GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Completely special group in a party becomes totally operational (2,4,5) 13 A zone in sort of Arab marketplace (6) 14 Catch retrograde colleague falling short (6) 16 Bill is grim having wasted pounds (4) 17 Skilful official’s first to probe corrupt sign in EU (9) 18 Applaud college here after reform (5) 19 Stop in car dropping off recipe for cook (4) 20 Team Robert mostly assembled is an indicator of change? (9) 22 Fashion starts to vary observing garments under examination (5) 23 Finish a top pud with it in a mixture (3,4,2) 27 Small mammal chewed acorn and odd bits of crop (7) 30 Chaps are detained by test having importance (6) 31 Leading protest is deprived of leader (4) 32 Wading bird has feeling of cold in confines of shore (5) 35 Only some rental houses (4) 36 Washcloth or soft soap (7) 38 Regret about daughter being discourteous (4) 39 Replace pin near basket (7) 42 Councillor, one with moment almost for reviewer (6) 45 Cousin removing uniform is confused regarding sound (5) 46 Group attempt to entertain European in game of chance (7) 47 Omit thing to hold rubbish (4) 48 Eager female singer making comeback (4) 50 Narrow diet is modified after fruit mostly (7) 52 Look for fish bringing back craft with first of load (5) 54 Something to erase spell at a card table (6) 56 Suppose erratic PM rues start of epidemic (7) 57 Record found in hold is confiscated (4) 59 Baseball player’s jug (7) 61 Identical embarrassment when husband is gone (4) 64 Grating sound is reported in small inlet (5) 66 Twitch from Jack, an aircraftman (4) 67 Priest on return interrupts function in drinking haunt (6) 69 DIY ace nervously holds new poison (7) 72 Australian takes part in fair boxing match of sorts? (4,5) 73 Courage from second musical rebel? (5) 74 Hose about to be sprayed in residential barge (9) 79 Unintended shot by a batsman gets boundary (4) 81 Take short rest in middle of site? That’s not appropriate (5) 82 Thomas largely keen to work and intent on profit (2,3,4) 83 Drooping element found in slim package (4) 85 English pair of fellows given treatment as a result (6) 86 Be idle in room with sofas? (6) 87 Peter’s struggling not half to adapt to disreputable journalism (6,5)
DOWN
1 Joint rank needed in part (4) 2 Barking flier (6) 3 Rinse varied cups I left on middle of shelf after clearing first of plates (6) 4 Comic with opening for guests in series has boastful manner (7) 5 Stupid way entertainment begins? (5) 6 Spurs’ team playing around start of season seem adequate (4,6) 7 Observe timekeeper (5) 8 Lecturer amid varied fun and cheer gets dubious perk? (4,5) 9 Translate from code odd bits of data enthralling Percy weirdly (7) 10 Attempt to hold up things for cricket? (4) 11 Rugby players are given leading protective screen (8) 15 Doctor got up in a sullen state (6) 21 A Frenchman with a Buddhist philosophy shortly gets surprise (5) 24 Prize money women ignored for a spell (7) 25 Interpose with source of music at home (4,2) 26 Brigand is roaming a bit around North Dakota (6) 28 Part of body bound by stitches tenuously (5) 29 Head dismissing Latin fool (3) 33 South American brought up a necessity for sweet fruit (7) 34 Liberal wary to stir around English person in chambers? (6) 37 Clear signs of loud child at intervals (5) 40 Second book on revolutionary priest getting banishment (5) 41 The law is broken by Yankee with a lot of money (7) 43 Chauffeur discards Dutch flower (5) 44 A print journalist might like to have this upright support (6) 46 Respite permitted at college (3-2) 49 Analyse sides warring in front of court (7) 51 Difficult time facing Richard among friends (6) 53 Rita set to leave square in order to get clothing (6) 55 Big dish cooked in base endlessly (5) 58 Copper in front of hut with group when agitated gets to become angry (3,2,5) 60 Fish in beam of light (3) 62 Money assistant raised for channels (5) 63 Pale brute misrepresented as trustworthy? (9) 65 Neatly finish golf session on holiday (5,3) 68 Conceit developed in a TV celebrity ultimately (6) 70 Prevent in advance boat at sea carrying six close to coastline (7) 71 Leaders in a house changing direction and allegiance (7) 75 Drink obtained by gentleman from Berlin in the Seychelles (6) 76 Bell tower overlooking island briefly needing repair (6) 77 Play a stringed instrument or some sonorous trumpets (5) 78 News boss overturned objection to make first appearance (5) 80 Woman that’s first on river always (4) 84 Spymaster gets to make inquiry in disguise (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Actively operating (2,4,5) 13 Marketplace (6) 14 Snare (6) 16 Bird’s bill (4) 17 Skilful (9) 18 Applaud (5) 19 Cook (4) 20 Indicator of change (9) 22 Trend (5) 23 Finish (3,4,2) 27 Cat-sized mammal (7) 30 Importance (6) 31 Leading (4) 32 Wading bird (5) 35 Only (4) 36 Soft soap (7) 38 Discourteous (4) 39 Basket (7) 42 Reviewer (6) 45 Soundrelated (5) 46 Game of chance (7) 47 Omit (4) 48 Eager (4) 50 Narrow (7) 52 Search over (5) 54 Bridge game (6) 56 Suppose (7) 57 Circular plate (4) 59 Jug (7) 61 Identical (4) 64 Small inlet (5) 66 Twitch (4) 67 Inn (6) 69 Poison (7) 72 Nearly (4,5) 73 Courage (5) 74 Residential barge (9) 79 Boundary (4) 81 Unsuitable (5) 82 Intent on profit (2,3,4) 83 Drooping (4) 85 Result (6) 86 Laze (6) 87 Disreputable journalism (6,5)
DOWN
1 Joint (4) 2 Bird (6) 3 Rinse (6) 4 Boastful way (7) 5 Stupid (5) 6 Seem adequate (4,6) 7 Observe (5) 8 Dubious perk (4,5) 9 Translate from code (7) 10 Pierce (4) 11 Protective screen (8) 15 Sullen (6) 21 Astound (5) 24 Spell (7) 25 Interpose (4,2) 26 Brigand (6) 28 Strong box (5) 29 Fool (3) 33 Citrus fruit (7) 34 Solicitor (6) 37 Clear (5) 40 Banish (5) 41 Rich (7) 43 Large stream (5) 44 Pillar (6) 46 Respite (3-2) 49 Analyse (7) 51 Difficult (6) 53 Clothing (6) 55 Open dish (5) 58 Become angry (3,2,5) 60 Narrow beam (3) 62 Channels (5) 63 Well regarded (9) 65 Neatly finish (5,3) 68 Conceit (6) 70 Forestall (7) 71 Faithfulness (7) 75 Fortified wine (6) 76 Bell tower (6) 77 Play a stringed instrument (5) 78 First appearance (5) 80 Always (4) 84 Disguise (4)
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