GIANT CROSSWORD
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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Eccentric in elevator produces
surprising fact (10)
14 Rich zoo prepared Spanish food (7)
15 Firmly fixed time to enter
unusual rodeo (6)
16 Bundle in normal part
of prison largely (6)
17 Come into an estate? (7)
18 Sloping drive finally seen
in dark possibly (5)
19 Sham religious ascetic avoiding
Irish and English (4)
20 Start to select hammer,
say, for backless seat (5)
21 Ward off Catherine, perhaps,
before end of journey (5)
22 Credit given with a form
of tax for neckband (6)
23 Browbeat bachelor completely
after dumping female (5)
28 Two fellows in Switzerland due for
treatment are very happy (7)
30 Playhouse in that place
around centre of Bath (7)
33 After playing, mustered around
large percussion instrument (5,4)
36 Plan much of dinner somehow around last part of entertainment (6)
38 Young bird of prey
damaged towel (5)
39 Phone left out in leafy shelter (5)
40 Gael is shifting compacted fodder (6)
42 Instruct children to
go after hot drink (5)
43 Fault, right, only at the margins
for a colonial ruler (7)
44 Hot spring, yes, altered
in Germany (6)
46 Standard number associated
with Royal Marines (4)
49 Some delicate crumpets having
light fawn colour (4)
51 Smear with oil excited Estonian
wanting Eastern sun (6)
53 Stupidly love to include introductions to usually boring lot that’s talkative (7)
55 Brace caught by thing
providing light (5)
59 Fool kept in school is an informer (6)
60 TV presenter Robert missing
latest pasta sauce (5)
61 Mother-of-pearl shown in
almanac, remarkably (5)
62 Feature of a parachute in
highest part of trees (6)
63 Sober Ben agitated to acquire
a set of essential facts (4,5)
65 Mollify a tourist initially
entering location (7)
66 Girl after changing to accommodate
French lady gets to shine faintly (7)
70 Cloak includes rare form of silk (5)
71 Effort shown by monk
to shun rector (6)
73 Lure company to enter Germany,
Spain and Norway ultimately (5)
75 Salesman outwardly disclosed
protruding feature? (5)
80 Last character linked to
a U.S. city is bizarre (4)
82 Ordinary doctor embracing
Republican? That’s obvious (5)
83 Small floral bouquet showing
decline in centre (7)
84 Word I formulated to encapsulate
European, an odd sort (6)
85 Pay back official and in German! (6)
86 See woman swimming with no end
of passion? That’s very impressive (7)
87 Spicy tale, I suspect, has
strong point? (10)
DOWN
1 Disavow note associated with hypocrisy (6)
2 Separate criminal and rich type doffing hat (5,3)
3 Linger with Dutch friend (5)
4 Slightest money in Mali
for redistribution (7)
5 Secure TV news presenter (6)
6 Frighten neighbours carelessly?
Not altogether (5)
7 Lyrical U.S. writer getting
a lot of credit (6)
8 Wrongly interpret strange
dreams about island (7)
9 Modest rack designed for
one in charge of a wharf (10)
10 Classify exotic gear
worn by director (5)
11 Astonish clubs about sponsor
pocketing nothing (8)
12 Take off hard wood (4)
24 Rug Noel mended — and
comfortable chair (7)
25 Potent person in charge
of school over year (5)
26 Clique following event
in court (7)
27 Gauge area in Middle
East? Certainly (7)
29 Husband given little change, powerless consequently (5)
31 Cut in two verse penned
by comedian Gareth (5)
32 Old boy wearing essentially
grey gown (4)
34 Jo and Tim getting tipsy
consuming old rum cocktail (6)
35 Excessively sentimental
letter captivating wife (4)
37 Cover enclosure with
reddish-brown colour (7)
41 An oil spilt in lane at odd
points? Sheep’s oil (7)
45 Morose American turning up on lake with Leonard shortly (6)
47 Fiona’s confused about latest element in garish trend (7)
48 Expression of surprise over pleasant ornamental moulding (7)
50 Ace turn about
mythological creature (7)
52 Bird’s resting place found in
green establishment (4)
54 Complete article in Le Monde
over economy (5)
56 Mike facing sort of pale tree (5)
57 Actress Clara close to
ornamental round dish (4)
58 Flaking skin covering another
lanky youth principally (5)
60 Extraordinary chaps in terribly
hot plane leaving Thailand (10)
64 Remove the contents of first of mansions kept by type bizarrely dismissed (5,3)
67 When moving, bin
medal and bone (8)
68 Hinged panel adjusted
thus on terrace (7)
69 Predict variation in fees when
importing valuable material (7)
72 University authority correct
ordering sandwiches (6)
74 Pass circuits in middle of week (6)
76 Supply latest information to romantic acquaintance after rising (6)
77 Verbose and rowdy
after exchanges (5)
78 Stock British director Carol (5)
79 Anticipate a comic around
middle of day (5)
81 Element in fame,
necessarily? So be it (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Surprising fact (10)
14 Spanish sausage (7)
15 Firmly fixed (6)
16 Bundle (6)
17 Be bequeathed (7)
18 Sloping (5)
19 Sham (4)
20 Backless seat (5)
21 Ward off (5)
22 Neckband (6)
23 Browbeat (5)
28 Very pleased (7)
30 Playhouse (7)
33 Percussion instrument (5,4)
36 Plan (6)
38 Small bird of prey (5)
39 Leafy shelter (5)
40 Compacted fodder (6) 42 Instruct (5)
43 Colonial ruler (7)
44 Hot spring (6)
46 Standard (4)
49 Light fawn colour (4)
51 Smear with oil (6) 53 Talkative (7)
55 Brace (5)
59 Informer (6)
60 Pasta sauce (5)
61 Mother-of-pearl (5)
62 Awning (6)
63 Essential facts (4,5) 65 Appease (7)
66 Shine faintly (7)
70 Silk fabric (5)
71 Effort (6)
73 Lure (5)
75 Muzzle (5)
80 Bizarre (4)
82 Undisguised (5)
83 Small floral bouquet (7)
84 Oddity (6)
85 Pay back (6)
86 Very impressive (7)
87 Forte (10)
DOWN
1 Disavow (6)
2 Separate (5,3)
3 Linger (5)
4 Slightest (7)
5 Mooring device (6)
6 Frighten (5)
7 Lyrical (6)
8 Interpret wrongly (7)
9 One in charge of a wharf (10)
10 Classify (5)
11 Astonish (8)
12 Hard wood (4) 24 Comfortable chair (7)
25 Potent (5)
26 Clique (7)
27 Gauge (7) 29 Consequently (5)
31 Bisect (5)
32 Gown (4)
34 Rum cocktail (6)
35 Excessively sentimental (4)
37 Cover with a hard layer (7)
41 Oil in sheep’s wool (7)
45 Morose (6)
47 Vogue (7)
48 Ornamental moulding (7)
50 Mythological creature (7)
52 Bird’s resting place (4)
54 Complete (5)
56 Tree (5)
57 Round dish (4)
58 Flaking (5)
60 Extraordinary (10)
64 Remove the contents of (5,3)
67 Jawbone (8)
68 Hinged panel (7)
69 Predict (7)
72 University head (6)
74 Pass (6)
76 Modernise (6)
77 Verbose (5)
78 Reproduce (5)
79 Anticipate (5)
81 So be it (4)
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