GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Order inspection to cover first of abattoirs as an illustrative example (4,2,5) 13 Furrow one’s first found in small wood (6) 14 It could describe eight in competition consecutively (2,1,3) 16 Table in newspaper department? (4) 17 Company has time during course to get cut of steak (9) 18 Crazy enthusiast, kind lacking exercise (5) 19 Something brewed by Frenchman for group of players (4) 20 Publication with new items for broadcast has attractive quality (9) 22 Small woman beginning to loathe odour (5) 23 Place set up for posters? (6,3) 27 Alien fellow linked to old monarch’s rule (7) 30 Remove blockage from a French wooden shoe (6) 31 Grid only half covered in a lazy fashion (4) 32 Fox six times seen by chaps leaving mass (5) 35 Largely sluggish bachelor is lazy sort (4) 36 Restricted income from an event that has to go (7) 38 This lies in odd places as part of a roof (4) 39 Capricious manner shown by person in custody (7) 42 Inflate book at a discounted rate in college (4,2) 45 Some used another old form of transport (5) 46 Penny with desire at home to help constructively? (5,2) 47 Element in weekly earnings for twelve months (4) 48 Here’s first Norwegian group in ditch (2-2) 50 Fuss about latest character in expensive animal-derived material (7) 52 A person serving in Spain and Sweden gets patronage (5) 54 Standing place in middle of trees (6) 56 Essence of fine, luxury childhood (7) 57 Person in charge in Lesbos still (4) 59 Root is batting in good side, principally English (7) 61 Adorn part of a ship (4) 64 Walker’s strayed losing two directions, going awry (5) 66 Extensive fish behind entrance to wharf (4) 67 Moderate politician in the rear oddly (6) 69 Earnestly ask institute to get place in Rome revamped (7) 72 Improperly leave party with a junior employee (2,1,6) 73 Pain in the past normally marginalised (5) 74 Moving way one might describe a farrier’s work? (2,3,4) 79 Western record about end of romance makes one cry (4) 81 College with a purpose for grounds (5) 82 Irish client not conforming to the rules? (9) 83 Hurry to get fruity drink initially ignored (4) 85 Matter in a fine trade show (6) 86 Complaint beginning to generate stir (6) 87 Twin burden I sorted out for electricity generator (4,7)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Illustrative example (4,2,5) 13 Furrow (6) 14 Consecutively (2,1,3) 16 Table (4) 17 Steak cut (9) 18 Crazy (5) 19 Side (4) 20 Attractiveness (9) 22 Odour (5) 23 Postal container (6,3) 27 Alien (7) 30 Remove blockage from (6) 31 In a lazy way (4) 32 Female fox (5) 35 Slovenly type (4) 36 Advance (7) 38 Roof slab (4) 39 Capricious (7) 42 Inflate (4,2) 45 Old mobile chair (5) 46 Co-operatively contribute (5,2) 47 Twelve months (4) 48 Sunken ditch (2-2) 50 Dressed skin (7) 52 Patronage (5) 54 Standing (6) 56 Childhood (7) 57 Manager (4) 59 Curative root (7) 61 Adorn (4) 64 Awry (5) 66 Broad (4) 67 Mood (6) 69 Earnestly ask (7) 72 Leave without paying (2,1,6) 73 Pain (5) 74 Moving (2,3,4) 79 Cry (4) 81 Reason (5) 82 Abnormal (9) 83 Hasten (4) 85 Matter (6) 86 Complaint (6) 87 Green electricity generator (4,7)
DOWN
1 Attendant (4) 2 Impair (6) 3 Taint (6) 4 Ill-mannered (7) 5 Contemptuous look (5) 6 Go-ahead (5,5) 7 Establish (5) 8 Unconventional (4-5) 9 Two-wheeled transport (7) 10 Huge (4) 11 No chance (3,1,4) 15 Ceremonious (6) 21 Coral island (5) 24 Train system (7) 25 Aim (6) 26 Small farm animal (6) 28 Joint (5) 29 Opening (3) 33 Of the seashore (7) 34 Accumulate (6) 37 Giver (5) 40 Bake (5) 41 Punish (7) 43 Find out (5) 44 Oversee (6) 46 Crash (5) 49 Non-professional (7) 51 Vacuum (6) 53 Large seabird (6) 55 Foot lever (5) 58 Compare (3,7) 60 Place for exercise (3) 62 Ship’s load (5) 63 Sports official (4,5) 65 Go away (5,3) 68 Dung (6) 70 Mythical animal (7) 71 Contain (7) 75 Poor (4,2) 76 Not far off (6) 77 Singer (5) 78 Once more (5) 80 Mountain (4) 84 Decline (4)
DOWN
1 Part of a book showing attendant (4) 2 Lose strength sadly a week before November (6) 3 Inferior form of therapy getting taint (6) 4 Rowdy lot I shun mostly being ill-mannered (7) 5 Rene’s improvised contemptuous look (5) 6 Feature in a village easily moved gets go-ahead (5,5) 7 Establish source of offer in finance (5) 8 Unconventional group of competitors departed first (4-5) 9 Anger around Cyprus about transport for rent? (7) 10 Huge avian site regularly observed (4) 11 Tone a shop altered with last of profits gone? Zero possibility (3,1,4) 15 Ceremonious pattern followed by a learner (6) 21 A sound of bells in coral island (5) 24 Bar one entering wide yard in train system (7) 25 Mean figure occupying front half of Asian eatery (6) 26 Recent arrival squealing? (6) 28 Unusually low beam avoided by a male in joint (5) 29 Doctor grabs a space that’s not filled? (3) 33 Australian in Greek island with endless chat about the seashore (7) 34 Assemble gear at sea to clothe sailors (6) 37 One contributing in London orchestra (5) 40 Recipe found on oven for meat dish (5) 41 Punish first of colleagues given to rush (7) 43 Get to find out element in unclear negotiation (5) 44 Oversee the law? (6) 46 Parking gran messed up causing crash (5) 49 Non-professional team assembled in a university race lacking expert (7) 51 Remain undecided about ordinary vacuum cleaner (6) 53 Regal woman in sports car gets to see large seabird (6) 55 Foot lever placed awkwardly with foot in panic slipping (5) 58 Compare upstanding philanthropist with a popular saint (3,7) 60 James shortly heard in place for exercise (3) 62 Ship contains this saloon, maybe, with activity (5) 63 Policy adopted by one at hearing, sports official (4,5) 65 Go away with last of amusements by English resort cancelled (5,3) 68 Chap for all to see concerned with thing spread on soil (6) 70 Mythical animal unusually nice and round with hidden tails (7) 71 Feature I found with new tip about Germany (7) 75 Poor hotel on a road ahead (4,2) 76 Brewed beer within walls of hostelry not far off (6) 77 Singer in choir one trailed in turn (5) 78 A spirit about area once more (5) 80 High point in English fantasy writer, it’s said (4) 84 Decline in a bathroom facility (4)