GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTION ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Anticipate a resolution creating a delight? Yes (3,8) 13 Ordinary fish principally in river catalogued (2,4) 14 Noted singer behind piano has bony frame (6) 16 Identify point in snooker (4) 17 Brief rush to get mobile upgrade (9) 18 Place for coiffeurs and some clients alone (5) 19 Fighter pilot hides hard pain (4) 20 Sociable lad more excited to be in Cyprus (9) 22 Jet from southern place carrying Republican (5) 23 Article with extra note about set of beliefs mostly gives one a feeling of horror (3,6) 27 Art must transform a layer of society (7) 30 By the sound of it, Alexander’s father gets boost (6) 31 Atmosphere in a refined London arts institution (4) 32 Faith lacking in second husband? That’s the reality (5) 35 Lose temper in card game (4) 36 Mournful English and Gaelic works (7) 38 Dismiss part of author’s acknowledgements (4) 39 Switzerland has a role that’s disputed in disease (7) 42 Part of alarm adapted for naval force (6) 45 Merriment in U.S. sitcom endlessly (5) 46 Number in short hairstyle without exception? (3,4) 47 Good British industrial designer gets grant (4) 48 First sign of sick horse is a drawback (4) 50 Bad rule somehow is lasting (7) 52 Release neckwear worn by top diplomats? (5) 54 Two bachelors in miserable place showing an unsteady gait (6) 56 Praise aim behind communication (7) 57 Stylish musical in the past overlooked (4) 59 Short break to get item? (4,3) 61 Filter provided in street (4) 64 Divided port on the Adriatic (5) 66 Roll up in old city in Florida (4) 67 Magnate too canny to change after spending a note (6) 69 Some in Paris attended by small lot (7) 72 Charitable event being broadcast makes one feel exultant (4,2,3) 73 Small green space for something glowing? (5) 74 Pompous cast bimbo disrupted (9) 79 Leading evidence of military talent? (4) 81 Nervous hero retains escort (5) 82 No cafe is planned around football club and hospital? There’s slight possibility (3,6) 83 Multitude in lorry missing front part (4) 85 Strength about diamonds as a cosmetic item? (6) 86 Herb toyed with a glove (6) 87 Hands a draft out in a secure manner (4,3,4)
DOWN
1 Vault found in castle apparently (4) 2 Figure in film production desperately tried to acquire Oscar (6) 3 Mixed pairs fronting hydroplanes briefly identified (6) 4 Place that’s messy for initially everyone has hidden danger (7) 5 Divide something held by an investor (5) 6 Phone store in trouble is nearing the end? (2,3,5) 7 Yankee with a lot of venom turned up partly drunk (5) 8 Belittle by the sound of it room in monastery of a deficient nature (4,5) 9 Vegetable in chap’s stew (7) 10 Excuse group leading guards (4) 11 Most exciting moment that’s obtained by successful mountaineers? (4,4) 15 Scatter piles in a mess under top of dustbin (6) 21 Become milder with leader absent frequently (5) 24 Replace pale rug as a means of blocking sound (7) 25 Manly victor, one facing bother (6) 26 Use rack mostly for repositioning shallow dish (6) 28 Norwegian group keeps record for Greek character (5) 29 Take advantage of some fabulous expertise (3) 33 Part of a barometer for planet (7) 34 What some farmworkers might do in the quiet around river (6) 37 Line on a graph, source of value in what doctors hope to obtain? (5) 40 Competitor from Rhode Island and Virginia left (5) 41 Tedium supplied by leftist amid prosperity (7) 43 Have enough for planned tour around Norway (3,2) 44 Enthusiastic study in music etc (6) 46 Outspoken English singer (5) 49 Start to gauge Michael’s friendly introduction for gadget (7) 51 See what appears in darkened type (6) 53 High-spirited girl damaged boom entering this yacht at the front (6) 55 Plague from those on the fringes of bible group (5) 58 Become angry with sign of austerity ahead of a nasty nature (3,2,5) 60 Digit is among those found at regular intervals (3) 62 Enjoyment shown by man serving mushrooms etc (5) 63 Chum is stirred over a pair of lines in vaudeville (5,4) 65 Worker quietly entering piece of land to get flower container (5,3) 68 Counter first off in snacking venue provides glass flask (6) 70 Popular question facing Irish constabulary finally in investigation (7) 71 Donor at ground in violent windstorm (7) 75 Bass pursued by Henry, maybe, as fish (6) 76 Extremists in short prevalent in conflict (6) 77 Herd beginning to damage much of car (5) 78 Women surprisingly hate an ingredient in baking (5) 80 Regret about director being coarse (4) 84 Some change in U.S. country singer (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Anticipate a resolution (3,8) 13 Catalogued (2,4) 14 Bony frame (6) 16 Location (4) 17 Renovate (9) 18 Drawing room (5) 19 Pain (4) 20 Sociable (9) 22 Flow out (5) 23 Feeling of horror (3,6) 27 Layer (7) 30 Boost (6) 31 Air (4) 32 Reality (5) 35 Lose temper (4) 36 Mournful (7) 38 Dismiss (4) 39 Disease (7)
42 Naval force (6) 45 Hearten (5) 46 Without exception (3,4) 47 Donate (4) 48 Drawback (4) 50 Lasting (7) 52 Release (5) 54 Unsteady gait (6) 56 Praise (7) 57 Stylish (4) 59 Short break (4,3) 61 Filter (4) 64 Rend (5) 66 Roll up (4) 67 Magnate (6) 69 Fate (7) 72 Be exultant (4,2,3) 73 Glowing particle (5) 74 Pompous (9)
79 Leading (4) 81 Escort (5) 82 Slight possibility (3,6) 83 Multitude (4) 85 Cosmetic preparation (6) 86 Herb (6) 87 Securely (4,3,4)
DOWN
1 Vault (4) 2 Senior journalist (6) 3 Mixed (6) 4 Hidden danger (7) 5 Divide (5) 6 Nearing defeat (2,3,5) 7 Partly drunk (5) 8 Belittle (4,5)
9 Vegetable (7) 10 Excuse (4) 11 Most exciting moment (4,4) 15 Banish (6) 21 Frequently (5) 24 Aural protection (7) 25 Manly (6) 26 Shallow dish (6) 28 Greek letter (5) 29 Employ (3) 33 Silvery element (7) 34 Beat out (6) 37 Bend (5) 40 Competitor (5) 41 Tedium (7) 43 Be sufficient for (3,2) 44 Zealous (6) 46 Outspoken (5)
49 Gadget (7) 51 See (6) 53 High-spirited girl (6) 55 Plague (5) 58 Become angry (3,2,5) 60 Digit (3) 62 Moulds (5) 63 Vaudeville (5,4) 65 Container for flowers (5,3) 68 Glass flask (6) 70 Investigation (7) 71 Violent windstorm (7) 75 Fish (6) 76 Conflict (6) 77 Herd (5) 78 Cereal grass (5) 80 Coarse (4) 84 Coins (4)
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