GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Name recent changes in telephone
based office (4,6) 14 Reserve this timeless novel, being
partial to literary works? (7) 15 Fish in France with central part
removed has venom (6) 16 Spike in support by church (6) 17 Compel a fool to trail medical
expert (7) 18 Young nocturnal bird ruffled
towel (5) 19 Football team short of weight all
the time (4) 20 Gymnast finally elevated part of
leg (5) 21 By the sound of it, pleasing set of
rooms (5) 22 Push hard to be admitted to NHS
institution (6) 23 Skipper marks yard as spacious (5) 28 Study turmoil regularly in
authority (7) 30 Leftist amid prosperous period
shows tedium (7) 33 Bloke with raft that’s ruined is
lacking any money (4,5) 36 Portray duke with large-scale
portrait finally (6) 38 Suffer terrible ruin when touring
Cuba (5) 39 Resentful old sailor found by bow of
yacht (5) 40 Mother and child have fruit (6) 42 Outlaw with U.S. gangster? That’s
commonplace (5) 43 A tiro possibly acquiring new legitimacy initially is under probation (2,5) 44 Reduce period for pupils in school,
we hear (6) 46 Overly fill a lot of seats in a rickety
state (4) 49 Some put lemon on reflection in
dish with cheese? (4) 51 Suppose excerpt not right after
being edited (6) 53 Rule Scot shortly formulated to gain
end (7) 55 Frenchman, artist, put in middle of
dull wall painting (5) 59 Embarrass son with question at
college (4,2) 60 Poorly rated commerce (5) 61 Question provided by female
getting styling for hair (5) 62 Note item of fencing round tent (6) 63 The kind almost now after reform
privy to information (2,3,4) 65 Restrained detective given diamonds is not showing emotion? (3-4) 66 Small insect associated with
animal is object of dislike (7) 70 Women given advantage in
triangular piece (5) 71 Police before admission of stupidity
backed procedure (6) 73 Source of woe over fraught year
makes one exhausted (5) 75 Sugar merchant retains
second sample (5) 80 Jerry’s rival is given black
burial place (4) 82 Travel a long way to
achieve success? (2,3) 83 Skill and power represented
by ship (7) 84 Quickly acquire thing for removing
leaves at home (4,2) 85 Note model needing rest (6) 86 First of tourists in Lancashire town
almost gets to laugh (7) 87 Uninspired person
on a pavement? (10)
DOWN
1 Showiness right away has to
disappear (6) 2 None left by implication? That’s
acceptable (3,5) 3 Put off day free for swimming (5) 4 Aid must require distribution in sports
venue (7) 5 Leave a role primarily in
department (6) 6 Hate a broth simmering with no end
of heat (5) 7 Figure wealthy type is up to get
woman’s head covering (6) 8 Important Tory disseminated
prejudice (7) 9 Idyll chap’s recreated is very simple
thing to do (6,4) 10 Flood demolished past end of
bridge (5) 11 Team with screen raised in
inconspicuous entrance (4,4) 12 Hospital given triumphant reception
in Spain for opening (4) 24 Identify brand getting
dismissed (4,3) 25 Strongpoint seen in staff or
teachers (5) 26 Great lead not half miscast? Accept
the truth (3,4) 27 Undergraduate, say, held up journalist
in act to get publicity (7)
work (5) 29 32 34 31 Some Leaders Depose Carry understand off blooper group in child Oxbridge revelries before in amazingly Houston colleges happen short in (4) sleep staged clearly (5) (6) 35 Girl with use outwardly for
adhesive (4) 37 A witness shortly when queried is
agitated (2,1,4) 41 Military intelligence sure to be upset about latitude in bad government (7) 45 First manoeuvres online
in conflict (6) 47 Bet shortly part of a bike is specially
designed (7) 48 Exclusive liquid I’d spilt close to house
in Cyprus (7) 50 Two bridge players with opportunity initially discounted have to improve (7) 52 Firm with area left for mined
commodity (4) 54 Feature of athletic footwear for short
period of increased activity (5) 56 Cub leader repaired a leak (5) 57 Fighter given attention produces
alarm (4) 58 Portly solicitor following last of cases (5) 60 Openly note case of criminal (2,4,4) 64 Intellectual extremely bold when ignoring traditional argument (8) 67 Unreliable bar talk about source of
chap’s magic (5,3) 68 Champion ordering a trio in horse-drawn vehicle (7) 69 Cad rues misguided campaign (7) 72 European pastor consumed by obligation as second in command (6) 74 Former temp when sacked is free
from charge (6) 76 Recipe in balti cooking is related to clans (6) 77 See eye to eye with a Turk’s neighbour for the most part (5) 78 Second rental property put up as lodge for drivers (5) 79 Flashy bachelor lacking caution (5) 81 Place for putting a joint, maybe, in Coventry (4)