GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Close relative remade
winter broth (4,7)
13 Moderate mood (6)
14 Exit place selling goods? (6)
16 Release some around office (4)
17 Kit prince tinkered with,
being a fault finder (9)
18 Faithful ally somehow
inspiring love (5)
19 Smear expert in uniform?
The opposite! (4)
20 By the sound of it, single hotel in island has crooked source of funds? (4,5)
22 Phoney label found
in the Seychelles (5)
23 Romantic pursuit for all to see
among this crop at work (9)
27 Denigrate Penny out of sorts
or close to bankruptcy (7)
30 Place by Russian river having
diverse elements (6)
31 Bishop in Germany in
problematical situation (4)
32 Bear Charlie and William’s
brother in the East End (5)
35 Self-congratulatory fool
behind last of ventures (4)
36 Show enthusiasm for board game infused with energy and colour (3,4)
38 Director facing question
in Arab ship (4)
39 Contrast, we hear, in host (7)
42 Ruddy fine top worn by soldiers (6) 45 Advantage shown by
woman from the East (5)
46 Change the image of
British artist in split? (7)
47 Element found in concerts
in the past (4)
48 American journalist
lacking in novelty? (4)
50 Improve Chinese clubs
in three directions (7)
52 Empty space left in
financial institution (5)
54 Retired writer ripe for reforming
commercial organisation? (6)
56 Good introduction by Michael, maybe, for eye-catching novelty (7)
57 Workers’ pay initially ignored
for a very long time (4)
59 Part of shirt Les mistakenly
kept for short fight (7)
61 Frolic taking place amid
prom, probably (4)
64 Inhibit something done
for publicity? (5)
66 Make a gesture, something
familiar to surfers? (4)
67 Insert in a seam gets us in
an awkward position (6)
69 Friendly female featuring in
a story about animals (7)
72 Keeping a supply of
small hosiery (9)
73 Put off backing official education (5) 74 Remedy found around Asian island
with black rum cocktail (4,5)
79 Regularly bar Jimmy
making a projection? (4)
81 Managed clubhouse
and large farm (5)
82 Accept insurance policy and
shelter from danger (4,5)
83 Shove these people inside
quiet hospital (4)
85 Resentment about amount
of petrol? (6)
86 Lay aside a lot of things
in a library? (6)
87 Two teapots damaged when grabbing end of fine root vegetable (5,6)
DOWN
1 Large waterbird was flapping
close to lagoon (4)
2 Urge shown by little woman
among nine swimming (6)
3 Identifying mark almost seen
by children in part of a tree (6)
4 Nameless tune star composed
gains reputation (7)
5 Worth shown in some rituals (5)
6 Unkempt, would-be teacher lagged
awfully behind rector (10)
7 Drop second tablet (5)
8 Racing dog is dry enough
after roaming (9)
9 Winding B-road containing
two lines for traffic post (7)
10 Time in south of France to find
horse-breeding establishment (4) 11 Odd empty place, club regularly
supported by dishonest type (8)
15 Glider on ice unwisely takes
risk at the outset (6)
21 Hatred shown by duo rampaging
around India and Malta (5)
24 Something for cleaning locks? (7) 25 Obscure society has
window screens (6)
26 Engross a bachelor with
rising musical duo (6)
28 Beer befitting a monarch in turn (5)
29 Piece of cloth found in garage (3)
33 A tense chat developed with
European diplomat (7)
34 Indulgently treat additional
liberal in church (6)
37 Freakish part of bout recalled (5)
40 Start to regret dubious cure?
It gets to happen again (5)
41 Rugby union player on
holiday in retreat (4,3)
43 Young female linked to
current Indian drink (5)
44 Children changing clothes
getting wet through? (6)
46 Puzzle concerning form
of public transport (5)
49 Devilish fraudster essentially
with criminal income (7)
51 Nervously get gun and
small lump of metal (6)
53 A Frenchman with posh rental
property has charm (6) 55 Stop in car with a windproof jacket (5)
58 Give guests liquid that’s off colour? (10)
60 Article in Spain following figure with pointed ears (3)
62 Some paracetamol arguably for a tooth (5) 63 Anne’s game to twist grey metal (9)
65 Trial out to be reviewed in teaching session (8)
68 Devious Yankees in disguise leaving Spain (6)
70 New-fangled TV in bar that’s lively (7)
71 On reflection, leading Republican has struggle with scope of influence (7)
75 Pub art vandalised? That’s sudden (6)
76 Assign this person’s place close to office (6)
77 Actor Martin’s gloss (5)
78 Son with hood making grimace (5)
80 Ponder island in the Hebrides (4)
84 Badger’s burrow is prepared, reportedly (4)