THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic clues or quick, the answers are exactly the same. The Solution will appear in MONDAY’S PAPER.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 12 Was unsuccessful in attempt to stand on glass roof? (4,7) 13 Start the boat (6) 14 Are altering your addendum. Unrefined (6) 16 Propagate from good line (4) 17 Attacker the Alsatian’s put to flight (9) 18 Raises, by fifty one feet, the pole (5) 19 As joke, he dropped from the boat (4) 20 How clock indicated passage of time with very little work (5,4) 22 The dog, Ray, doesn’t have a dish (5) 23 Adam? (5,4) 27 Plant that worried the lady’s-slipper? (3,4) 30 The child and I will have one. It’s spicy (6) 31 Jug with little chip (4) 32 And, by the way, are still in effect (5) 35 He’s going to? Blast! (4) 36 Feel order put in is over the top (3,4) 38 That’s stupid, mum (4) 39 Completely agree, to start with (7) 42 Plays against the fellow: gambles (6) 45 Move to dock the allowance (5) 46 Organised support for everybody in dire trouble (7) 47 Wax lyrical about, having imbibed a few (4) 48 Agrees there are blank spaces between the Cs and Es (4) 50 Makes a fuss about a new sect ensnaring (7) 52 Abrade to get good skin (5) 54 I seem upset on day of departure (6) 56 To pilot, am boarding vessel (7) 57 You’ll get a better one when you got married (4) 59 For instance, never returning to get your own back (7) 61 Hastens back inside: catches (4) 64 Subject to the policeman taking one into custody (5) 66 Uncle’s drink? (4) 67 Shower or pour heavily round about six (6) 69 Not a boxer but he will fight (7) 72 By inference, left here immediately (5,4) 73 Awful person who spoiled fine day (5) 74 Tells how seeds are scattered round bed (9) 79 House with stable (4) 81 Perfect partner. A dull companion (5) 82 Before entering into, argue animatedly about insurance (9) 83 Blow! You put your foot in it! (4) 85 Frank cheated. Was sent to prison (6) 86 Knock back drink — strong drink — beforehand and row (6) 87 Got very angry about what the hair drier did? (4,4,3) DOWN 1 To dress in, we are shortening a little (4) 2 Ran. Fled, with a cry of pain, inside (6) 3 What went wrong right after did frustrate (6) 4 Snort anew at ‘business partner’ (7) 5 One more playing Paganini piece (5) 6 Genius with a pedagogue brain? (10) 7 Ring the said girl (5) 8 Badinage, chin-wag, with a bird (9) 9 A nuisance, sir, but don’t give up (7) 10 To support the pair, work (4) 11 A delivery for Mr. Wong? (8) 15 Would a book about palmistry be one? (6) 21 Only Capone might have had this registration number (5) 24 Cheating is ugly (3,4) 25 Ought to stop talking out loud (6) 26 Am in trouble. Trapped by a large creature (6) 28 Is sorry about the number of regulations (5) 29 Convened at the weekend (3) 33 Makes twice as much as stand-ins (7) 34 See staggering. Dead drunk (6) 37 Observes he’s got round the editor (5) 40 Believes the bee escaped from: wasn’t killed (5) 41 Asking what you’re doing in the auction room? (7) 43 Installing ring in. New sort of perch (5) 44 Someone taking liquid from a mug (6) 46 I’ve got the message, man! (5) 49 Having naps disturbed is hard on siesta lovers (7) 51 How would I respond to it? Not at all (6) 53 Finance with your money and be left without a shirt? (6) 55 Unimportant to a young person (5) 58 Answering questions in form about putting on weight? (7,3) 60 See as a vowel sound (3) 62 At which point comes ‘Told you so!’ (5) 63 So far ordered quiche, as an opener (3,1,5) 65 First love has girl in a tizzy (8) 68 Vehicle lad wrecked: a hooligan (6) 70 Crazy to put in false name: fabricated (3-4) 71 Awards, to finest round, two points (7) 75 Chars for families, having key to enter (6) 76 State firmly it’s wrong and sin to wallow in (6) 77 Ring the number, greeting, myself (5) 78 Index in story book (5) 80 Forced me to insert advertisement in (4) 84 Said ‘Hello, dog!’ (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 12 Was unsuccessful (4,7) 13 Start (6) 14 Unrefined (6) 16 Cultivate (4) 17 Attacker (9) 18 Raises (5) 19 Boat (4) 20 Very little work (5,4) 22 Spicy dish (5) 23 Personal identification (5,4) 27 Plant (3,4) 30 Capsicum pod (6) 31 Notch (4) 32 Are in effect (5) 35 Inferno (4) 36 Excessive (3,4) 38 Speechless (4) 39 Completely (7) 42 Plays (6) 45 Move (5) 46 Organised support (7) 47 Enthuse (4) 48 Indicates agreement (4) 50 Invents (7) 52 Abrade (5) 54 Death (6) 56 Ship (7) 57 Fraction (4) 59 Retaliation (7) 61 Catches (4) 64 Subject (5) 66 German wine (4) 67 Shower on (6) 69 Dog (7) 72 Immediately (5,4) 73 Devil (5) 74 Characterises (9) 79 Steady (4) 81 Counterpart (5) 82 Promise (9) 83 Footwear (4) 85 Frank (6) 86 Row (6) 87 Flared up (4,4,3)
DOWN 1 Dress in (4) 2 Ran (6) 3 Frustrate (6) 4 Partner (7) 5 Once more (5) 6 Genius (10) 7 Toll (5) 8 Bird (9) 9 Keep on (7) 10 Support (4) 11 Cricket delivery (8) 15 Handbook (6) 21 Only (5) 24 Inequitable (3,4) 25 Ought to (6) 26 Creature (6) 28 Regulations (5) 29 Convened (3) 33 Stand-ins (7) 34 Drunk (slang) (6) 37 Pays attention (5) 40 Is extant (5) 41 Making offers (7) 43 Perch (5) 44 Fool (6) 46 OK (5) 49 Europeans (7) 51 Much obliged (6) 53 Buy shares (6) 55 Unimportant (5) 58 Getting fatter (7,3) 60 Observe (3) 62 At that point (5) 63 To begin with (3,1,5) 65 First (8) 68 Destructive person (6) 70 Synthetic (3-4) 71 Gives (7) 75 Washes (6) 76 State firmly (6) 77 Peal (5) 78 Index (5) 80 Forced (4) 84 Chinese dog (4)