GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Courtier’s first speech about performing in royal ceremony (10)
14 What could be quaint, essential thing for collector? (7)
15 Calm pal unsettled a group of detectives (6)
16 Prepared letter to get sofa (6)
17 I’ve taken aback female lexicographer? That’s clear (7)
18 Is era needing reform getting to happen? (5)
19 Bachelor by river gets to play music in public (4)
20 Take in as a member Christian from Egypt infused with love (5)
21 Customary puns bug ally on a regular basis (5)
22 Lake seen by retired couple in Cyprus is lacking in clarity? (6)
23 Assortment of cops beginning to examine range (5)
28 Greek character I tag mistakenly has line in plaited hair (7)
30 Sanctimonious chap really mistaken having ignored everything (7)
33 Manage to understand fugue trio played (6,3)
36 Fan ate messily dropping a variety of food laid out in hotel (6)
38 Start to avoid a daytime meal (5)
39 Long for source of relief in underground area (5)
40 Prestige provided by a companion with energy in court (6)
42 Principle shown by European in holiday accommodation (5)
43 Fantastic wit sent for posh matching outfit (7)
44 Hiker’s terrible scream (6)
46 Some permit this thick glove (4)
49 General admired outwardly is pleased (4)
51 Look in a soft fruit (6)
53 Knock sponsor to retaliate (3,4)
55 Something held as precious about good contact sport (5)
59 Forbid relative to get container for oil (6)
60 Charlie smothered by food in ridiculous situation (5)
61 Ward off a surgery worker? About right (5)
62 Grasp chapter with Latin in French church (6)
63 Seductive internet content? Get on with graduate introducing it (9)
65 Priest gets to avoid early part of work (7)
66 Sleeping Roman stirs within sides of depot (7)
70 Pack a person’s belongings (5)
71 Select house of enormous dimensions in borders of Cambridgeshire (6)
73 Favourable slant taken by editor initially in essential column? (5)
75 Wading bird briefly not moving close to boat (5)
80 Expresses yearning, by the sound of it, for an amount (4)
82 A university said in Paris to require financial inspection (5)
83 A natural nutcase? (7)
84 Trooper is hardened to an extent to die (6)
85 Sense when receiving two names for aromatic plant (6)
86 Article kept by set of players with a card game (7)
87 Rearrange parish list? That’s to make fussy distinctions (5,5)
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1 Old boy turns up with unusual role in Spanish dance (6)
2 Liking shown by gentle soprano given trophy (4,4)
3 Restaurant worker forgetting current drink (5)
4 Varied people using a board and leader of enterprise (7)
5 Chest pain treated again around November (6)
6 Tag on product representing a bell (5)
7 Not moving in this way when receiving worthless material (6)
8 See in much of four-sided area dirtiness (7)
9 Bottom item for broadcast is late (6,4)
10 Superior meal without starter (5)
11 Bruce and Abe reconstructed outdoor grill (8)
12 Mark is suggesting partly sign of love (4)
24 Wise punter after work acquiring diamonds (7)
25 Piecemeal shift by twit lacking in weight (5)
26 Bank employee somehow cares about greeting (7)
27 Hint to keep stylised pack for a teatime treat? (7)
29 Accustom academic institution on the rise with religious education (5)
31 Series about troubled country produces dispute (3-2)
32 Bumpkin found among chickens (4)
34 Inflate what those losing their temper do? (4,2)
35 Cut remains after last piece of boxing (4)
37 Ref lied about member of a bowling side? (7)
41 Reckon mute cop is corrupt (7)
45 Provoke in Channel Islands those on the fringes of trade (6)
47 Marsupial hurt by a wall (7)
48 Fighter at home with friend at last (7)
50 French article, one felt to be misguided in printed sheet (7)
52 Offhand Australian supported by Irish Yankee (4)
54 Turn to include liberal mixture (5)
56 Book with a reason to oppose cured meat (5)
57 Put on last of camouflage amid conflict (4)
58 Maybe, an extra contributory element when leaving France (5)
60 Female with pale dress in aircraft crew’s compartment (6,4)
64 Fiancée excited to imbibe fine ingredient in a latte, say (8)
67 Partner brought up haunt that’s relevant (8)
68 GP is not disposed to provide appointment abroad? (7)
69 Largely loyal man curiously showing irregularity (7)
72 Cover weird seance (6)
74 Finicky prince is simply discontented (6)
76 Enticement about stone showing brightness (6)
77 Jump over arched roof (5)
78 Artificial waterway American altered? Not altogether (5)
79 Uncouth people might do this online showing ill-will (5)
81 Pair in part of news bulletin (4)