GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Find unacceptable article on row behind attraction (4,3,4) 13 Lethargy is increasing in poor sort (6) 14 Difficulty retained by prisoner to get cushion (6) 16 Almost surplus box (4) 17 Brave son unusually tense is watchful (9) 18 Reduce deadheaded rose, maybe (5) 19 Stylish shop is relocated (4) 20 Outsider supporting green work around island (9) 22 Family stuck in road is broke (5) 23 Allow little leeway with division getting penalty after it (3,2,4) 27 Letter from single woman I have contracted (7) 30 Hear of lead, say, showing courage (6) 31 Main town making regular cuts soon (4) 32 A parish priest in New York has baby’s item (5) 35 Thing that rings amid rebellion (4) 36 Eccentric left fruit, dropping it for rich confection (7) 38 Blow horn also close to pavement (4) 39 Rely on event at an election working (5,2) 42 Dog’s darkened appearance (6) 45 Style? Some support it less (5) 46 Lad rang surprisingly to get wreath (7) 47 Liberal atmosphere in haunt (4) 48 Outstanding fighter recalled quarrel (4) 50 Notable female artist with English conservationists (7) 52 Liquid has gone on edges of loose clay rock (5) 54 Enlarge old home around North (6) 56 After holiday, start to consider cutting some unfilled post (7) 57 Business arrangement in Kent town (4) 59 Previous alteration of note that is about Malta (3-4) 61 Queen’s partner given black burial site (4) 64 Priest entering location shows ill-will (5) 66 Garden creature starts to slither lately under geraniums (4) 67 Delicate bust shifted by the French (6) 69 Infantile boy lacking love, first person in party (7) 72 Get involved in tip in complicated topic (5,4) 73 Poor soul confused by unknown character (5) 74 Rapport from lab operator with network (9) 79 Remnant having time in underwater vessel (4) 81 Scoundrel with jacket of value showing bend? (5) 82 Imaginary fellow dressed in coat in middle of film (9) 83 Hand U.S. college last of grant (4) 85 Mike, say, gets to speak softly (6) 86 Grasp canine left by seat without lead (6) 87 Debut nobody queried certainly (6,5)
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1 Cover type of music on radio (4) 2 Wait around week to alter course (6) 3 Romeo wears skimpy garment in crowd (6) 4 Line adopted by U.S. general for mass (7) 5 Sound from one who’s out? (5) 6 A smell in a camper’s home varying from the norm? (2,1,7) 7 Drop medical tablets when cycling (5) 8 Result from tour with fog swirling around middle of town (4,3,2) 9 Reprimand awful pub needing bit of real help (7) 10 Second friend had up for blow (4) 11 Vague wit with words turns up to prepare for run? (6,2) 15 Raise it, we hear, as part of a suit (6) 21 Celebrity chef restricted oily fruit (5) 24 Pastry dish Leonard raised showing cloth (7) 25 Consider appropriate visit by one engaged by paper (3,3) 26 Mist in Virginia with rain (6) 28 Dependable son with ordinary top (5) 29 Tank is huge eliminating last of enemies (3) 33 Start to discard unusually big nuts, not good, in rubbish container (7) 34 Day with English ex-footballer not hard? An easy thing (6) 37 Remove dejection in part (5) 40 View Greek character ignored for sauce ingredient? (5) 41 Field athletics event broadcast live in first part of year (7) 43 Bird around yard trailed by a carnivore (5) 44 Insipid companion entertains Republican, miserable type (6) 46 Zest found in Angus today (5) 49 Unsparing dirt’s spread about a Conservative (7) 51 East German possibly exuding a new energy gets to appear (6) 53 Ancient area with ruined lodge (3-3) 55 Place thankfully vacated for fine cement (5) 58 A mask would usually cause this humiliation (4,2,4) 60 Period in Chester again (3) 62 Tightwad is retained by upstanding U.S. band (5) 63 Kitchen accessory afterwards put in bundle (5,4) 65 Show page about source of tickets when touring India (5,3) 68 Halve piece in second? The opposite! (6) 70 Make out varied diners around college (7) 71 Top man moving round hotel is spectral figure (7) 75 Young man in late spring period gets illness (6) 76 Call upon Frenchman given moment in summer feature? (6) 77 Golfer among friends right to make cut (5) 78 Mature writer supporting religious instruction (5) 80 Snack I bet needs cooking (4) 84 Pipe, musical instrument giving out a note (4)