THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Secretly describing a book’s contents? (10) 14 Old map I mistook for official document (7) 15 Trick Greek character getting fish dish (6) 16 Second fringe, maybe, in fine yarn (6) 17 Check about heartbeat (7) 18 Non-standard speech found in numerous languages (5) 19 Christopher beginning to expect bird (4) 20 Uncover a set of cartoons (5) 21 Genuine Frenchman in field (5) 22 Old man damaged a red display (6) 23 Crowded hospital within instant (5) 28 Calm queen that is followed by figure (7) 30 Irregular tracer shot round island (7) 33 Doctor appraised has to vanish (9) 36 Overly enthusiastic member of shooting party faces good house (4-2) 38 South African city first off typical of a city (5) 39 Select group illuminated in middle of week (5) 40 Packet AA, presumably, held back? (6) 42 Sun on fruit showing spiky shoot (5) 43 Leave a university tutor defending outlaw (7) 44 Chap holds rig designed for border (6) 46 Left at sea harbour (4) 49 A group of police that’s sour-tempered (4) 51 By the sound of it, secured on holiday unique thing (3-3) 53 Insult a fellow with revolutionary group (7) 55 Grandmother’s first to block terrible funeral song (5) 59 Start article probing meal (6) 60 First person curtailed darkness in wintry home? (5) 61 Follow scholar in teaching (5) 62 Husband still to take in a paradisal place? (6) 63 Excellent starter if ordered (5-4) 65 Care ward (7) 66 Trip boy altered in honesty (7) 70 Endure criticism (5) 71 Western group of rowers showing heaviness (6) 73 A pair working for kitchen overall (5) 75 Accept commercial US college (5) 80 Fake component in brash amateur (4) 82 Divide sweet dish (5) 83 Artist gets to detect pointless competition (3,4) 84 Refund concerning club close to home (6) 85 Speaker’s rough direction (6) 86 Keep dry basin at ground (7) 87 A potion put off partly (2,2,1,5)
DOWN
1 Walking where trainer goes? (2,4) 2 Lay by prepared ideas for reform (3,5) 3 Disdain last of this hackneyed material (5) 4 Manage deliveries with energy repeatedly (7) 5 Push thick cord in place (6) 6 A largely uninspiring time fit for mature types? (5) 7 Increase food for maintenance (6) 8 Argument put against kind partner (7) 9 Trouble faded in war everywhere (3,3,4) 10 Upper-class type noted for wisdom in custom (5) 11 Negotiations bound to discuss in-house topics? (4,4) 12 See mark on snooker table (4) 24 Noise from clubs, start of long-running affair (7) 25 Poisonous stuff stored in haven omitted (5) 26 Bachelor enters a row in unusually colourful array (7) 27 Boy with clan upset feature of hotel room? (7) 29 Seize unjustly American in the lead round river (5) 31 Bird overturned gold receptacle (5) 32 Notion intrepid Easterner entertains (4) 34 Jack gets to see through, right away, mess (6) 35 Female opera singer keen for a turn (4) 37 Delight daughter protected by Glenda loosely (7) 41 Salesman left in charge with a copy (7) 45 Information I found on a liberal that’s friendly (6) 47 Lack enough money showing expression of surprise or tension firstly (2,5) 48 Averse to tax — and not working? (3,4) 50 Talk about carnival location in old carriage (7) 52 Thin layer in movie (4) 54 Stiff outfit I had briefly (5) 56 Visitor gave estimate, it’s said (5) 57 Asian food supplied in front of university (4) 58 Companion with skill reveals map (5) 60 Reach inlet swimming out of danger (2,3,5) 64 Ray comes out for tree (8) 67 Organisation with initially big base gets serious setback (4,4) 68 Selfish person gets it wrong round circle (7) 69 Way of acting by good man over year shows decency (7) 72 A cart crashes hiding bit of motorway road surface (6) 74 Deadly epidemic in European capital after switch in direction (6) 76 Aim when camping? (6) 77 Advantage when supported by group (5) 78 Spell of work accepted by foremost intellect (5) 79 Reportedly, stop in car for rest (5) 81 Violent criminal has cover for head (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Secretly (10) 14 Official document (7) 15 Fish dish (6) 16 Fine yarn (6) 17 Beat off (7) 18 Vernacular (5) 19 Bird of prey (4) 20 Undress (5) 21 Kingdom (5) 22 Ceremonial march (6) 23 Dense (5) 28 Calm (7) 30 Irregular (7) 33 Vanish (9) 36 Overly enthusiastic (4-2) 38 Of a city (5) 39 Select group (5) 40 Packet (6) 42 Pointed weapon (5) 43 Desert (7) 44 Border (6) 46 Harbour (4) 49 Biting (4) 51 Unique thing (3-3) 53 Insult (7) 55 Funeral song (5) 59 Begin (6) 60 Snow house (5) 61 Set of beliefs (5) 62 Divine abode (6) 63 Excellent (5-4) 65 Guardianship (7) 66 Rectitude (7) 70 Adhere (5) 71 Importance (6) 73 Kitchen overall (5) 75 Acknowledge (5) 80 Fake (4) 82 Divide (5) 83 Futile competition (3,4) 84 Refund (6) 85 Direction (6) 86 Avoid voting (7) 87 Partly (2,2,1,5)
DOWN
1 Walking (2,4) 2 Reserve (3,5) 3 Disdain (5) 4 Manage (7) 5 Push forward (6) 6 Grown-up (5) 7 Maintenance (6) 8 Monarch’s spouse (7) 9 Everywhere (3,3,4) 10 Custom (5) 11 Discuss own business (4,4) 12 Location (4) 24 Noise (7) 25 Poison (5) 26 Colourful array (7) 27 Projecting platform (7) 29 Seize unjustly (5) 31 Bird (5) 32 Notion (4) 34 Mess (6) 35 Female singer (4) 37 Delight (7) 41 Copy (7) 45 Kindly (6) 47 Lack sufficiency (2,5) 48 Not at work (3,4) 50 Ancient carriage (7) 52 Movie (4) 54 Stiff (5) 56 Visitor (5) 57 Bean curd (4) 58 Map (5) 60 Free of suspicion (2,3,5) 64 Maple tree (8) 67 Serious setback (4,4) 68 Selfish person (7) 69 Diffidence (7) 72 Road surface (6) 74 Afflict (6) 76 Aim (6) 77 Advantage (5) 78 Bout of work (5) 79 Interval (5) 81 Head covering (4)