GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Poor team hyped by journalist that’s
frivolous (5-6) 13 Frenchman has view to leave work
for a servile follower (6) 14 Revealed pounds certainly as
expenditure (6) 16 Spoken part of moraliser (4) 17 Make official review of e-mails?
About right (9) 18 Visitor estimated for hearing (5) 19 A diver might adopt this position to
find fish (4) 20 Unknown character in volatile sect,
kind to get nasty demise (6,3) 22 This criminal grabs last of treasure
in armed robbery (5) 23 Female with delicate goods primarily taken round airline — in this? (6,3) 27 Entrance for a queen? (3,4) 30 Rupture in heart treated with time
gone (6) 31 Curse statement in court (4) 32 Arrange a check shortly for hidden
store (5) 35 Slender stick, we’re told, for a
gull (4) 36 Old Roman emperor leading these
people proves burdensome (7) 38 Irritable element in aged
gynaecologist (4) 39 Work diluted for opponent of new
technology (7) 42 Ridicule representation of nudes on
page (4,2) 45 Place to sit by end of corridor to an
extent (2,3) 46 Zeal shown by quartet around
English recreational vehicle (7) 47 Need farm regularly to supply Dutch
cheese (4) 48 Greek character starts to serve
horrid pulp (4) 50 Renovated store in western
Germany for woollen cloth (7) 52 Scoundrel, say, in turn has to beg (5) 54 Warden initially came nervously to
collect black digital recorder (6) 56 Family with German making tactless
comment (7) 57 Obstruction left in part of a
wheel (4) 59 Prisoner on trail recalled as slow
sort (7) 61 Small measure adopted in
Winchester (4) 64 Republican entering do is a
criminal (5) 66 Navy, say, destroyed by explosive,
it’s said (4) 67 First of emergencies with pause for
treatment gets to be less acute (4,2) 69 Work out the potential of
contract (7) 72 Lots represented for all to see in legal event showing hopeless ideal (4,5) 73 Telltale given note in southeast
Alaska (5) 74 Transfix first person with money in
peculiar series (9) 79 Wading bird in the same place on
island (4) 81 Unspoken act a citizen embodied (5) 82 Crucial product from abroad seen
by worker (9) 83 Adventurous way to present
type? (4) 85 Eagerly consume second of burgers
in Dover ground (6) 86 Detest a lot playing with
explosive (6) 87 Captain altered course getting fit of
anxiety (5,6)
DOWN
1 Arab chieftain partly primed for
revolution (4) 2 Type with a clear inclination? (6) 3 Yankee after bout of work is
evasive (6) 4 Name in retail manufactured
outdoor lavatory (7) 5 Penny arranged deal for part of a
bike (5) 6 Free space, I fancy, for an
emergency exit (4,6) 7 Section of painting exhibiting
colour (5) 8 A line I try when dancing
actually (2,7) 9 Pay over period for piece of
film (7) 10 Pace taken in haste
possibly (4) 11 Rugby player on line has awfully
severe reaction (8) 15 Greedy type, one that’s troubled
flier (6) 21 Follow piece of music (5) 24 Walt and Eddy endlessly broadcast
nonsense (7) 25 Get rid of scrapping of
fees (3,3) 26 Something that might remind one
to go on a run (6) 28 French inspection of accounts? It is
ignored in deception (5) 29 A game played indoors in the
past (3) 33 Fool, maybe, pressurised when
upset, missing leader (7) 34 What an animal might shed on line
or groove (6) 37 Fragment found by Rex in place for
tools (5) 40 Rising Australian artist with appeal in
jewelled headwear (5) 41 Supervisor supporting celebrity
from the south (7) 43 One quality not altogether present
in peer (5) 44 Dudley’s partner acquires weight for
alloy (6) 46 Start to curb cracking young horse?
That’s key (5) 49 Husband faces a new disorder in a
much frequented place (7) 51 Difficulty in expression largely for
rudder handle (6) 53 Unearthed area for coaches? (6) 55 Salty water found by brother in back
of canoe (5) 58 Environmentalist on land has signal to proceed (5,5) 60 Talk of money for female rabbit (3) 62 Traverse river in Greek island with sun (5) 63 Finish visit making narrow escape (5,4) 65 Drink Bert or Leo spilt after draining litre (4,4) 68 Quick to lose temper over plenty outwardly (6) 70 One with part to play in fine yard in industrial plant (7) 71 In cricket club, Marie broke a pottery item (7) 75 A tumult almost developed of a reciprocal kind (6) 76 Discount on cricket equipment ending in sale (6) 77 Wandering beam of light seen below street (5) 78 Handle matter differently with month gone (5) 80 Younger relative infused with love shortly (4) 84 Vigorous speed for lap (4)