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 Garish train constructed? It’s perfect (5,2,4) 13 Wool on a rag gets frayed (6) 14 Working in period of day gains respect (6) 16 Elusive creature still on island (4) 17 Fill in slip here, wrongly leaving out Italy (9) 18 Rice dish I left in French city (5) 19 Some stop at hotel walkway (4) 20 Clamour in turn about European criminal (9) 22 Dust-up creates fear right away (5) 23 Unaware like a night worker? (2,3,4) 27 Bring back line with vessel in service (7) 30 Dandy tours old city office (6) 31 River in outstanding piece of land (4) 32 Content husband quiet amid review of pay (5) 35 Priory evacuated regarding burning material (4) 36 Powerful person sinking pint? Not altogether (7) 38 Side in film makes departure (4) 39 Look at dry English newspaper (7) 42 Party vote held back small mass (6) 45 Headwear before kept in company (5) 46 Test after month about civic dignitary (7) 47 Part of plate alongside duck (4) 48 Go mad on reflection (4) 50 US singer is hard to value (7) 52 Hear of top resentment (5) 54 Moderate mood (6) 56 Food lover encountered behind a lot of fruit (7) 57 Resort with northern stretch (4) 59 Eastern friend grabs a new issue (7) 61 Standard gold in New Mexico (4) 64 Pinch time to probe aquatic animal (5) 66 Powder put in ornamental container (4) 67 Traditional feature of cricket (6) 69 Middle Eastern citizen in place beginning to examine story (7) 72 Dismiss falsehoods about fine nocturnal insects (9) 73 Support body of workers (5) 74 See Eastern European, it’s said, making inspection (4,5) 79 A final character in large yard is indolent (4) 81 Cold figure in tragedy evident (5) 82 Cast returned for reversion (9) 83 Film in stadium is trailed (4) 85 Hammer everyone in police force (6) 86 Drop in tins manufactured by the Italian (6) 87 Treasure a verse penned by ex-PM with tear possibly (4,2,5) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 12 Perfect (5,2,4) 13 Wool (6) 14 Distinction (6) 16 Abominable snowman (4) 17 Fill (9) 18 Rice dish (5) 19 Walkway (4) 20 Extortionist (9) 22 Scrap (5) 23 Unaware (2,3,4) 27 Idolise (7) 30 Office (6) 31 Land measure (4) 32 Content (5) 35 Burning pile (4) 36 Top figure (7) 38 Depart (4) 39 Newspaper (7) 42 Lump (6) 45 Cap (5) 46 Of civic leader (7) 47 Duck (4) 48 Pierce (4) 50 Nurture (7) 52 Nettle (5) 54 Mood (6) 56 Epicure (7) 57 Bridge (4) 59 Arise (7) 61 Standard (4) 64 Pinch (5) 66 Powder (4) 67 Reconcile (6) 69 Story (7) 72 Lightning bugs (9) 73 Crew (5) 74 Random test (4,5) 79 Idle (4) 81 Acquit (5) 82 Reversion (9) 83 Light fog (4) 85 Hammer (6) 86 Infuse (6) 87 Treasure (4,2,5) DOWN 1 Seedy bar (4) 2 Contract (6) 3 Repeat (6) 4 Seer (7) 5 Organ (5) 6 Free (2,3,5) 7 Flower (5) 8 Bravery (9) 9 Notion (7) 10 Cut (4) 11 Flatter (6,2) 15 Make contact (6) 21 Extreme pain (5) 24 Regional language (7) 25 Sweater (6) 26 Approve (6) 28 Hard cover (5) 29 Annoy (3) 33 Rebuffed (7) 34 Vote (6) 37 Nick (5) 40 Commerce (5) 41 Military storehouse (7) 43 Better (5) 44 Little pouch (6) 46 Tree (5) 49 Heavy fire (7) 51 Effect (6) 53 Prey (6) 55 Obsession (5) 58 Closely in line (4,2,4) 60 Period (3) 62 Old memorial (5) 63 Rash type (9) 65 Boat (8) 68 Roll out (6) 70 Appease (7) 71 Orator (7) 75 Make for (4,2) 76 Prevent (6) 77 Impetuous (5) 78 Promise (5) 80 Shout (4) 84 Definite (4) DOWN 1 What footballer wrongly does in seedy bar (4) 2 Psychiatrist’s contract (6) 3 Repeat normal rubbish (6) 4 Gain, we’re told, for seer (7) 5 Organ not recorded, right? (5) 6 Free like a roof? (2,3,5) 7 Old man with tips on pretty flower (5) 8 A pair of learners in stand showing bravery (9) 9 Consideration however over temperature (7) 10 Fixes up to get bargain (4) 11 Flatter target only lifted (6,2) 15 Forged lies around capital to make contact (6) 21 Pain to depart among some (5) 24 Bring up help by lecturer in way of speaking (7) 25 Clothing one characterised with spring? (6) 26 Approve end of treaty after a rift developed (6) 28 Empty case for explosive projectile (5) 29 Bother Irish knight (3) 33 Bend bus negotiated is cut short (7) 34 Mostly uncovered group in vote (6) 37 Nick found in whatnot chipped (5) 40 Deal with harangue I ignored (5) 41 Football team nears ground on a line (7) 43 Away from home, fare better (5) 44 Appropriate part of snooker table? (6) 46 Chart on edges of lake showing tree (5) 49 What angry pub customer shows, say, in shower of missiles (7) 51 Influence of fanciful creature with deed (6) 53 Object of hunt is source of stone? (6) 55 Obsession in barman I abhor (5) 58 Total noise spread — with cars one after another? (4,2,4) 60 Austria supports Queen for long period (3) 62 Priest enthralled by Catholic saint’s bone? (5) 63 Rash figure led a diver astray (9) 65 Neat admiral’s first managed vessel (8) 68 Release a lot of anger in a French liberal (6) 70 Calm volunteers once turned up in site (7) 71 Parliamentary authority is top in series (7) 75 Become fond of opinion also, we hear (4,2) 76 Cured meat for each basket (6) 77 Crude Republican in party (5) 78 Son gets to exhibit promise (5) 80 Last pair excluded from cowardly cry (4) 84 Certain Irish dramatist in audience (4)