GIANT CROSSWORD

Choose between cryptic and quick clues to tackle the Giant crossword – both lead to the same answers. CRYPTIC

ACROSS

12 Give the watches a new

look and they sell (6,5)

13 Not much to tell,

anyhow, about it (6)

14 Be there to look after (6)

16 Small and mean,

are fighters (4)

17 Rental increasing – or

decreasing (7,2)

18 Discards the moulds (5)

19 The way to get off a top

hat that’s jammed (4)

20 Rate excellently

as a plant (9)

22 Either catch or

miss the ball (5)

23 A number get cheeky about being unable to pay bills (9)

27 Leaning over and

giving money to (7)

30 Definitely decide to

get a seat (6)

31 The worker had

grasped the point (4)

32 Quick! Get string! (5)

35 Good gracious! No

running water! (4)

36 An attempt to catch

the post (7)

38 Losing time, which

is stupid (4)

39 Fish that makes you feel

you’ve overeaten? (7)

42 Ends by getting a century

– and is beaten (6)

45 Because Ned got lost

in the mountains (5)

46 Maintain I sat out

in the sun (7)

47 Reckons they’re

very young (4)

48 With a heartless “So long”,

giving one the air (4)

50 By going round alone?

Nonsense! (7)

52 Got up as some foreigner,

is English (5) EN(glish)

54 It’s the reaction to a bad

scare, Monsieur (6)

56 Convinced, thanks to getting nicer new accommodation (7)

57 Returning f-fit for

the fray (4)

59 Learns – not to leave

lying around? (5,2)

61 A band on board (4)

64 Packs to return

to studies (5)

66 Don’t like having tea

out at the hotel (4)

67 Says a quarter has been

put in trust, roughly (6)

69 Send off the wrong set,

being most stupid (7)

72 Having a lot of teams

that are versatile (4-5)

73 Animal the torn section of

the Photostat shows (5)

74 That copper’s been

framed (9)

79 Hardly any notice it (4)

81 Intimate it’s not far off (5)

82 In seconds, they get

the flag flying (7-2)

83 The right direction (4)

85 Getting into trouble myself,

though not unpunctual (2,4)

86 First off on the day,

follows no set course (6)

87 Suppressed or made a

rising impossible (7,4)

DOWN

1 Damage the counter (4)

2 An admission from

the chef (6)

3 Shout “That hurt!”

being cowardly (6)

4 In addition, the edited

tales have drawings (7)

5 Concede a working maid

has little time to (5)

6 Ensure you’ve had it! (10) 7 Leave you lumbered

with the dynamite (5)

8 Working out, as one weaves about in the ring (9)

9 So I tear up the snap, rampaging round in a rage (7)

10 Don’t keep on! The jars

have been returned! (4)

11 In the nicest collection,

finding an example (8)

15 Shocked to find a hotel about to have a stag bash (6)

21 First, as before, I am

to go through it (5)

24 “Brave figure”: a Latin

translation (7)

25 When in the red, enjoyment

in getting money back (6)

26 Tries to cover the hole

when one photographs (6)

28 There’s a slip-up about

the number of tablets (5)

29 It’s a slug, pop (3)

33 “Very grey at fifty”

is interposed (7)

34 Holds on to, where

many sling out (6)

37 Is a trial and you start

to get cross (5) 40 Bonus for an actor who’s

not highly paid (5)

41 Dress for dinner,

perhaps (7)

43 Freed, the sole

swims round in (5)

44 Suggest the man should take public transport back (6)

46 A bit of a punch-up (5)

49 Are not caught? I don’t

believe you! (3,4)

51 Stupid Ian went ahead

and got nabbed (6)

53 Come by when it’s safe (6)

55 Is unstable, which

astounds one (5)

58 Figure the threat worked

and that’s bad (6-4)

60 It’s a popular dessert

– good point (3)

62 Stand in front of

somebody sitting (5)

63 Dictionaries do, galore,

you argue (4,5)

65 Listening to the conversation right through and catching (8)

68 Transport carrying

one across (6)

70 Married, as the cockney

longed to be (7) 71 Use up the money in,

once gadding about (7)

75 Someone having a

drink with a meal (6)

76 The afternoon begins

with changes (6)

77 Start being silly (5)

78 Lets us know – lets out

– about the laptop (5)

80 Bob is in good

condition (4)

84 Was, up to a point,

severed (4)

QUICK ACROSS

12 Are sold (6,5)

13 Not much (6)

14 Be there (6)

16 Fight (4)

17 Decreasing (7,2)

18 Moulds (5)

19 Way (4)

20 Plant (9)

22 Catch (5)

23 Broke (9)

27 Sloping (7)

30 Decide (6)

31 Worker (4)

32 Quick (5)

35 Spring (4)

36 Occupation (7)

38 Stupid (4)

39 Fish (7)

42 Ends (6)

45 Mountains (5)

46 Keep up (7)

47 Children (4)

48 Air (4)

50 Nonsense (7)

52 Got up (5)

54 Yell (6)

56 Convinced (7)

57 Dispute (4)

59 Learns (5,2)

61 Band (4)

64 Packs (5)

66 Loathe (4)

67 Says (6)

69 Thickest (7)

72 Versatile (4-5)

73 Animal (5)

74 Artist (9)

79 Notice (4)

81 Intimate (5)

82 Seconds (7-2)

83 Direction (4)

85 Punctual (2,4)

86 Wanders (6)

87 Suppressed (7,4)

DOWN

1 Counter (4)

2 Admission (6)

3 Cowardly (6)

4 Drawings (7)

5 Concede (5)

6 Take from (10)

7 Jam (5)

8 Deducing (9)

9 Rage (7)

10 Prevent (4)

11 Example (8)

15 Shocked (6)

21 First (5)

24 Brave (7)

25 Money back (6)

26 Photographs (6)

28 Medication (5)

29 Pop (3)

33 Very (7)

34 Cleaves (6)

37 Cross (5)

40 Bonus (5)

41 Decorate (7)

43 Free (5)

44 Suggest (6)

46 Bit (5)

49 Escape (3,4)

51 Nabbed (6)

53 Safe (6)

55 Sways (5)

58 Poor (6-4)

60 Tart (3)

62 Stand (5)

63 Argue (4,5)

65 Catching (8)

68 Transport (6)

70 Tied (7)

71 Use up (7)

75 Meal (6)

76 Changes (6)

77 Start (5)

78 Informs (5)

80 Cut (4)

84 Severed (4)