Coffee break 2 THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Mum, is anyone prepared to make a sauce? (10) 14 Someone who has joined the workforce at fifty as a novice (7) 15 When rain gets in, something for drying, in the tool bag (6) 16 That’s nothing to the gamut of colour (6) 17 Bound to have confidence in listening to (7) 18 Yarn woven round a hole in the material (5) 19 Brown with a green tip, showing taste (4) 20 Made angry with adversity (5) 21 Hoarders, has to eradicate. It’s a mandate (5) 22 Then the first two letters are transposed, in Greek (6) 23 At the end of the walk, conk out, bang! (5) 28 Come from getting the name wrong, at one point (7) 30 How you said ‘Not the sharpest knife in the pack?’ (7) 33 Is conspicuous among those that are flush? (6,3) 36 Only a little dessert (6) 38 A number had, in weight, an initial loss (5) 39 Storey in which roof collapses, trapping many (5) 40 Tell about the ex (6) 42 Vegetarian food would be the answer (5) 43 I’m into artificial jewellery. It’s fun (7) 44 Web woven, are getting a warning (6) 46 Go off back north, to the rut (4) 49 Love to write, to begin with (4) 51 Smart shot: the goal gets through (6) 53 Prepared to turn in the male: a foreigner (7) 55 Was informed it took an hour to read, roughly (5) 59 Complaining, but not in the proper way? (6) 60 Get mixed up for just a moment (5) 61 Indicate a jar that’s covered in (5) 62 Save again with cues, when floundering (6) 63 Understands the pet has chosen to curl up beside (7,2) 65 Setting free, frets about being caught by predators (7) 66 Come round right now, pal (7) 70 Write to Sandy. ‘Sad loss,’ naming the girl (5) 71 Empty spaces in the shores surrounding the lake (6) 73 Wind down with real difficulty, having got cross (5) 75 Change to ‘a restoration’ (5) 80 The shade that’s down (4) 82 Mentioning drinks is a mistake (5) 83 Scoundrel making a home in (7) 84 Mean by ‘home’, back to the East (6) 85 Stopped Sue renovating the interior of the flat (6) 86 Stand of a different sort, strange (7) 87 Reminiscent of something naughty? (10)
DOWN
1 ‘Prettier by far,’ I again put in (6) 2 Happenings as the actors are making their entrances? (6-2) 3 In addition to making the old queen cross (5) 4 With ‘Sot wallowing in dirt,’ falsify the facts (7) 5 Get ‘Dog notice to put outside (6) 6 If I drop the whip for an instant (5) 7 The robber attacked savagely and is in custody (6) 8 Said derisively ‘Was a cocaine addict (7) 9 The brain is a hazy subject (4,6) 10 S-sound of hail? (5) 11 What’s inside? Coins, not loose, will be found inside (8) 12 Spotted climbing in the Pyrenees (4) 24 Is he ascertaining how many are against? (7) 25 Alternative is to stand by her (5) 26 Whenever a tiny error is made by me (7) 27 Learns to untangle the many tangled up (7) 29 ‘Extra small’ in code (5) 31 A blithe ‘Come off it!’ (5) 32 Raise by fifty-one feet (4) 34 Notice the daughter at the inside is prim (6) 35 Not all add up, we’re told (4) 37 Money, or capital, can get squandered in it (7) 41 They allow us to make up words (7) 45 Prepared to get into a ship with one’s possessions (6) 47 Followed the son and had a chat with (7) 48 Understanding there will be monologues with music and wine (7) 50 With a local, walk round to see the boat (7) 52 Unsheathe and, turning, fend off with (4) 54 There’s a flaw, thanks to the silly nit (5) 56 Plump for sandwiches (5) 57 Had been having a little run-in with (4) 58 A stream or river, in the novel (5) 60 Wet blanket who won’t let one enjoy a drink (10) 64 The opposite of ‘talk’ (8) 67 Think mint a strange herb to have on the border (8) 68 Fumes with anger . . . (7) 69 . . . anger erupting at the California massacre (7) 72 The girl’s had a setback again. It’s grave (6) 74 Pass in English given to ‘82’ (6) 76 The boy and I have been here (6) 77 Picture showing fields, damaged with the top missing (5) 78 Caught by the light, a sight unwelcome to motorists (5) 79 Will it put two and two together and avoid the mongoose? (5) 81 ‘English Boy’ is about to get in front (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 13 Sauce (10) 14 Novice (7) 15 Tool (6) 16 Colour (6) 17 Bound (7) 18 Material (5) 19 Taste (4) 20 Angry (5) 21 Mandate (5) 22 Greek (6) 23 Bang (5) 28 Come from (7) 30 Frankly (7) 33 Juts (6,3) 36 Modicum (6) 38 Number (5) 39 Storey (5) 40 Tell (6) 42 Vegetables (5) 43 Diversion (7) 44 Watch out! (6) 46 Go (4) 49 Begin (4) 51 Smart (6) 53 Nationality (7) 55 Was told (5) 59 Ailing (6) 60 Rattle (5) 61 Indicate (5) 62 Save (6) 63 Understands (7,2) 65 Animals (7) 66 Pal (7) 70 Coin (5) 71 Empty spaces (6) 73 Wind down (5) 75 Change (5) 80 Depressed (4) 82 Mistake (5) 83 Scoundrel (7) 84 Mean (6) 85 Stopped (6) 86 Stand (7) 87 Reminiscent (10) DOWN 1 Prettier (6) 2 Activities (6-2) 3 Addition (5) 4 Misrepresent (7) 5 Get (6) 6 Instant (5) 7 Robber (6) 8 Said derisively (7) 9 Brain (4,6) 10 Pebble (5) 11 Things inside (8) 12 Spotted (4) 24 Against (7) 25 Alternative (5) 26 Whenever (7) 27 Tangled (7) 29 Code (5) 31 Blithe (5) 32 Raise (4) 34 Prim (6) 35 Not all (4) 37 Money (7) 41 Characters (7) 45 Possessions (6) 47 Followed (7) 48 Understanding (7) 50 Boat (7) 52 Unsheathe (4) 54 Flaw (5) 56 Rotund (5) 57 Had been (4) 58 Stream (5) 60 Wet blanket (10) 64 Talk (8) 67 Ponder (8) 68 Annoy (7) 69 Massacre (7) 72 Acute (6) 74 Pass (6) 76 Born here (6) 77 Picture (5) 78 Holding device (5) 79 Snake (5) 81 Front place (4)