GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Match we played around middle of hot month, regardless of everything (4,4,3) 13 Ill-will from married female
on an adventure? (6) 14 Start to confront 1960s
rebel getting touchy (6) 16 Some recall a variegated
molten rock (4) 17 Brief expression of surprise
worn by a mentor possibly (9) 18 Long distance walker and
hard cyclist heading off (5) 19 Nail kept in boot
acknowledged (4) 20 Alter file to ride on roads
in a series of events? (4,5) 22 Something under a boat’s
floorboards? That’s nonsense (5) 23 Subordinate transporting
ally in car (9) 27 Physical examination
claimed to be bogus (7) 30 Instigate chaps to probe
fine religious books (6) 31 Element in accent
unearthed in song (4) 32 Corner for fish (5) 35 Largely halt beside a
classical portico (4) 36 Censure terrible liar
after last part of year (7) 38 Appear in part of
pit, reportedly (4) 39 Removal of an estate, maybe (3-4) 42 Master swimming
in small river (6) 45 Relay torn sheet (5) 46 I see TV broadcast covering opening of games — or a residual part (7) 47 Smooth sleeve normally?
Not entirely! (4) 48 Commotion following
American ship (4) 50 Trick shown by teacher on and
off in disreputable joint (7) 52 Violet wearing top
gets very angry (5) 54 Fool crashed my punt (6) 56 Leave car in odd bits
of silver to shine? (7) 57 By the sound of it, removed
central part of thin rope (4) 59 Interrupt Burt and Sid
in an agitated state (7) 61 Small cut in prison (4) 64 Changeable complaint I
had shortly identified (5) 66 Something put in
buffet (Athenian?) (4) 67 Representation of lovely
shot at tennis (6) 69 Watch old boy start
action in court? (7) 72 Journalist enters top base somehow to get fast vehicle on water (9) 73 Criticism about second
drink holder (5) 74 Comedy pairing beginning to display blue coat in a funny way (6,3) 79 Correct diet after
making adjustment (4) 81 Make a speech in Ecuador
at exhibition (5) 82 Environmental expert cites logo
requiring replacement (9) 83 Jab approved when
engaged in exercise (4) 85 Lightly move in curious caper
around back of cabin (6) 86 Bequest, say, by a Conservative
in liberal country lately (6) 87 Escape felon going awry to
work in a steady way? (4,7)
DOWN
1 A health professional raised
concluding passage (4) 2 Reprimand a teenager principally
consumed by rough beer (6) 3 Sway of body from that man
with Mike in the Seychelles (6) 4 Trip up and fall under
last of obstacles (7) 5 Haggard relative
supporting golf (5) 6 Sit angrily in order to
make complaint (10) 7 Glimpse place for announcement (5) 8 Calculation for punishment? (9) 9 Bitter account and book
penned by Ernie’s partner (7) 10 Put up section of boat
listing in sediment (4) 11 Trustee entering weird places
of a ghostly nature (8) 15 Glib fellow found on a
cold French island (6) 21 Sluggish joiner troubling nurses (5) 24 Liquid leaking in a set
of connections? (7) 25 Proposed action from limited
set of officers over year (6) 26 Emphasise extreme sorrow
with inspector gone (6) 28 This person’s mature depiction (5) 29 Support from Matilda
at intervals (3) 33 Inferior goods found by
school rugby player (7) 34 Stir cricket side to start
doing something new (4,2) 37 Substantial component in
spectacular gentrification (5) 40 Dab hand in a place for storage
forgetting nothing (5) 41 Discover fit don at work
around university (4,3) 43 Outshine U.S. property mogul (5) 44 Demo arranged around middle
of July for unit of learning (6) 46 Reasonable line encapsulated
by diva when reviewed (5) 49 Guess exotic rum is kept
in confines of store (7) 51 Boris is confused about a
part of a weather map? (6) 53 Container in craft, perhaps (6) 55 Chop up part of ham in cellar (5) 58 Director given clue after disruption
makes disclosure (10) 60 Robert shortly gets to
move up and down (3) 62 Municipal leaders in Coventry
inspiring voters in city (5) 63 Elevate a place for rest on chart?
That’s open to question (9) 65 One cutting gems rapidly prepared
to receive article (8) 68 Reduced number from the south?
That’s instructive experience (6) 70 Misinterpret bad sign in midriff (7) 71 Negative reaction by Frenchman in
phone company for candidate (7) 75 Very cold piece in front
of gourmet (6) 76 Reveal former work of a model? (6) 77 Official in church
reduced threshold? (5) 78 Raid in support of a
country ultimately (5) 80 Sharp point in northern
river, it’s said (4) 84 Brown seaweed held up by
couple knowledgeably (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Regardless of everything (4,4,3) 13 Ill-will (6) 14 Touchy (6) 16 Molten rock (4) 17 Brief (9) 18 Long distance walker (5) 19 Nail (4) 20 Series of events (4,5) 22 Nonsense (5) 23 Subordinate (9) 27 Physical examination (7) 30 Instigate (6) 31 Song (4) 32 Perspective (5) 35 Classical portico (4) 36 Censure (7) 38 Appear (4) 39 Removal of vehicle (3-4) 42 Small river (6) 45 Sheet (5) 46 Trace (7) 47 Smooth (4) 48 Commotion (4) 50 Trick (7) 52 Very angry (5) 54 Fool (6) 56 Shine brightly (7) 57 Thin rope (4) 59 Interrupt (7) 61 Scratch (4) 64 Changeable (5) 66 Greek cheese (4) 67 Tennis shot (6) 69 Watch (7) 72 Fast vessel (9) 73 Container (5) 74 Comedy pairing (6,3) 79 Correct (4) 81 Make a speech (5) 82 Environmental expert (9) 83 Jab (4) 85 Move in springy way (6) 86 Bequest (6) 87 Work in a steady way (4,7)
DOWN
1 Concluding passage (4) 2 Reprimand (6) 3 Sway of body (6) 4 Trip up (7) 5 Haggard (5) 6 Inflammation of voice box (10) 7 Vision (5) 8 Calculation (9) 9 Bitter (7) 10 Sediment (4) 11 Ghostly (8) 15 Glib (6) 21 Sluggish (5) 24 Set of connections (7) 25 Proposed action (6) 26 Emphasise (6) 28 Likeness (5) 29 Support (3) 33 Inferior goods (7) 34 Start doing something new (4,2) 37 Substantial (5) 40 Skilled (5) 41 Discover (4,3) 43 Outshine (5) 44 Unit of learning (6) 46 Well founded (5) 49 Guess (7) 51 Line indicating pressure (6) 53 Receptacle (6) 55 Chop up (5) 58 Disclosure (10) 60 Move up and down (3) 62 Municipal (5) 63 Open to question (9) 65 One cutting gems (8) 68 Instructive experience (6) 70 Midriff (7) 71 Candidate (7) 75 Harsh (6) 76 Lay bare (6) 77 Brink (5) 78 Raid (5) 80 Prong (4) 84 Seaweed (4)