THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 European exit — unauthorised break (6,5) 13 Someone telephoning who wakes you up? (6) 14 Do as before. Peer enigmatically at (6) 16 Heads back from the locale (4) 17 As senior employee, having the advantage (5,4) 18 Patients and evidence that they’ve been admitted, perhaps (5) 19 In my view, it’s heavy work (4) 20 The alma mater is very traditional in its practices (3,6) 22 Wear for the nudist football team? (5) 23 Losing one’s temper at being forced to brake? (6,3) 27 Our entering wild animal enclosure shows grit (7) 30 Incentive to get your own transport? Rubbish! (6) 31 Something bought at DIY shop for over a pound? (4) 32 Titanic having come to a stop at sea (5) 35 I’m surprised — and thoroughly so! (4) 36 Despite the fact of having little time for reflection (7) 38 Memo in something other than English? (4) 39 On coming in close, made out the word ‘solace’ (7) 42 Self-cutting grass? (6) 45 Push your way onto the boat (5) 46 Wanted to have title deed sent round (7) 47 The page with advertisements for flats (4) 48 Reputed to have been source of quote (4) 50 Gives first aid to some items in the wardrobe (7) 52 Thoroughly screwed up, gets drunk (5) 54 Flies with hers, travelling round America (6) 56 Reviles wildly as ‘obsequious and toadying’ (7) 57 Drat! That’s a disappointment! (4) 59 Believe it’s an insectivore (7) 61 Doesn’t allow to tell jokes (4) 64 Congregate when sun gets hottish (5) 66 Chap given nothing to eat will complain (4) 67 Large snake seen in the tool shed (6) 69 Relation who’s a pest right through (7) 72 Plan to go to sad picture (9) 73 A nanny cared for him when he was young (5) 74 Funny poster with animal in it, lying down (9) 79 Insisted on saying it’s not man-made material (4) 81 Stern note on dirt (5) 82 With plump legs, running round to get bird food (9) 83 The average Joe, he’s not (4) 85 Catch then let out, to annoy (6) 86 Rover, who’s moved to the shade with a snack? (3,3) 87 Starting with nothing, how you knew pet had fleas? (4,7)
DOWN
1 Muffle sound of knock (4) 2 Joins us round about ten. I dressed up (6) 3 Notwithstanding that the idea is incomplete (6) 4 Nags at but doesn’t fire (5,2) 5 Each girl to whom Ray loses his heart (5) 6 Attacked savagely by predator: callous (4-6) 7 Go quickly through to find the film (5) 8 Continues to urge and one’s wavering (7,2) 9 Capri’s different. Nothing in it is humdrum (7) 10 How cat showed hostility in fight (4) 11 Not ’aving a weapon, is no threat (8) 15 Mother’s half-sister is a teacher (6) 21 Sole swimming round inside, free (5) 24 Ceases to resist when you offer little drink to (5,2) 25 What the hoi polloi call a sausage? Precisely, Majesty (6) 26 Says test’s a flop (6) 28 Decreed it should be lined (5) 29 Having acquired, dress up in (3) 33 Dot is carrying funny blue garment (7) 34 Something doctor prescribed for shiny nose? (6) 37 Very-y French curls! (5) 40 Stick to real estate (5) 41 Accompanying the gentle sound of conversation (7) 43 Let the grazing areas to European (5) 44 On Sunday go off and lumber with (6) 46 The fruits of swotting up for history exam? (5) 49 Differing on many a point (7) 51 Mum was directed to catch the 1:50 (6) 53 Sounds better than ‘pulveriser’ (6) 55 Location, say, or spot (5) 58 General name for a big city (10) 60 Fight to occupy centre of ‘64# (3) 62 Loading gun again is wonderful (5) 63 Out-and-out blue. Conservative (9) 65 Delighted in — when wife permitted (8) 68 A mass survey came up with the same at first (6) 70 Daughter, teased, was reluctantly forced to go (7) 71 Will continue on the quiet, you suppose (7) 75 Choose whether top is on or off (6) 76 Where, holiday over, you come back to earth with a bump? (6) 77 Dock in September there and again in October thrice (5) 78 Poles are put underneath to catch (5) 80 A smidgen upset by the facts (4) 84 Someone you can always rely on to surprise you (4)