GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Drink around end of Advent has suspect merit in chilly period (10)
14 Attractive sort of bloke with Val, ignoring Kelvin (7)
15 Councillor by Oxfordshire river has difficult spell (6)
16 Unusual care taken in place to make package (6)
17 Fine thing as a repository of Christmas jokes? (7)
18 Free source of soup in Cornish resort (5)
19 Resounding noise in festive chorale (4)
20 Start being merry (5)
21 Guardian spirit from a Northern set (5)
22 Expenditure disclosed by woman with day gone (6)
23 Sentimental agent hoarding work (5)
28 Tiresome experience with young female on return, a slowcoach (7)
30 Composite picture is not a gem when reviewed (7)
33 Time lost sadly around second of December to get seasonal shrub (9)
36 Graduate shifted blue trinket on tree (6)
38 Tag left on a seasonal decoration largely (5)
39 Discover section in unclear narrative (5)
40 Old fellow in fete chewed sweetmeat (6)
42 Coffee is produced by this ordinary party (5)
43 Command shown by director in charge with gallery (7)
44 Greek taken by German in Santa’s haunt?
(6) 46 Talk of spectacle in location (4)
49 Institute gets to study religious object (4)
51 Encourage Rex to wander around hotel (6)
53 Cab only damaged in viewing area? (7)
55 Festive food goes off around circle (5)
59 Become preoccupied with difficulty at close of Yule (6)
60 Charlie is entertained by Scandinavian jig (5)
61 Copper about to go round very short bend (5)
62 European citizen swapping parts for element in Nativity (6)
63 Pass once in a storm to capture Western scene in winter (9)
65 Aged lawyer led out without a word initially (7)
66 Peter’s excited to receive college wand (7)
70 Bishop wearing surprised expression beginning to handle wondrous gift (5)
71 Two short women touring island are cheerful (6)
73 Advantage in a second sweet at intervals (5)
75 Fine point in sumptuous meal (5)
80 English actor’s ringer (4)
82 Look for a member of a Christmas band (5)
83 Attendant with article and holy books in magnificent procession (7)
84 Tiny thing that’s served up in emotional work (6)
85 Women with heart recreated ornamental band (6)
86 Entry of inveterate smoker somehow is annoying (7)
87 Eccentric tiptoes in beside a seasonal plant (10)
DOWN
1 Note something in vogue as an illusion (6)
2 Cost varied by man on board for thing to hold gifts? (8)
3 Ruffle father facing trouble (5)
4 Shrinking movement favoured by Conservative in section of party (7)
5 Treat to first of rolls, say, with beer (6)
6 Bit of snow beginning to fall on body of water (5)
7 Exaggerate about fare (6)
8 Skill in translation by Italian leaving a note (7)
9 This time of year is associated with speech and award? (10)
10 Second team gets fastening device (5)
11 Long once after shift to get festive adornment (4,4)
12 Member of school among staff is hated (4)
24 Stick out for scheme (7)
25 Carefully dress note kept by writer (5)
26 Swimmer, maybe, permitted to enter revised heat (7)
27 Post in Victoria, say (7)
29 Dread around Alaska makes one vigilant (5)
31 Fancy bistro lacking special range (5)
32 Good, traditional gift from the East (4)
34 Leg is damaged on hard conveyance on snow (6)
35 Reasonable food, it’s said (4)
37 Profitable enterprise made by a wealthy type on rise around Australia and New Zealand (7)
41 Fool almost sent wrong garland (7)
45 Part of department in Selfridges has glittering thread (6)
47 Need cyclist without inclination for reform to show moral conduct (7)
48 Cheat’s tampered with large bag at school (7)
50 Poor machine lacking a quality ultimately in passage for smoke (7)
52 Recipe in front of dishes for bit of bacon? (4)
54 Vehicle associated with endlessly hoary Christmas song (5)
56 Improperly use language to make a formal undertaking (5)
57 Some decorate a little duck (4)
58 Child firstly in funny mask gets hearty kiss (5)
60 Strangely mad politician overlooking Scot that’s tactful (10)
64 Function attended by boy pocketing nothing for set of tasks? (8)
67 Here schoolboy’s opening gifts (8)
68 I’m upset over form of betting error (7)
69 Definite liquid in crate (7)
72 Prize friend held up is portable computer (6)
74 Quick photograph taken by quiet yard (6)
76 Enthusiasm I found in journeys going north (6)
77 Enjoy a dip in club at Hereford (5)
78 Concur with religious education in time (5)
79 Soprano has desire to be elegant (5)
81 Deserve attention over November (4)