THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 12 Creating an impact, on meeting (7,4) 13 Nothing to add to ‘listed building’ (4-2) 14 It’s worn but shouldn’t be pronouncedly, on a car (6) 16 Part of plant that bears leaves — in spring (4) 17 Inebriation that unwinding won’t lead to? (9) 18 Liable for none that had been vacated (5) 19 Very little sense. Hard to get through to (4) 20 Picture as an inactive existence (5,4) 22 Travel back in coach with phoney (5) 23 How one’s sadly aware the analgesic’s not working? (9) 27 When game’s dislocated, going round for treatment (7) 30 Stripped bolt (6) 31 Riffraff seen in dirty film (4) 32 The trunk is part of the body (5) 35 Said ‘Scat!’ to something on a tree (4) 36 For paltry matters, given time with awful lifers (7) 38 On board, he had a singles bar (4) 39 How those cold sapphire eyes looked at you? (7) 42 What’s that tree, dad? Larch? No, child (6) 45 Station is cold, seat dreadful (5) 46 Female solved riddle ‘What’s musician who can’t keep still called?’ (7) 47 Make your own bread (4) 48 Pip is one of the best players (4) 50 Do the edges inside in red (7) 52 A parasite, you say, could possibly (5) 54 Feature prominently story of jump into river? (6) 56 In the red, long to — and have got to (7) 57 Go round for drinks, having come back (4) 59 Waves from the queen, in her car? (7) 61 Hence about to get cross (4) 64 Are lagging behind — right in the rear end (5) 66 Figure there’s a u in ‘because’ (4) 67 Two heads are second to none (6) 69 Didn’t just sit there when jilted? (5,2) 72 Having doubts about clue for ‘changeable’? (9) 73 Next, brought in sick goat (5) 74 Has a meal in, notices the sleazy character (9) 79 Brought in by fire alarm, not false (4) 81 Proposed — was destined for (5) 82 Whence came rumours of good year for wine? (9) 83 Rent out northern half (4) 85 Dog is carrying ball found in bric-a-brac (6) 86 Arrive to find list posted (4,2) 87 Is it a redeeming quality in a miser? (6,5) DOWN 1 Arrest for having vandalised (4) 2 Man, I disguised. Man as a creature (6) 3 One isn’t prepared to have novice inject (6) 4 Masquerading as single, cease communication (4,3) 5 Say it’s way tea is brewed (5) 6 Provides store of food and you start enthusiastically (3,5,2) 7 Criticise pensioners’ fifty per cent cut (5) 8 Tommy’s boy is a rascal (3,2,1,3) 9 Show, or be eager to conceal, birth date (7) 10 Wot’s up? Pack it in! (4) 11 Things that help sell newspapers (8) 15 Unlikely the book will turn up in again (6) 21 Instruct to start shuffling the cards (5) 24 Don’t allow to swing to and fro and madden (7) 25 Cubicles at ends are small, at centre big (6) 26 Is not water but there’s a lot around it (6) 28 Fit — and the letters make a word (5) 29 Become a little fidgety (3) 33 A dog’s favourite colour? (7) 34 Keeps finding one out in lies (6) 37 Covered by gun, run back (5) 40 Entices a number with complex ruse (5) 41 Tell how well you’re singing when more off key? (7) 43 Carrying far too much weight, order to lose half (5) 44 What made cost of space exploration escalate fast? (6) 46 Bone of bird father found outside (5) 49 Weaken and after a month take the job (7) 51 Great book — wonderful (6) 53 Good to have a couple of litres over the liquid measure (6) 55 Catch and girl gets a duck (5) 58 Only a matter of no importance, yet . . . (7,3) 60 Ready for collection (3) 62 He, having left her to us, waving, drives off (5) 63 Card game played with only one diamond? (9) 65 A second person amassing debts? (6-2) 68 For ‘mean’, I’ll put in ‘standard’ (6) 70 Make list when time is, roughly, a quarter past (7) 71 Call again. Strive, hopelessly, to catch one in (7) 75 Sprinkle on top and bottom of door and rim (6) 76 After an uprising, finding out true character (6) 77 Having turned left and left again, it’s stationary (5) 78 Mother hen protecting from tough male (2-3) 80 Set to catch one youth (4) 84 Run ahead of one in the competition (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 12 Colliding with (7,4) 13 Shed (4-2) 14 Clothing (6) 16 Spring from (4) 17 Tension (9) 18 Liable (5) 19 Iota (4) 20 Painting (5,4) 22 Fake (5) 23 Distressingly (9) 27 Rub (7) 30 Run naked (6) 31 Dross (4) 32 Big box (5) 35 Footwear (4) 36 Bagatelles (7) 38 Ark builder (4) 39 Coldly (7) 42 Tree (6) 45 Social class (5) 46 Violinist (7) 47 Be paid (4) 48 Pip (4) 50 Red (7) 52 Could possibly (5) 54 Spatter (6) 56 Got to (7) 57 Whirl (4) 59 Big waves (7) 61 Irked (4) 64 Lag behind (5) 66 Number (4) 67 Excellent (6) 69 Rose to feet (5,2) 72 Changeable (9) 73 Male goat (5) 74 Sleazy quality (9) 79 Genuine (4) 81 Intended (5) 82 Rumour source (9) 83 Tattered (4) 85 Bric-a-brac (6) 86 Arrive (4,2) 87 Redeeming feature (6,5) DOWN 1 Portrait sculpture (4) 2 Creature (6) 3 Implant (6) 4 Hang up (4,3) 5 Say (5) 6 Embark on (3,5,2) 7 Make snide remarks (5) 8 So-and-so (3,2,1,3) 9 Lavish show (7) 10 Pack (4) 11 Things (8) 15 Distant (6) 21 Instruct (5) 24 Drive insane (7) 25 Compartments (6) 26 Atoll (6) 28 Period (5) 29 Become (3) 33 Cracker (7) 34 Keeps (6) 37 Rear (5) 40 Entices (5) 41 Butter up (7) 43 Fat (5) 44 Salad leaf (6) 46 Thighbone (5) 49 Diminish (7) 51 Wonderful (6) 53 4.55 litres (6) 55 Catch (5) 58 Only (7,3) 60 Ready (3) 62 Defeats decisively (5) 63 One gem (9) 65 Silver medallist (6-2) 68 Post (6) 70 List (7) 71 Call on again (7) 75 Widen a channel (6) 76 Character (6) 77 Stationary (5) 78 Tough guy (2-3) 80 Placed (4) 84 Competition (4)