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 As often as not, when in jail? (4,3,4) 13 Having no time to accept the award (6) 14 Established conclusively partner initially had strayed (6) 16 Give to as you go by (4) 17 Quickly call on to make a collection (4-5) 18 As before, sits it out with the media (5) 19 From trattoria, bringing back dessert (4) 20 Scout around and I dodge the guard (9) 22 Five are accommodated in dreadful hole: a dump (5) 23 Easily conveying ‘No surrender’ (5,4) 27 Don’t disturb ram inside, sleeping (7) 30 Container from local takes about a litre (6) 31 We’d get the top and bottom off and the rim (4) 32 Rubs out ‘oung lass, dishevelled, embraces’ (5) 35 Most of the coach is for men only (4) 36 Crazy to have made contact with (7) 38 Hole up in a park, say (4) 39 The soldier will talk, I figure, in incarceration (7) 42 Stopped the lad misbehaving (6) 45 Dog jumps, Ed, turning, catches. It’s a trick (5) 46 With gun in steady grip, are going off (7) 47 With angling equipment, at river, fish (4) 48 The deep voice on the line? (4) 50 As you were, for that darned sneeze? (7) 52 Horrify by giving little son wine (5) 54 Are unstable, he reckons (6) 56 Would you call me efficient and pleasant? (7) 57 Backward, too. Embarrassing mistake (4) 59 Leaves Spain, travelling with companion (7) 61 Number everybody is to ring (4) 64 Wide open space. That’s all (5) 66 Downcast, as eyes may be (4) 67 So know it will nauseate (6) 69 First in, I am met by wagging tail (7) 72 Snow-bound in the peak, a lofty lookout platform (4’1-4) 73 Dim and overweight, squeezing in (5) 74 Carried on dreadfully. Hate new advertisement (4,5) 79 For a time, be going in to help (4) 81 New sheriff dismissed if disorganised (5) 82 Now taper off — nest building (2,7) 83 Arrest that man! (4) 85 Someone huffing and puffing on the telephone? (6) 86 Wears, as the Queen does, when dressed up (6) 87 Something your dog very much sniffs at? (3,8)
DOWN
1 The story has again included (4) 2 To compensate for a bad area in which to film (6) 3 Revealed we had gone in wearing shoes (6) 4 Impassive when, unfortunately, I lost a key to get into (7) 5 So bright as to hurt? (5) 6 The well-wisher’s toast (4,6) 7 Day girl (5) 8 Unlike cooker bought, not confined to a small space (4-5) 9 Instalment in which I speed off, skirting hole (7) 10 Putting the O in ‘only’, spell (4) 11 Good-for-nothing’s rip-off (8) 15 Funny mood? (6) 21 Did it have no hoi polloi crew members? (1-4) 24 Bring to your home free (7) 25 Naughty, she got caught and was beaten (6) 26 Loving money (6) 28 May force (5) 29 One could be cracked — or crackers (3) 33 Having good cricket score where I got two ducks (7) 34 Quick to provide help when you drop a line (6) 37 Run inside, numb with fear (5) 40 Answer to ‘Where are the soldiers?’ (5) 41 What horse was upset by in the tool shed (7) 43 Fear key is lost? Malarkey! Nonsense! (5) 44 Don’t get immersed in. Just toy with (6) 46 Integrates with the East and there’s a to-do about (5) 49 Eat like a bird (7) 51 Banks gold she’s guarding (6) 53 Mr Green, right (6) 55 Understood the animal overturned it (5) 58 Bumbling around energetically (4,2,1,3) 60 Bird in the nest (3) 62 Am completely taken aback by the hairy animal (5) 63 Having broken a limb when drunk? (9) 65 Swilling beer in the foyer is a bloomer (8) 68 Titbit from tin given to monkey (6) 70 One kind of school wear, perhaps (7) 71 Cut a figure as divers (7) 75 Tie up and I leave it out there (6) 76 Straight ho-home (6) 77 Photograph ball going in when you kick for goal (5) 78 Put off entering inside, terrified (5) 80 Not turning west, into the urban area (4) 84 The bird turns back. Too cold (4)