GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Casual fare Sandy cooked around middle of week (4,3,4) 13 North Korean leader faces Japanese-U.S. singer in loose robe (6) 14 Forgive academic after backing criticism (6) 16 Elizabeth shortly is trailed by a Greek character (4) 17 Accommodate end of game for fellow resident (9) 18 Fine academic body acquiring first of great moulds, say (5) 19 Some garment we embroidered is overly pretty (4) 20 Divert team on part of railway line (9) 22 Restrict lecturer with current U.S. college (5) 23 At home, meditate taking in old record? It’s extremely healthy (2,3,4) 27 King beset by stupid changes gets upset (7) 30 Journey covered by envoy, a German (6) 31 Underground rocks about to be seen by English fellow (4) 32 Noise in sea inlet (5) 35 Butt, second place for bathing (4) 36 Masterstroke supplied with no end of perfection in two lines (7) 38 Leave out award with computing etc (4) 39 Mild European detained in revolutionary time (7) 42 Jack excited lots with energy making push in crowd (6) 45 Throw out export produced by the Spanish (5) 46 Rough old soldiers entering austere period (2,1,4) 47 Aristocrat near leading guards (4) 48 Elegant animals kept in yard (not half) (4) 50 Small cucumber, first of greens taken by woman’s family (7) 52 Young man largely allowed big spoon (5) 54 Din in criminal enterprise (6) 56 Order in Scottish island with jacket for ghillie (7) 57 Resolve shown by West with difficulty (4) 59 Proportional representation of castle containing ring (2,5) 61 Leading curved gateway (4) 64 One showing haste drops initial escort (5) 66 Companion holds very large bludgeon (4) 67 Maintain provisions at college (4,2) 69 Husband has a desire to restrain knight with hardline views (7) 72 Put forward unasked tune lover composed (9) 73 Secretary has exercise in break (5) 74 A tome then bashed about becomes ragged (4-5) 79 Spring observed in dale apparently (4) 81 Inept person misjudged roles (5) 82 Plea hotly disputed, producing nasty consequences (4,2,3) 83 The Italian beset by weight gets to droop (4) 85 Laps lacking appeal in show of performers (6) 86 Weak way to describe company employee? (6) 87 Complicated clue around end of crossword is out of favour (5,1,5)
DOWN
1 Genuine end to hostilities after leaving Cuba (4) 2 Rebuke horrid sort interrupting busy figure (6) 3 Secure a new almost complete set of notes (6) 4 Enjoyment in December ending in Advent is dead (7) 5 Composite plant put in Ida’s terrace (5) 6 Fancy Tories I’ve seen supporting good cause (4,4,2) 7 Commander outwardly fairly in a relaxed state? (5) 8 End row that’s raging about a French director in Australia? (4,5) 9 Sanctimonious type in hut represented as principled (7) 10 Worry held by chief retrospectively (4) 11 Advance towards vessel with source of light around it (4,2,2) 15 Romeo enters principal area in small harbour (6) 21 Fool I had contracted joins disorder right away (5) 24 Note in plain writing oath (7) 25 Spoil bad tackle, say, getting lifted (4,2) 26 Tense artist entertains boor in team of three (6) 28 Disprove first of rumours on upcoming channel (5) 29 Select for broadcast film (3) 33 Calm queen that is trailed by figure (7) 34 Bother contemporary getting stumped inside (6) 37 Section of exhibit, a long bird’s claw (5) 40 Bravery in front (5) 41 Supervisor mismanaged one farm (7) 43 Different trouble putting out bachelor (5) 44 Fascinate two bridge players with joke online (6) 46 Birds heading off on film — and young bird (5) 49 Child with a hot drink for all to see in castle (7) 51 Bishop’s neighbour announced period for retirement (6) 53 Athletics field event producing endless debate (6) 55 Eccentric caught by place for taxis (5) 58 Australian divides fancy spell perfectly (4,1,5) 60 Long period covered by the race (3) 62 Players beginning to exemplify class (5) 63 Wit and poseur dressed in authoritative outfit (5,4) 65 Number in Widnes sadly stranded in winter (6,2) 68 Sail at sea into Eastern estuary, finally, in a simple way (6) 70 Dirty place with set of items for hairdresser (7) 71 Intricate set of buildings (7) 75 Greeting facing U.S. actress in popular period (6) 76 A rise in the sea additionally (2,4) 77 Hoarse grandmother’s first seen with thick band of fur (5) 78 Decline to keep time creating furore (5) 80 Speed and power shown by expert (4) 84 Thug left exposed (4)
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