GIANT CROSSWORD
Choose between cryptic and quick clues to tackle the Giant crossword – both lead to the same answers.
CRYPTIC ACROSS
12 Expect a lot more than a bread-and-butter existence (4,3,2,2)
13 Didn’t stop when one
made one’s entrance (4,2)
14 Has to manoeuvre the balloon again to get on land (6)
16 In turn, put one’s
own slant on (4)
17 After the exam, meant to
take a break and will (9)
18 Steals nothing to
speak of (5)
19 Just beats the
other seeds? (4)
20 Say yes – competent
and nice (9)
22 He left the gangway
by the ship (5)
23 Downright when giving
directions to (9)
27 Complaining about the
covering of the book (7)
30 Acts strangely when he
comes in with a bag (6)
31 Has the snow melted? (4)
32 Swap for the truck (5)
35 How it conveys that
one’s surprised? (4)
36 Taken away, looking thin and drawn (7)
38 Every cheat, almost,
is found out (4)
39 Or pretend, to protect
the alien (7)
42 Pursues, catching
the hard cases (6)
45 In addition, redirected
half wrongly (5)
46 Good gracious, a mug
for the drink! (7)
47 Drop when you shoot (4)
48 A trick to make the
animal quiet (4)
50 Tries to persuade the
various media (7)
52 That’s the stuff, man! (5)
54 Duty record held as vice (6)
56 Guided by, set off to
round up the deer (7)
57 Go on and on about
the instrument (4)
59 Eat like a bird (7)
61 Dash! That shows the
land is marshy (4)
64 Inform on, when
there’s a rift (5)
66 Break the paparazzi
are hoping to get (4)
67 Given a bribe, perhaps.
Wasn’t upright (6)
69 A wise point about undercutting (7)
72 OK. Off you go
immediately (5,4)
73 Nothing in the “Out of
order” list works (5)
74 The woman struck one
as unruffled by (9)
79 He’s a dish! (4)
81 Call out “I am in
the shade” (5)
82 We are caught. I’m so
flustered it’s annoying (9)
83 Throw of the dice that makes you a lot of money (4)
85 Loud, I agree, giving
one a scare (6)
86 Kind man, rue upsetting (6)
87 Continued marching to the music and was happy (6,2,3)
DOWN
1 Round about the figure,
there’s a light (4)
2 One carries weight
instantly (2,4)
3 “She’s an awful ham,”
the man put in (6)
4 On getting in close,
squeezed to comfort (7)
5 The fellow got the nail out: the last (5)
6 Measure the time taken
to get into the core (10)
7 An egg in the nest,
silly? It’s a pebble! (5)
8 Because a zero can alter
the reckoning (2,7)
9 “Fish” group in
with “Dogs” (7)
10 Split on the fellow (4)
11 Meant to support and
does, somehow (8)
15 Expensive by the end of the month: there’s a shortage (6)
21 A stern note on dirt (5)
24 Are playing at home
and it’s serious (7)
25 Ran into pop. He’s mad (6)
26 Agree to cheat the mutt (6)
28 Dresses up the models (5)
29 Drink pop (3)
33 Sounded angry and
confused (7)
34 Yelled when he’d
caught a low clip (6)
37 Nips and tucks (5)
40 A freebie from a US
president (5)
41 An infernal insect? (7)
43 Listen to half, showing
compassion (5)
44 Have a drink, having got
through with the meal (6)
46 Beforehand, inspects
the baggage (5)
49 Cross about a few sheep
I allowed to stray (7)
51 Is impressive when one
puts one’s foot down (6)
53 In a communist
environment, are raised (6)
55 Cut again into a block (5)
58 Proposed it should be
made earlier (3,7)
60 Fight back, cold
and damp (3)
62 Because there’s a
skinhead in church (5)
63 Succeeding in being
reliable always (9)
65 In the poster, is romping
round with dogs (8)
68 I’ll enter in the usual
column (6)
70 Hammers and the whole
stem is about to snap (7)
71 Opens to show a strand
in the streaming, sun (7)
75 Gets confused following
the recipe (6)
76 “Run”, in small letters (6)
77 Getting a cut. The
point is sharp (5)
78 A giant tin containing
soldiers (5)
80 Movements to and
fro – they’re funny (4) 84 Set to catch one
youngster (4)
QUICK
ACROSS
12 Expect too much (4,3,2,2)
13 Continued (4,2)
14 On land (6)
16 Turn (4)
17 Will (9)
18 Steals (5)
19 Seeds (4)
20 Nice (9)
22 Ship (5)
23 Direction (9)
27 Complaining (7)
30 Bag (6)
31 Possesses (4)
32 Swap (5)
35 Satisfactorily (4)
36 Stole (7)
38 Every (4)
39 Alien (7)
42 Pursues (6)
45 Addition (5)
46 Drink (7)
47 Shoot (4)
48 Scam (4)
50 Urges (7)
52 Material (5)
54 Vice (6)
56 Guided (7)
57 Instrument (4)
59 Bird (7)
61 Dash (4)
64 Rift (5)
66 Break (4)
67 Tilted (6)
69 Wise (7)
72 Immediately (5,4)
73 Works (5)
74 Unruffled (9)
79 Dish (4)
81 Shade (5)
82 Annoying (9)
83 Bundle (4)
85 Scare (6)
86 Kind (6)
87 Was happy (6,2,3)
DOWN
1 Light (4)
2 Instantly (2,4)
3 Female name (6)
4 Comfort (7)
5 Last (5)
6 Measure (10)
7 Pebble (5)
8 Because (2,7)
9 Dogs (7)
10 Fellow (4)
11 Meant (8)
15 Shortage (6)
21 Dirt (5)
24 Serious (7)
25 Ran (6)
26 Agree (6)
28 Models (5)
29 Pap (3)
33 Fouled up (7)
34 Yelled (6)
37 Tucks (5)
40 Endowment (5)
41 Insect (7)
43 Compassion (5)
44 Meal (6)
46 Baggage (5)
49 Cross (7)
51 Impresses (6)
53 Raised (6)
55 Cut (5)
58 Made earlier (3,7)
60 Fight (3)
62 Because (5)
63 Surefire (9)
65 Gun dogs (8)
68 Column (6)
70 Hammers (7)
71 Opens (7)
75 Mixes (6)
76 Run (6)
77 Sharp (5)
78 Giant (5)
80 Comedians (4)
84 Set (4)