GIANT CROSSWORD
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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Junior office employee tumbled at the start as a hill racer (4,6)
14 Film company keeping largely traditional flute (7)
15 Mental sharpness shown by a head of unit in Leeds, say (6)
16 Protective headgear kept by Ethel, meticulously (6)
17 Cool men refashioned single eyeglass (7)
18 See haul of fish? (5)
19 Expression of mild apology from soldiers missing first pair (4)
20 Henry with priest has cross or spiral (5)
21 Short high-pitched sound from director Spike in oil company (5)
22 Inform new circle if in confines of territory (6)
23 Daughter, cheeky when ignoring introduction, is scatterbrained (5)
28 Jaunty U.S. lawyer quiet in front of guests (7)
30 Son with bravery ignoring a curse (7)
33 Go radiant possibly getting degree (9)
36 Car mat damaged in road surfacing material (6)
38 Contaminate first parts of this area in Thailand (5)
39 French friend slips overlooking insolence that’s out of order (5)
40 Mark in Berlin, perhaps, a tumult shortly after rioting (6)
42 Deceptive move is barely perceptible in the audience (5)
43 Cold dessert has normal appeal around France and Austria (7)
44 Money I cast around to get aromatic gum (6)
46 Stink from sheltered waterway regardless of cold (4)
49 Word used to ward off others in most of film (4)
51 Troublesome thing done by judges? (6)
53 Compulsively catchy tune is more raw when modified (7)
55 Uncertain state found among slim boys (5)
59 Noisily chew first of cereals replacing starter in midmorning meal (6)
60 Tennis score wrongly cued before end of game (5)
61 Move forcefully in flat-bottomed boat (5)
62 Small farm animal getting leg broken in hollow (6)
63 Ben is so awful with disheartened servers showing domineering nature (9)
65 Coherence? It is encapsulated by comedian Julian (7)
66 Open one’s heart to fine doc after treatment (7)
70 Shelf is dismantled gently? Not altogether! (5)
71 By the sound of it, fix decorative panel (6)
73 Highly virile chairman defending children (5)
75 Chap with energy gets tropical fruit (5)
80 Young dog seen around large mush (4)
82 Tries to alter social customs (5)
83 One caring for the feet of Arabs? (7)
84 A rush in battle around section for a cavalry soldier (6)
85 Official count in clubs follows with no end of strife (6)
86 Discharge dismissed by fighter of a mean nature (7)
87 Men in trust adjusted a measuring device (10)
DOWN
1 Remove Ted and Lee after disorder (6)
2 Nationalistic leader of brigade linked to line of a mischievous sort (8)
3 Left Spain? Absolutely! (5)
4 Loan Amy queried? That’s an oddity (7)
5 U.S. singer, one found in royal circles? (6)
6 Small mark in design description, reportedly (5)
7 Check feature in a cinema? (6)
8 Shun noted Yorkshire cricketer (7)
9 Unusual mascot for a heraldic design (4,2,4)
10 Swim in Georgian city close to home (5)
11 Comic arranged his tour to cover Malaysia’s capital (8)
12 Abandon place to pick up passengers? (4)
24 Copious troubles of U.S. rep (7)
25 Small incision made by Bob and Nicholas (5)
26 Short trouble in dock? (7)
27 Supplement a source of music by a French court (7)
29 Informed group found in Ottawa, regularly (5)
31 Principal cook when touring India (5)
32 Provoke a dog that’s gone astray (4)
34 Firmly fixed dates for swimming over year (6)
35 Four in Virginia having oral exam (4)
37 Heavy fall of rain shortly after start of working week (7)
41 Enticement limited by man on board waiting unseen (7)
45 Bird in Mediterranean country (6)
47 Print is attractive first off (7)
48 Disclose drinking haunt in Yale surprisingly (3,4)
50 Comedian Kenneth is occupied by second chemical in body (7)
52 Common sense shown by Oscar among group of students (4)
54 Banger in Munich? (5)
56 Mixture of stuff left in curve in road (5)
57 Swollen mark these people associated with a laceration principally (4)
58 Timeless location of parody (5)
60 Wariness? Consider it misplaced (10)
64 Direction for travellers posing awkwardly in street (8)
67 See a form that’s complicated? It’s horrifying (8)
68 Sid yet to work around rear of van showing compactness (7)
69 Greatly value revolutionary hospital admitting gentleman turning up (7)
72 Wrap up empty exhibition and cease functioning? (6)
74 Sour American confronting group of police in charge (6)
76 Gin Ray replaced is lacking in smoothness? (6)
77 Bachelor of an impulsive nature and cocksure (5)
78 Snarl from grey nocturnal creature (5)
79 Husband entering centre gets routine task (5)
81 Exploits functions (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Hill racer (4,6)
14 Small flute (7)
15 Sharpness (6)
16 Protective headgear (6)
17 Single eyeglass (7)
18 Seize (5)
19 Expression of mild apology (4)
20 Spiral (5)
21 Short highpitched sound (5)
22 Inform (6)
23 Scatterbrained (5)
28 Jaunty (7)
30 Affliction (7)
33 Degree (9)
36 Road surfacing material (6)
38 Contaminate (5)
39 Out of order (5)
40 Mark in German (6)
42 Pretend to move (5)
43 Rich cold dessert (7)
44 Aromatic gum (6)
46 Stink (4)
49 Word to ward off others (4)
51 Troublesome (6)
53 Compulsively catchy tune (7)
55 Uncertain state (5)
59 Noisily chew (6)
60 Tennis score (5)
61 Flat-bottomed boat (5)
62 Small farm animal (6)
63 Domineering nature (9)
65 Coherence (7)
66 Make known (7)
70 Shelf (5)
71 Decorative panel (6)
73 Red-blooded (5)
75 Tropical fruit (5)
80 Mush (4)
82 Social customs (5)
83 One who shoes horses (7)
84 Cavalry soldier (6)
85 Official count (6)
86 Discharge (7)
87 Measuring device (10)
DOWN
1 Remove (6)
2 Nationalistic (8)
3 Rather (5)
4 Oddity (7)
5 Monarch’s son (6)
6 Dot (5)
7 Partition (6)
8 Shun (7)
9 Heraldic design (4,2,4)
10 Swim (5)
11 Comic writer (8)
12 Desist (4)
24 Copious (7)
25 Small notch (5)
26 Shorten (7)
27 Supplement (7)
29 Informed (5)
31 Principal (5)
32 Provoke (4)
34 Firmly fixed (6)
35 Oral exam (4)
37 Heavy fall of rain (7)
41 Waiting unseen (7)
45 Bird (6)
47 Print (7)
48 Disclose (3,4)
50 Chemical substance in body (7)
52 Common sense (4)
54 German sausage (5)
56 Mixture (5)
57 Wound (4)
58 Parody (5)
60 Wariness (10)
64 Direction for travellers (8)
67 Horrifying (8)
68 Compactness (7)
69 Greatly value (7)
72 Sheathe (6)
74 Sharp-tasting (6)
76 Not smooth (6)
77 Cocksure (5)
78 Snarl (5)
79 Routine task (5)
81 Purposes (4)