GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Decision NUT formulated to stop (11) 13 Drinking haunt attended by relative has container for beer (6) 14 Lethargy shown in injured troop by river (6) 16 Stingy chaps touring Austria (4) 17 Husband with ingenuity engaged by Scottish banker immediately (9) 18 First signs of dog on wharf showing eagerness to plunge into water (5) 19 Some gripes typifying annoying figure (4) 20 A reply by a rogue makes one improvise (4,2,3) 22 Family found in street without any money (5) 23 Poorly old fellow following shade (3,6) 27 Petty Officer wearing terrible satin facing difficulty (2,1,4) 30 Pause thus arranged when touring capital from the East (6) 31 Loads going wrong with director missing additionally (4) 32 Doctor provided first of trophies for float (5) 35 Recall things for securing a bargain (4) 36 See a French and German getting light couch (7) 38 Mad enthusiasts (4) 39 Shy bishop with a flush in a nervous state (7) 42 Disturbance in a port attended by large group on watch (6) 45 Old DJ’s on the way back for rest (5) 46 Hotel area amid difficult time requires protective headwear (4,3) 47 Team sport lacking central element, precious thing (4) 48 Pole at sea in period of prosperity (4) 50 Begin trip at sea close to marina among varied islets (3,4) 52 Altered note right for singer (5) 54 British monarch and minister beginning to exhibit fur (6) 56 European is enthralled by enticement to get free time (7) 57 Self-satisfied Greek character found in case of swindling (4) 59 Place deficient in loot (7) 61 What brave people show after losing power and fortune (4) 64 Clergyman shortly behind opening of chapel (5) 66 Group prohibited on radio (4) 67 First sign of this number bringing leash (6) 69 The name for distributing gas (7) 72 Delay with concocted cocktail (5,4) 73 Bob given money in turn for backless seat (5) 74 A nasty bull heading off on a rampage is target for criticism (4,5) 79 Poor artist when depleted is a fool (4) 81 Pressure wore off to show strength (5) 82 A cynic apt to break down skipper’s role (9) 83 Leer at English adventurer taking off top (4) 85 Good man boarding a pick-up truck is shrewd (6) 86 Film Northern Ireland college supplying outdoor meal (6) 87 Sound judgment in public hearing, perhaps (6,5)
ACROSS
12 Stop (11) 13 Butt (6) 14 Lethargy (6) 16 Stingy (4) 17 Immediately (9) 18 Plunge into water (5) 19 Nuisance (4) 20 Improvise (4,2,3) 22 Broke (5) 23 Poorly (3,6) 27 Facing difficulty (2,1,4) 30 Pause (6) 31 Additionally (4) 32 Aimlessly float (5) 35 Bargain (4) 36 Light couch (7) 38 Mad (4) 39 Shy (7) 42 Keep watch on (6) 45 Rest (5) 46 Protective helmet (4,3) 47 Red jewel (4) 48 Bang (4) 50 Begin trip at sea (3,4) 52 Singer (5) 54 Fur (6) 56 Free time (7) 57 Self-satisfied (4) 59 Loot (7) 61 Fortune (4) 64 Priest (5) 66 Group (4) 67 Leash (6) 69 Colourless gas (7) 72 Cocktail (5,4) 73 Backless seat (5) 74 Target for criticism (4,5)
QUICK CLUES
79 Fool (4) 81 Strength (5) 82 Skipper’s role (9) 83 Leer at (4) 85 Wise (6) 86 Outdoor meal (6) 87 Sound judgment (6,5)
DOWN
1 Folder (4) 2 3 4 Meagre Contemptuous Wrongly (6) (6) 5 interpret Forceful (5) (7) 6 Find (3,5,2) 7 Unrefined (5) 8 Lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 9 Extend (7) 10 Trickle (4) 11 Attractive person (3,5) 15 Small gate (6) 21 Sheets (5) 24 Dog (7) 25 Shake (6) 26 Exchange (6) 28 Excellent (5) 29 Nocturnal bird (3) 33 Throb (7) 34 Screen (6) 37 Push back (5) 40 Of a city (5) 41 Pretence (7) 43 Make amends (5) 44 Shine (6) 46 Very angry (3,2) 49 Omit (4,3) 51 Set of warships (6) 53 Sickness (6) 55 Layer on soil (5) 58 Enthusiastically do (3,5,2) 60 Fish eggs (3) 62 Artificial waterway (5) 63 Electronic reader (4,5) 65 Saying (8) 68 Group of actors (6) 70 Soft shoe (7) 71 Family handle (7) 75 Difficult (6) 76 Highest point (6) 77 Building block (5) 78 Stick (5) 80 Tight (4) 84 Defeat (4)
DOWN
1 In orderly way, arrange a folder (4) 2 Meagre characters embodied by Franciscan, typically (6) 3 Empty salesman of a dubious sort makes one contemptuous (6) 4 Wrongly interpret varied dreams about India (7) 5 Forceful group trapped by campus hysteria (5) 6 Find ordinary factory worker with child (3,5,2) 7 Unrefined councillor due to be shifted (5) 8 Woeful bass without soprano is discordant making one lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 9 Extend a period inside (7) 10 Weak sort in decline? About right (4) 11 Toff thus upset attractive person? (3,5) 15 Small gate in Highland town on film (6) 21 Sheets kept by official in enquiry (5) 24 Dog left for all to see with lead in river by U.S. singer (7) 25 Shake in dance moving leg (6) 26 Lisa’s brother with hesitation has to trade by exchange (6) 28 Lovely sun over Peru fitfully (5) 29 Some follow loud hooter (3) 33 Tea plus liquid for pound (7) 34 Screen chap defending a heritage group (6) 37 Push back salesperson associated with the Spanish (5) 40 South African city lacking department typical of a city (5) 41 Poster within reach possibly showing pretence (7) 43 Make amends having rewritten a note (5) 44 Shine as result after working (6) 46 Very angry ambassador supported by revolutionary place (3,2) 49 Omit single female on strike (4,3) 51 First man with artillery put up in a group of warships (6) 53 European in dodgy sauna gets sickness (6) 55 Layer on soil, a huge amount around lake (5) 58 Enthusiastically involve oneself with lively set getting food amid drink (3,5,2) 60 Line mentioned in fish eggs (3) 62 Artificial waterway straddled by American allies (5) 63 Joker, maybe, gets to steal electronic reader (4,5) 65 Saying derived from mishap or otherwise (8) 68 Group of actors spoke of soldier (6) 70 Mistake by person getting soft shoe (7) 71 Man rues embroidered family designation (7) 75 Tiresome Yankee in Hertfordshire town (6) 76 Highest point in a U.S. writer embracing good English (6) 77 British chef in a familiar way gets building material (5) 78 Graduate with weight gets stick (5) 80 Tense unionist beset by worthless material (4) 84 Line adopted by manager first off in defeat (4)