THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Put on to hide a tear, it seems (10) 14 Above everything, its function is protective (7) 15 Better when he’d imbibed a drink (6) 16 Quickly take a picture of something overhead? (4,2) 17 Didn’t ignore, when cat crept into plant (7) 18 It goes round the back way, too (5) 19 Children that may be served in pubs (4) 20 Follow or t-track (5) 21 Where one learns to have style and elegance? (5) 22 Ticking off item in list of purchases from greengrocer (6) 23 Rat on fruit tree (5) 28 Setting snare, I caught a killer (7) 30 Of humble origin, having started life in the deep south? (7) 33 How the final score is registered, therefore (2,1,6) 36 Trousers that are small, doesn’t have (6) 38 Fat old boy, see demolishing (5) 39 Complain or nag about (5) 40 Land right in, resulting in minor injury (6) 42 Fruit is good. Variety of pear (5) 43 To the English, a cause that’s poignant (7) 44 More than twice, one’s scored high as a singer (6) 46 As trademark, nothing is on record (4) 49 Edit piece and cut last quarter. It’s a long story (4) 51 Getting fed up, give it back to the cartel (6) 53 Ball girl we intimidate (7) 55 Junior is on edge about returning (5) 59 With sun, frequently does melt (6) 60 Say the golf club has no parking, for a start (5) 61 With gore all over the place, turn in the villain (5) 62 Recover from a frenzy of anger I got into (6) 63 Tom’s family, without exception, is very clumsy (3,6) 65 Had they no choice in becoming vagrants? (7) 66 Keeping shop, given a key to enter (7) 70 Bringing back electrical vehicles is astute (5) 71 On every occasion law is broken, say change is needed (6) 73 The female — wife — is going to an Arab country (5) 75 Award given in US, though there’s zero physical damage (5) 80 So the monster is made to retreat (4) 82 Husband and son are employees (5) 83 Attack at pub. Become furious (7) 84 What shows Jack Brown comes from Scotland? (6) 85 A twinkling sign embedded in the mountain (6) 86 Became semi-demented about. It’s self-conceit (7) 87 With ageing, changing, become fat (4,6) ACROSS
QUICK CLUES 13 Seemingly (10) 14 Protective wear (7) 15 Cured (6) 16 Grab quickly (4,2) 17 Responded (7) 18 Revolving part (5) 19 Infants (4)
20 Follow spoor (5) 21 Student group (5) 22 Rebuke (6) 23 Fruit tree (5) 28 Poison (7) 30 Of humble origin (7) 33 Therefore (2,1,6) 36 Trousers (6) 38 Fat (5) 39 Moan (5) 40 Wrench (6) 42 Vine fruit (5) 43 Poignant (7) 44 High voice (6) 46 Trademark (4) 49 Long poem (4) 51 Wearying (6) 53 Intimidate (7) 55 Junior (5) 59 Become less hard (6) 60 Speak (5) 61 Scoundrel (5) 62 Recover (6) 63 Very clumsy (3,6) 65 Mendicants (7) 66 Keeping (7) 70 Astute (5) 71 Constantly (6) 73 Lady (5) 75 Film award (5) 80 Thus (4) 82 Employees (5) 83 Attack (7) 84 Plaid (6) 85 Instant (6) 86 Self-conceit (7) 87 Become heavier (4,6)
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1 First player (6) 2 Gem (8) 3 Musical time (5) 4 Grimly (7) 5 Circumvent (6) 6 Maxim (5) 7 Newspaper buyer (6) 8 Male name (7) 9 Non steeplechasing period (4,6) 10 Brief (5) 11 Stronghold (8) 12 In case (4) 24 Christening (7) 25 Initially (5) 26 Notice (7) 27 Goes over (7) 29 Measuring device (5) 31 Not concealed (5) 32 Temporary fashion (4) 34 Previous (6) 35 Number (4) 37 Imitator (7) 41 Trundling (7) 45 Stiff hat (6) 47 Type of comedian (5-2) 48 Usual (7) 50 Dilemma (7) 52 Unit of music (4) 54 Pilot’s OK (5) 56 Due to (5) 57 Release (4) 58 Anger (5) 60 Deranged (10) 64 Business transacted (8) 67 Hold back (8) 68 Musical instrument (7) 69 Cheesy snack (7) 72 Propose (6) 74 Bright colour (6) 76 Listlessness (6) 77 Very pale (5) 78 Vagrant (5) 79 Packs (5) 81 Run amok (4)
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1 Key member of cricket team? (6) 2 A gem, One in, perhaps, wrong setting (8) 3 Time that, even if fast, one can always beat (5) 4 How, from aft, the grim words were spoken? (7) 5 Circumvent ticket holder’s usual means of gaining entry (6) 6 Saying ‘Take the cat back to’ (5) 7 Again, dear, could be you (6) 8 What conjurer’s child enjoys watching — a boy (7) 9 A dull time for racegoers? (4,6) 10 Put right in the picture, to be concise (5) 11 Speed with which you solve clue ‘stronghold’ (8) 12 In case only half the skittles are knocked over (4) 24 Naming for the job (7) 25 Right hand will hold, initially (5) 26 Notice verbs were different in old English (7) 27 Goes over to George and Victoria? (7) 29 Who decrees what’s essential equipment for school child? (5) 31 Open up to, admitting the clergyman (5) 32 Among the garments back in fashion (4) 34 A one-time producer (6) 35 Figure it’s because there’s a bend (4) 37 Is Felix his role model? (7) 41 Winding up really rich (7) 45 ‘Hat’ not ‘bat’ (6) 47 Will we not fall about laughing at such comedians? (5-2) 48 As usual, eager to unwind after a victory (7) 50 For British elm, could be a worry (7) 52 School’s uplifting ‘The Sound Of Music’ (4) 54 An all right name for a boy (5) 56 Because of there being a vacancy, fly (5) 57 Release the cockney trio (4) 58 What distorted the R in ‘anger’ (5) 60 Round the bend, lost control of one’s bicycle (10) 64 Go to next page: ‘Rate at which stock is sold’ (8) 67 Confine to a nap before taking shower (8) 68 What musician plays for singer with nothing on (7) 69 Snack that’s unusual? A little (7) 72 Propose boy should take coach back (6) 74 Old cooker: garish colour (6) 76 Having a way with the young showing listlessness (6) 77 Bang in the middle, we are clearly frightened (5) 78 Catch figure entering: a down-and-out (5) 79 Crams back as well (5) 81 Run amok and I go off about (4)