GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

12 Female celebrity captivated by exotic resort initially (3,8) 13 Fame in couture now noticed (6) 14 Article with short set of notes for mooring device (6) 16 Part of shank needed as joint (4) 17 Guilt in end possibly I overlooked being forgiving (9) 18 Timepiece gets to strike (5) 19 Look from umpire, one regularly seen (4) 20 Lose nerve in public after getting quantity of wine (6,3) 22 Blissful place European left as sanctuary (5) 23 Working together like a performing group? (2,7) 27 Court paper, not copy, reviewed as tainted (7) 30 Rugby player with energy beginning to launch drive (6) 31 Genuine part of folklore always (4) 32 Soft Greek character followed by Edward (5) 35 Woman that once served flier (4) 36 Crude fellow with fixed routine recalled in territorial dispute (4,3) 38 Rector with time shows anger (4) 39 Instruction from chap before romantic encounter (7) 42 Second best source of laughter? (6) 45 Principle often ethically defended (5) 46 A thing held at an election, we hear, gets reckoning (7) 47 Place associated with a new proposal (4) 48 Record in band is commemorated (4) 50 Visit part of playground with loveless boy (5,2) 52 Platform mostly with gold furnishings (5) 54 Legging shortened wrongly? It’s a minor criticism (6) 56 Mounted force about to alter with admission of 50 (7) 57 Young cow kept in local farm (4) 59 Beat counter when agitated (7) 61 A group of players in capital additionally (4) 64 Pair confronts individual that’s lying (5) 66 Daughter given beer in river valley (4) 67 Waylay a bishop in meal? (6) 69 Glib talk about large dish (7) 72 Sue long excited about a French room with large windows (3,6) 73 Pole in beam of light (5) 74 Take care of thing needing battery again (5,4) 79 Old dosshouses vacated? That’s the likelihood (4) 81 Locksmith’s initial chat about door lock (5) 82 Excessive praise moved a Latin duo (9) 83 Load making fighter under the weather (4) 85 Exertion retained by chief fortunately (6) 86 Sun flickering on Yorkshire river? It’s not certain (6) 87 Select leading deal for small van (4-2,5)

DOWN

1 Agree not half to make money (4) 2 Declare some rising actress appealing (6) 3 Acute hunger is sharp around the morning (6) 4 Mad suit is out of place in sports arena (7) 5 In a familiar sense, superb fish (5) 6 Thing that’s bound to be popular? (10) 7 Husband with short hairstyle held up in hallway (5) 8 One unable to get out? (9) 9 Second diary, something that accumulates over time? (7) 10 Dirty foam starts to spread creepily upsetting many (4) 11 Firm misjudged EU term? It gets to happen (4,4) 15 Update note on very confusing map (6) 21 Smell from central European river, it’s said (5) 24 Well-informed NI party after tip (5-2) 25 Make use of tie at work (4,2) 26 Disastrous time destabilised Craig (6) 28 Roam around in a set of mountains (5) 29 Lightly touch odd bits of plant (3) 33 Trip one arranged to get component in food (7) 34 Finch’s first built a nest that’s secure (6) 37 Irritable writer at typewriter partly (5) 40 Follow first sign of this small wading bird (5) 41 Broadcast of rerun in court becomes topical (7) 43 Pottery kept in porch in Athens (5) 44 Scrooge, perhaps, with unknown character in gloom (6) 46 Check foreign car last on street (5) 49 French fashion designer probed by Northern network (7) 51 Stone fragments viewed initially in large ground (6) 53 Fastidious host takes off jacket in cold Scottish island (6) 55 English romcom actor has permit (5) 58 Moment with female U.S. singer, showy type? (5,5) 60 Something angler uses right away to get snake-like fish (3) 62 Group of herons I see fluttering around front of grove (5) 63 Pea-type vegetables? Get amount for cooking (9) 65 Neatly finish series of calls away from work (5,3) 68 Live with fine person missing sun and soil (6) 70 Kind characteristic (7) 71 Rowdy pack in yard makes one frightened (7) 75 Container put on middle of paper for party food (6) 76 Number held up fellow with anger in a lively state (2,4) 77 Poor shape for a period (5) 78 Washroom facility put in club as indicated (5) 80 Musical instrument graduates dropped shortly (4) 84 Miss body of water in France close to park (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

12 Initially (3,8) 13 Fame (6) 14 Mooring device (6) 16 Joint (4) 17 Not strict (9) 18 Timepiece (5) 19 Look (4) 20 Lose nerve (6,3) 22 Sanctuary (5) 23 Working together (2,7) 27 Rotten (7) 30 Drive (6) 31 Genuine (4) 32 Soft (5) 35 Bird (4) 36 Territorial dispute (4,3) 38 Anger (4) 39 Instruction (7)

42 Shriek (6) 45 Principle (5) 46 Reckoning (7) 47 Proposal (4) 48 Record (4) 50 Visit (5,2) 52 Furnishings (5) 54 Minor criticism (6) 56 Mounted soldiers (7) 57 Young cow (4) 59 Severely beat (7) 61 Additionally (4) 64 Inclined (5) 66 River valley (4) 67 Waylay (6) 69 Dish (7) 72 Room with large windows (3,6) 73 Arrow (5) 74 Look after (5,4)

79 Likelihood (4) 81 Door lock (5) 82 Excessive praise (9) 83 Load (4) 85 Exertion (6) 86 Not certain (6) 87 Small van (4-2,5)

DOWN

1 Metal money (4) 2 Declare (6) 3 Extreme hunger (6) 4 Sports arena (7) 5 Fish (5) 6 Popular book (10) 7 Hallway (5) 8 One unable to sleep (9)

9 Accumulation (7) 10 Dirty foam (4) 11 Happen (4,4) 15 Modernise (6) 21 Smell (5) 24 Well-informed (5-2) 25 Make use of (4,2) 26 Disastrous (6) 28 Scope (5) 29 Light touch (3) 33 Food substance (7) 34 Secure (6) 37 Irritable (5) 40 Follow (5) 41 Topical (7) 43 Pottery (5) 44 Gloom (6) 46 Financial check (5) 49 Furrow (7)

51 Stone fragments (6) 53 Fastidious (6) 55 Allow (5) 58 Showy type (5,5) 60 Snake-like fish (3) 62 Hostile encirclement (5) 63 Vegetable (9) 65 Neatly finish (5,3) 68 Soil (6) 70 Calibre (7) 71 Frightened (7) 75 Party food (6) 76 In a lively state (2,4) 77 Period (5) 78 Wide container (5) 80 Shortly (4) 84 Deficiency (4)