightforward writer about a society (5) 54 Doddery gent eating fudge regularly? A small piece (6) 56 Laugh from companion varying role around front of theatre (7) 57 Piece of stone in special place for research (4) 59 By the sound of it, one wanting varnish (7) 61 Went by bike, it’s said, in thoroughfare (4) 64 Bow down also entering sides of shop (5) 66 Tough unionists discontented as a result (4) 67 Term among the Spanish for dental protection (6) 69 Men stay surprisingly to get pardon (7) 72 Advantage with groups of golfers in loose legwear (4,5) 73 Border in woman’s garment (5) 74 Cut criticism for eating utensil (9) 79 Star not active reportedly (4) 81 Plunder weapon (5) 82 Old pun with prose crafted deliberately (2,7) 83 Sign of age in NHS institution with front barred (4) 85 Bandage was replaced by article (6) 86 Economical type keeping pounds for tray (6) 87 Two points disputed in set by friend at heart (11)
DOWN
1 Occupy horse leaving yard (4) 2 Measure once taken in main association (6) 3 Fly, say, in group around Cuba (6) 4 Support with energy wife, maybe (7) 5 Devout priest overlooked in past (5) 6 Come off some filming before operation (4,6) 7 Weighty ambassador given paper close to embassy (5) 8 Hurry up and appear with note (4,5) 9 Special corner for sequin (7) 10 Connect part of trail in Kent (4) 11 Rush away with filming cancelled (5,3) 15 Short period of being out? (6) 21 Compact study with style outwardly (5) 24 This part largely devised for string player (7) 25 Increase place to keep animals below river (6) 26 Henry rang a disordered place to put aircraft (6) 28 Ruin stewed food with recipe (2,3) 29 Fresh and fine watercress sandwiches (3) 33 Guidance about to be lost in a manner of speaking (7) 34 Sam and Don mixed up fruit (6) 37 Freshwater fish from river acquired by dubious operator (5) 40 Ingenuous inhabitant forgetting time (5) 41 Cool card for a group of devotees (3,4) 43 Manage to rise above hard, long period (5) 44 Diminutive tourist’s first in lazy fashion around disco’s entrance (6) 46 Source of advice with a liberal clique (5) 49 Normal group losing last American? That’s risky (7) 51 Wise lecturer with institute enters fantastic show (6) 53 Place for plugs and different stock around back of store (6) 55 Prickly shrub in Bangor selected (5) 58 Emerge from hiding and rest on insurance protection? (5,5) 60 Border is neat first off (3) 62 Section of latticework in loft (5) 63 Unexpected use for this I dismissed showing quick temper (5,4) 65 Belittle discussion on Northern Ireland county (4,4) 68 Bar put in liquidation? That’s sudden (6) 70 Palace attendant with no end of respect for messenger (7) 71 Restrict later, more complicated proposition (7) 75 Attractive pair sadly yet to tour Thailand (6) 76 Tale’s opening wrongly heard in continuous narrative (6) 77 Jack and Eleanor shortly get cold dessert (5) 78 Charlie has to hurry drink (5) 80 Section of stall at exhibition is delayed (4) 84 Oil’s spilt in storage chamber (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Repress emotion (4,4,3) 13 Manage (4,2) 14 Predicament (6) 16 Block (4) 17 Verbal fluency (9) 18 Indication (5) 19 Comprehend (4) 20 Promote for sale (9) 22 Foolish (5) 23 Early life (9) 27 Harmless (7) 30 Calm (6) 31 Distinctive impression (4) 32 Small farm (5) 35 Hard of hearing (4) 36 Dog (7) 38 Draped garment (4) 39 Outstanding (7) 42 Polecat (6) 45 Dance (5) 46 Dead body (7) 47 End (4) 48 Masterstroke (4) 50 Withdraw (4,3) 52 Fundamental (5) 54 Lump (6) 56 Gleeful laugh (7) 57 Thick slice (4) 59 Varnish (7) 61 Street (4) 64 Bow down (5) 66 Consequently (4) 67 Tooth covering (6) 69 Pardon (7) 72 Knickerbockers (4,5) 73 Border (5) 74 Eating utensil (9) 79 Star (4) 81 Plunder (5) 82 Deliberately (2,7) 83 Corrosion (4) 85 Bandage (6) 86 Tray (6) 87 At heart (11)
DOWN
1 Satisfy (4) 2 Association (6) 3 Small invertebrate (6) 4 Support (7) 5 Devout (5) 6 Succeed (4,6) 7 Weighty (5) 8 Hurry up (4,5) 9 Sequin (7) 10 Connect (4) 11 Rush away (5,3) 15 Sleep (6) 21 Compact (5) 24 String player (7) 25 Intensify (6) 26 Aircraft building (6) 28 Suit (2,3) 29 Recent (3) 33 Manner of speaking (7) 34 Fruit (6) 37 Freshwater fish (5) 40 Ingenuous (5) 41 Group of devotees (3,4) 43 Age (5) 44 Small (6) 46 Clique (5) 49 Risky (7) 51 Wise (6) 53 Electrical hollow (6) 55 Prickly shrub (5) 58 Emerge from hiding (5,5) 60 Edge (3) 62 Loft (5) 63 Quick temper (5,4) 65 Belittle (4,4) 68 Sudden (6) 70 Messenger (7) 71 Proposition (7) 75 Attractive (6) 76 Spun cord (6) 77 Gelatinous dessert (5) 78 Overwhelm (5) 80 Delayed (4) 84 Storage chamber (4)