THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Quite different from — and it’s unbeatable (7,4) 13 ‘Hat’, not ‘bat’ (6) 14 Ten collapsed, awfully ill, having ingested a ‘43’ (6) 16 Move the spoon round with a clink (4) 17 Two men, and one of them comes back in period cap (4,5) 18 Why you wake up in a panic? (5) 19 Look equal to (4) 20 Porcelain unsafe when there’s a dog around? (4,5) 22 Bet, having a joker and Queen (5) 23 Fearful as we merge with traffic (3-6) 27 We had worked, yes, to make progress (7) 30 With group, stand by the seat (6) 31 List you’ll be on if you’re lucky (4) 32 He gives a wry smile (5) 35 Not bad, as markets go? (4) 36 Again cut back and that’s what clinched it (7) 38 That’s not to say it could be a hitch (4) 39 Squabble about going aboard as cargo (7) 42 Open out before inserting into blue cover (6) 45 Picture of pretty girl with leg raised (3-2) 46 With regard to spectre that dematerialised (7) 47 Win as before, though not given a start (4) 48 Someone waiting to catch one in a mistake (4) 50 Good. Was pacey. Held one’s interest (7) 52 Large animal consuming crow (5) 54 Tad upset, see, about description ‘staid’ (6) 56 The flip side of an adversity (7) 57 Open wound to be treated, first off (4) 59 Within two days are in trouble. Exhausted (7) 61 Carry to there, dropping her off (4) 64 What footballers wear on Sunday excursion (5) 66 Think the mouse hole has gone (4) 67 Material in fabricated suits: English (6) 69 Reasons why the fleet is still at sea? (7) 72 Be given hint about, on the blower? (3,4,2) 73 Again, only to disprove (5) 74 With pen make circle, putting dot beside (9) 79 How many are united in favour of? (4) 81 Guide one through the plan (5) 82 Quickly asking if you’d care to have a go (4,1,4) 83 Yes, slicing and gobbling a piece of cake (4) 85 Man, that’s a magnificent abode! (6) 86 Old inn. Ramshackle and yet to be renovated (6) 87 Being unsuccessful, like Jack and Jill trying to get water (7,4)
DOWN
1 Bird migrating at start of October (4) 2 Tea, as an instance, has gone up in price (6) 3 Grasp, roughly, from a fragment of conversation (6) 4 Furious with the so-and-so (7) 5 After a second, rub out ‘know-how’ (5) 6 Traffic doesn’t pour out of it! (10) 7 Obvious that nearly all recall differently (5) 8 Be nice to and give nostrums to hypochondriacs? (5,4) 9 See Scamp coming in, legs skittering (7) 10 Moves the camera upwards to photograph (4) 11 ‘Clever Dick with a screw loose,’ I put in. ‘Eastern’ (8) 15 Collision that’s the work of the devil (6) 21 Are returning to work: providing entertainment (5) 24 Complaining of feeling sick right before (7) 25 Be inclined to take on, showing sinew (6) 26 Key to door’s lost. Keeps thinking about it (6) 28 Note in an awful dreary song (5) 29 Led on, got confused, you say further (3) 33 He doesn’t believe nursing cold is bad (7) 34 Notes and corrects pronunciation (6) 37 Quick to take blame, I note (5) 40 Lift this out. Nothing inside (5) 41 Gets in trouble right before for not working (7) 43 Something that beats vegetarian food (5) 44 Having chewed over, assimilate the abridgement (6) 46 Was mad about the crimson with silver lining (5) 49 Look at beforehand and on page notice (7) 51 Catch on to joke barrow boy’s familiar with (6) 53 From cop, a question that’s not clear (6) 55 Get rid of dunderhead: an irritation (5) 58 He’s not terribly late, paying by instalments (2,3,5) 60 Get into and agree to return (3) 62 Act One is set in a city in Italy (5) 63 Not dressed and that’s inappropriate (3,2,4) 65 Not drinking, stand a drink to Alfred (8) 68 Aw, gee, they’re just inedible coverings! (6) 70 Work as dog’s hairdresser for a bit? (7) 71 Vacancy for male to work on drains (7) 75 Potential talent as yet unrevealed (6) 76 Drove, slicing ball. Strain yourself (6) 77 Weight is hard to take off. Honest. Awfully (5) 78 Unfortunately turned daughter against health food (5) 80 Nonsense! Light up (4) 84 Was bothered by small cuts (4)