Giant Crossword:
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTION ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Retsina is drunk containing a bit of kirsch making one complain (5,1,5) 13 Courteous pilot working close to airline (6) 14 Essentially grey friend in actual fact (6) 16 Some love a little calf meat (4) 17 Unaware like a patrol at night? (2,3,4) 18 Male servant in very complicated tale (5) 19 Painful area of beach? Yes (4) 20 Change mind on bat for sport (9) 22 Female on course, maybe, mentioned civic leader (5) 23 Make freely accessible staggering new photo about foremost of royals (5,4) 27 Recover pounds acquired by brutal person (7) 30 Enlist painter, perhaps, at home (4,2) 31 Roger largely upset fiend (4) 32 Use up some days pending (5) 35 Suckle Wayne when agitated with no end of difficulty (4) 36 Divulge drinking venues round large island hotel (7) 38 Kiss part of a bottle (4) 39 Firm friends supply it (7) 42 A girl chopped up cold, pungent bulb (6) 45 Popular rental property in bay (5) 46 Waiter provides this in navy? (7) 47 Revolutionary period after King? It’s not common (4) 48 Wet part of tarmacadam protected (4) 50 Untidy place provided by university lecturer is wretched (7) 52 Thin biscuit with cooked fare (5) 54 Fraying cloth, say, put back by daughter (6) 56 Source of counsel curiously varies around director (7) 57 Cycling star in open-air pool (4) 59 Appease Persian, say, amid desperate plea (7) 61 Farmyard animals rejecting good seeds (4) 64 Inclination shown in odd parts of silo by worker (5) 66 Reduced batch of bottles sold (4) 67 Slip Dan rectified in short task (6) 69 First man in front of colonist is unyielding (7) 72 Surfers use this organisation with executives (4,5) 73 Elevated platform, part of a rally? (5) 74 Cuts alone damaged diplomatic office (9) 79 Negotiation cut short by female that’s inattentive (4) 81 Tailless sparrow, say, is seen by clubhouse tree (5) 82 Ale squire prepared? It levels things up (9) 83 Sort to use keys? (4) 85 A French series following fellow in non-competitive race (3,3) 86 Forgive backward criticism by fellow (6) 87 Freak inland disrupted ordinary people (4,3,4)
DOWN
1 Strong wind in Donegal expected (4) 2 A yard in rundown neighbourhood offers place of refuge (6) 3 Evil guy keeps lying regularly (6) 4 Second tourist initially notes awkward cowboy’s hat (7) 5 Pay homage in line in support of joint (5) 6 Despise appearance by don now in trouble (4,4,2) 7 Strainer is lifted by first woman (5) 8 Disparage kind hiding exotic shell (4,5) 9 Speech in ceremony for priests free of noise (7) 10 U.S. lawyer appreciated facts (4) 11 Lew and I hung about for mulled wine (8) 15 Stick around a piano to get party appetiser (6) 21 A rambler losing two directions is vigilant (5) 24 How one might describe exam questions in theory? (2,5) 25 Cheerful woman given medical container (6) 26 Agree with college regarding scoundrel (6) 28 Corrupt archdeacon with gangster (5) 29 Fissure found in ceiling apparently (3) 33 Forestall old boy, a vet I excited (7) 34 Pretentious figure for all to see encapsulated by awful prose (6) 37 Sweltering Celt taking off jacket in guesthouse (5) 40 Mind sister, maybe (5) 41 Wrongly judge unconventional dame risking ignoring monarch (7) 43 A section in hospital gets prize (5) 44 Small change for policeman (6) 46 Satisfactorily complete broadcast on radio at college (3,2) 49 Any clip for editing has flexibility (7) 51 Lightweight sort of films ending in notoriety (6) 53 Show off fine line by female relative (6) 55 Good space for stable employee (5) 58 Public start to hate weird poet that’s excessive (4-3-3) 60 Group in attendance finish (3) 62 Figure shown on film has principle (5) 63 Duo, we’re told, relinquish small flavoured sweets (4,5) 65 Around November, use pool for swimming and gently exercise (6,2) 68 Rex overtakes Victor in energy and exactitude (6) 70 Join search in Spain (7) 71 Abandon supporting Japanese drink (7) 75 What the sun does to obscure front of rebuilt sanctuary (6) 76 Discharge extremists in league with upper-class person (3,3) 77 Feature of a rose found in path or nursery (5) 78 Learner is put in poor care? That’s obvious (5) 80 Heavyweight boxer’s rage (4) 84 Mention of Eastern European vote (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Complain (5,1,5) 13 Courteous (6) 14 Actually (6) 16 Calf meat (4) 17 Unaware (2,3,4) 18 Male servant (5) 19 Painful (4) 20 Racket sport (9) 22 Civic leader (5) 23 Make freely accessible (5,4) 27 Recover (7) 30 Enlist (4,2) 31 Fiend (4) 32 Use up (5) 35 Suckle (4) 36 Divulge (7) 38 Impudence (4) 39 Firm (7) 42 Pungent bulb (6) 45 Bay (5)
46 Military branch (7) 47 Uncommon (4) 48 Wet (4) 50 Wretched (7) 52 Thin biscuit (5) 54 Fraying (6) 56 Aide (7) 57 Open-air pool (4) 59 Appease (7) 61 Seeds (4) 64 Inclination (5) 66 Reduced (4) 67 Short task (6) 69 Unyielding (7) 72 Surfing item (4,5) 73 Elevated platform (5) 74 Diplomatic office (9)
79 Inattentive (4) 81 Tree (5) 82 Levelling goal (9) 83 Sort (4) 85 Non-competitive race (3,3) 86 Forgive (6) 87 Ordinary people (4,3,4)
DOWN
1 Strong wind (4) 2 Place of refuge (6) 3 Baleful (6) 4 Felt hat (7) 5 Bow down (5) 6 Despise (4,4,2) 7 Strainer (5) 8 Belittle (4,5)
9 Speech (7) 10 Numerical facts (4) 11 Mulled wine (8) 15 Party appetiser (6) 21 Not sleeping (5) 24 In theory (2,5) 25 Cheerful (6) 26 Agree (6) 28 Corrupt (5) 29 Fissure (3) 33 Forestall (7) 34 Pretentious figure (6) 37 Guesthouse (5) 40 Look after (5) 41 Wrongly judge (7) 43 Prize (5) 44 Metal (6)
46 Satisfactorily complete (3,2) 49 Flexibility (7) 51 Lightweight (6) 53 Show off (6) 55 Smarten (5) 58 Excessive (4-3-3) 60 Finish (3) 62 Principle (5) 63 Flavoured sweets (4,5) 65 Gently exercise (6,2) 68 Exactitude (6) 70 Unite (7) 71 Abandon (7) 75 Sanctuary (6) 76 Discharge (3,3) 77 Prickle (5) 78 Obvious (5) 80 Rage (4) 84 Vote (4)