CRYPTIC CLUES GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
ACROSS
12 Fashionable card is appropriate (2,9)
13 Dapper pair with posh connections principally in the Home Counties (6)
14 Val is excited by hotel, being extravagant (6)
16 Rouse titled figure to seize heart of opportunity (4)
17 Grub alone prepared in part of pub (6,3)
18 Piece of advice when keeping oddly ugly plant (5)
19 Outstanding source of satisfaction getting subscription (4)
20 Try again to resolve matter conserving energy before exercise (9)
22 Polite request to ignore page in rental agreement (5)
23 Discard rubbish of ghettos (3,4,2)
27 Amy and Art are confused about wide set of rails (7)
30 Kindly and intelligent leader? Not altogether (6)
31 Aristocrat is almost ahead of schedule (4)
32 Coarse bachelor departs in awful way (5)
35 Ruffian is tough and uncompromising at the edges (4)
36 Chopping knife caught by one departing (7)
38 Call suspect group (4)
39 Sensible body of officers largely retaining appeal (7)
42 All troubled entering in this way money for ski race (6)
45 One discontented tourist in party is likewise (5)
46 Tolerate dirty place as animal enclosure (4,3)
47 Something negotiated in Kent town (4)
48 Meat-based sauce partly for a Guyanese (4)
50 Shortfall sadly cited about grand prix racing (7)
52 One on a course, perhaps, after losing pounds is menial type (5)
54 Small component I’d to obtain after beginning of work (6)
56 Factory worker prepared to get receiver (7)
57 Present is somewhat pleasing if twee (4)
59 Area between stairs for disembarkation (7)
61 Top wager about last of races (4)
64 Condemn English councillor in case of dishonesty (5)
66 Suspend section of exchange (4)
67 Something done by rugby players to confront American in disturbance (6)
69 Len and Gus possibly grabbing ultimate in bedding lie cosily (7)
72 Harmony shown by one playing musical instrument (9)
73 Pleasing set of musical compositions, we’re told (5)
74 A fuel cut unexpectedly around end of budget? It gets to vary (9)
79 Tease Jack, Oscar, Bob and Henry (4)
81 Pale like former English tennis player (not half!) (5)
82 Party’s bit disorganised in place for holy immersion (9)
83 Tie left in front of tree (4)
85 Beautiful insect endlessly fluttering by front of car (6)
86 Retired artist characterised by little warmth or enthusiasm (6)
87 Soon chatter haphazardly regarding such a matter (2,4,5)
DOWN
1 Tangle blocking park, noticeably (4)
2 Desire for a drink right in this tavern’s front (6)
3 Screen in part of restaurant, it’s said (6)
4 Agent consuming cold drink, strong cider (7)
5 Condescend to revise editing after losing it (5)
6 In a fancy way, store wraps athletic clothing (10)
7 Place totally empty for fine cement (5)
8 Give total attention with rebel alas getting mobilised (2,3,4)
9 Fighter largely disheartened before old ceremonial event (7)
10 Enthusiastic French painter needing no introduction (4)
11 Sort idea out to see rocky celestial body (8)
15 Mind old boy on plane carrying first of cases (6)
21 Shimmering heat enveloping river and soil (5)
24 Silly oaf supported by Frenchman in Germany? That’s agreed (2,1,4)
25 First signs of very exciting look variously exploiting this soft fabric (6)
26 Woman’s upset in area getting rupture (6)
28 Second almost unbridgeable gap for tycoon (5)
29 Line that curves in rescue vessel, we’re told (3)
33 Deflect teacher with authority on holiday (4,3)
34 Kelvin with pained expression repeatedly about onset of trouble has to grovel (6)
37 Yorkshire cricketer acquires second perch (5)
40 Vacuous way in which joke ends? (5)
41 Find fault with poor pub given initially robust support (7)
43 Camel-like animal housed in stall, amazingly (5)
44 Enrage Scottish actor (6)
46 Graduate has cake and ring-shaped roll (5)
49 Endure finale to game in dilapidated ground (7)
51 Sticky piece placed in recycling yard (6)
53 End of cooking having acquired refined cheesy dish (6)
55 Remove faults from outer parts of distinctive listening device (5)
58 Recklessly spend having damaged rowboat and hut (5,5)
60 Alcoholic spirit consumed in beginning (3)
62 Divided place found by institute in street (5)
63 Narrow chair pal broke when carrying round (9)
65 Conservative swimmer following two directions gets to intrude (8)
68 Chilling look in turn shown in exterior of clergy (6)
70 Lend commercial delivery vehicle in front of church (7)
71 Group in British Columbia hugely discontented getting discoloured (7)
75 Water-dwelling bird circling yard beginning to excite small carnivore (6)
76 A French timepiece missing front is open (6)
77 Des in ground is insinuatingly derogatory (5)
78 Huge Belgian takes bottles (5)
80 Go after former Health Secretary (4)
84 Part of the sea almost certain to go over foot of cliff (4)