THE GIANT CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
13 Oh, me, a divorce! (6,4) 14 Information you have to dig deep to get?
(3-4) 15 The animal, led outside, frolicked (6) 16 With “Wow!” everybody plunges into revel
in the water (6) 17 An unpleasant person who’s to be nameless (2-3-2) 18 Given a “Yes” to “Are they harmful to
dogs?” (5) 19 Start – start off – with a quiche (4) 20 Small horse beside a hut (5) 21 Giving directions, half fuddled by drink (5) 22 Make fun of lob? (4,2) 23 Feel and I withdraw from it with a cry of
pain (5) 28 With which doctor, operation through, dispenses medication? (7) 30 One of the objects of your buying a newspaper? (7) 33 Not releasing information that there’s a
meeting in progress? (7,2) 36 Something sung with less feeling (6) 38 On the other hand, it’s no loss (5) 39 Thrown one, she had caught (5) 40 Sick-making but unforgettable? (6) 42 Key note changed, proceed (3,2) 43 Do try. It is a competition (7) 44 Sure the two keys are inside safe (6) 46 Mum’s hot potato concoction (4) 49 Some of catch is thrown back (4) 51 Son lost leash outside: a nuisance (6) 53 Gives in and takes bus back. Mist is awful
(7) 55 Not short of money and that’s flat! (5) 59 Having split with, has gone off angry (6) 60 Support for British nation (5) 61 Criticise first two of eleven jurors (5) 62 After drive back, drink, on edge (6) 63 One of us two chaps (6,3) 65 Notices account is overdrawn and
becomes furious (4,3) 66 Having stepped on pole, tend to wobble
about (7) 70 Such a role as is suitable for a ham? (5) 71 Opens with nudes cavorting round in (6) 73 A reduction by a quarter is severe (5) 75 See what could be a figure entering (5) 80 She’s English and married, mother (4) 82 “Gave vent to when tipsy, dear,” one interposed (5) 83 Unfashionable craze that is scandalous (7) 84 When there’s a river to drag, the vessel for
it? (6) 85 Isn’t to waver about. Is to stand firm (6) 86 Worried when I went off about (2,1,4) 87 Gets hold of a ladder and does something
about (5,5)
DOWN
1 Lecture, as before, a child (6) 2 Unsuitable wear for a skinhead?
(8) 3 Said it’s the beak one recognises
(5) 4 Jersey, perhaps, over an undergarment. It’s yellow (7) 5 Who dropped whose girlfriend
for being prim and proper? (6) 6 Slip made by novice in team (5) 7 Is not conscious there’s a hole
snow’s covered up (6) 8 Give sign taking a left at the bottom (7) 9 Not housing anybody jobless (10) 10 Kind note to a girl (5) 11 What could be a musical instrument found in the garden (8) 12 Conference for greengrocers?
(4) 24 See, in the chest, folded garments (7) 25 Boldly confront wild animal at
opening of den (5) 26 Musician is good. Isn’t a flop (7) 27 Small, stitched one on top of
other (7) 29 French word that makes a girl
blush (5) 31 Respond, certainly, in a strange
way at first (5) 32 Girl pupil: a ninny (4) 34 Well-known fellow. A doctor.
American (6) 35 Excellent deterrent to speeding
(4) 37 Carrying large hat and something in a creel? (7) 41 Glass with an uneven base? (7) 45 Very many left in the dark (6) 47 The animals caught had tails (7) 48 Reason for the old to have
cooked supper sent round (7) 50 Sportsman allowed to take part
in the odd heat (7) 52 A star to guide you (4) 54 Figure on getting nice cut of
meat at butcher’s (5) 56 The living room furniture is
lovely, you say (5) 57 Only half time, about (4) 58 Intelligent return to electrically-powered vehicles (5) 60 Our marbles claimed by foreign
country (5,5) 64 Don Juan with great deal of hair
playing ball (8) 67 Game played for drinks? (8) 68 Friendly and gracious, telephone
(7) 69 Shoots in the nude (7) 72 Hot weather wear for tots (6) 74 Talks about river maps (6) 76 Tweets “Caught straying sheep”
(6) 77 Dad’s Army food (5) 78 Packs the two off in a ship (5) 79 Luxurious: an asset to a hotel (5) 81 Whose did the detector detect?
(4)