GIANT CROSSWORD QUICK
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ACROSS
13 The time and speed
are not good (6-4)
14 A silver veil (7)
15 Appeared to have seen (6) 16 Also, it can make you
feel seasick (2,4)
17 Bird box with a
difference (7)
18 A bag in close up (5)
19 Nail back the section (4) 20 Say “With a small
visor” (5)
21 Awful heat many
couldn’t stand (5)
22 Again, the wrong
answer (6)
23 Music file (5)
28 “Will fly,” we interposed,
“anyway” (7)
30 Think it would be evil
to cut a key for (7)
33 Masters the art of
keeping silent? (7,2)
36 Nevertheless, what I
lost a pound on (6)
38 Edward and Arthur are
back in business (5)
39 Find he dropped out
of the event (5)
40 “The advantages of being
small”, the girl returned (6) 42 The lights reveal big
hunks of wood (5)
43 Give a gate it’s jammed
in a shake (7)
44 Attack that has an
electrifying effect on? (6) 46 Go off, giving you
a fright (4)
49 Run inside, kid – run! (4) 51 Say, when very upset
by, in French (6)
53 Behave themselves,
when you take to (7)
55 Unexpectedly walk
in on and seize (5)
59 Steal away to have
a drink (6)
60 Prick up the floppy ears
when one enters (5)
61 Set maniacally on
going in to attack (5)
62 Understand and
embrace (4,2)
63 Finishes with “The
golf’s cancelled” (6,3)
65 Shown to be owned by
– bred, as well, in (7)
66 In short, anyhow, once
caught is put inside (7)
70 Frank is kind (5) 71 Thought of going into
action myself (6)
73 Mix it with a little bit of (5) 75 Makes a grab at
and it bites (5)
80 Unstable, starting to
wobble, or rock (4)
82 Father rewrote the end
of the chapter (5)
83 The boy took the girl
round a plant (7)
84 Only just got the L
into “Oliver” (6)
85 Duller stuff (6)
86 Keep, to look at (7)
87 A brochure saying “Seek
for gold” (American) (10)
DOWN
1 Leaves one’s bed to
procure a drink (4,2)
2 Tone down the gushing
“dear to me” (8)
3 Are confusing? Rot! (5) 4 With the pawn,
pussyfoot (4-3)
5 Be back in time for
the discussion (6)
6 The rest wander round
in the shop (5)
7 An attractive concealed
compartment? (6)
8 I’d got upset – badly upset
– by the argument (7)
9 It comes in a bottle you
plan to use again (10)
10 Supports the left
in the series (5)
11 Have an ailment you keep
grumbling about? (8)
12 Drop and damage (4)
24 Not real money obtained
from the teller (7)
25 Coped with the many
late stragglers (5)
26 Into the pot cooking –
mine – shaking pepper (7) 27 Supported right through when one took the wrong path (7)
29 She’s single and in
love, madly (5)
31 Right old cat, thoroughly
warped (5)
32 Don’t allow to examine
the ring (4)
34 The various phases when
one puts on a show (6)
35 Line with a little bit of (4) 37 After food, the animal
takes a rest, curled up (7) 41 Recessed, which is a
ACROSS
13 Poor (6-4)
14 Discolouration (7) 15 Appeared (6)
16 Also (6)
17 Bird (7)
18 Pucker (5)
19 Section (4)
20 Utter (5)
21 Couldn’t stand (5) 22 Answer (6)
23 Month (5)
28 Anyway (7)
30 Think (7)
33 Keeps silent (7,2) 36 Nevertheless (6) 38 Business (5)
39 Find (5)
40 Advantages (6)
42 Lights (5)
43 Shake (7)
44 Attack (6)
46 Go off (4)
49 Run (4)
51 State (6)
53 Take to (7)
55 Grab (5)
59 Steal away (6)
60 Lift (5)
61 Weight (5)
62 Understand (6)
63 Finishes (6,3)
65 Stamped (7)
66 Short (7)
70 Frank (5)
71 Considered (6)
73 Mix it (5)
75 Bites (5)
80 Astonish (4)
82 Father (5)
83 Plant (7)
84 Scarcely (6)
85 Substance (6)
86 Notice (7)
87 Brochure (10)
stumbling block (7)
45 A scam that hasn’t
been kept quiet? (6)
47 Dream that gave the
fellow a nasty turn (7)
48 Say you will do –
delighted to (7)
50 Understanding when you
knock over the wine (7) 52 Flow round one in what
used to be a building (4) 54 Forced the herd to (5)
56 Breaks for snacks (5)
57 Stick you carry (4)
58 Rose put up with (5)
60 Thought to be a
mirror image (10)
64 Name the one I’m
mad about – Nat (8)
67 A document, as opposed
to a leaflet (8)
68 Shanghai does have
a big effect on (7)
69 Father Ronald put the silver inside and a pearl? (7)
72 Many doctors vie
to treat in (6)
74 Unpleasant people;
sneaks (6)
76 Turning, too, stop (4,2)
DOWN
1 Rises (4,2)
2 Tone down (8)
3 Confuse (5)
4 Pawn (4-3)
5 Discussion (6)
6 Shop (5)
7 Compartment (6)
8 Argument (7)
9 Liqueur (10)
10 String (5)
11 Grumble (8)
12 Damage (4)
24 Token (7)
25 Coped with (5)
26 Pepper (7)
27 Wandered (7)
29 Tree (5)
31 Right (5)
32 Bar (4)
34 Phases (6)
35 Punctuation mark (4) 37 Animal (7)
41 Reverse (3-4)
45 Scam (6)
47 Dream (7)
48 Agree (7)
50 Understanding (7)
52 Spoil (4)
54 Herd (5)
56 Breaks (5)
57 Carry (4)
58 Endured (5)
60 Thought (10)
64 Name (8)
67 Document (8)
68 Shanghai (7)
69 Pearl (7)
72 Sundry (6)
74 Sneaks (6)
76 Stop (4,2)
77 Fun (5)
78 Endeavoured (5)
79 Fellows (5)
81 Side (4) 77 Fun wear (5)
78 Though harassed, did
what one could (5)
79 Why a guy’s hands aren’t
soft and smooth? (5)
81 Abound, you say,
with players (4)