THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Environmentalist with minimal baggage gets permission to proceed (5,5) 14 French article about a conflict is not informed (7) 15 Motive in crime with no lead (6) 16 Doctor got up looking sullen (6) 17 Loan is arranged to defend island in secret affair (7) 18 Weak daughter recalled decline (5) 19 Assist retired couple having nurses (4) 20 A page put in Greek hotel pictorial diagram (5) 21 Declare condition in country (5) 22 Right-winger embraces this man’s abstract thinking (6) 23 Malicious aspect about note (5) 28 Corroborate furry animal released from confinement (4,3) 30 Series reduced in number gets worn out (3-4) 33 Manoeuvre or a stunt encapsulating a space traveller (9) 36 Incline to admit English verse has to modernise (6) 38 Boost mostly in Cuba and France for seaside feature? (5) 39 Repellent gag initially by TV chatshow host (5) 40 Irritable companion after film is set among territory’s extremists (6) 42 Remain to take in river and wander (5) 43 Link in New England state I cut out (7) 44 Cloth Virginia kept in containers (6) 46 Eye infection in filthy place picked up (4) 49 Forbidden stuff imported in great abundance (4) 51 Wade in shallow water and use oar (6) 53 Only a misfit detains scholar? Irregular thing (7) 55 Steal a small quantity (5) 59 Harp on about destitute child (6) 60 Danger in chopper illustrated (5) 61 Stumble close to line? That’s nonsense (5) 62 Look at retrograde tabloid in bright colour (6) 63 Be awful so when upset to lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 65 Work poet composed covering long period (7) 66 Give up supporting fellow with energy and appeal (7) 70 Smell is transmitted, we hear (5) 71 Politician in EU state has dominion (6) 73 Mark put round second part of jumbo jet (5) 75 Instruct cheat to change (5) 80 Difficult Victorian novelist with no end of whimsy (4) 82 Notes supplied in bars? (5) 83 Priest, one in narrow sect, is guilty party (7) 84 Elegant piece of blurb, an exception (6) 85 Argument in rental property about garden implement (6) 86 European bishop with a nervous habit that’s irregular (7) 87 Proof broadcast about the first pair of chiefs about to be axed (3,3,4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Permission to proceed (5,5) 14 Not informed (7) 15 Motive (6) 16 Sullen (6) 17 Secret love affair (7) 18 Hang down (5) 19 Assist (4) 20 Symbolic diagram (5) 21 Nation (5) 22 Abstract thinking (6) 23 Insinuatingly derogatory (5) 28 Corroborate (4,3) 30 Dilapidated (3-4) 33 Space traveller (9) 36 Upgrade (6) 38 Seaside rock face (5) 39 Repellent (5) 40 Irritable (6) 42 Wander (5) 43 Link (7) 44 Coarse cloth (6) 46 Eye swelling (4) 49 Forbidden (4) 51 Short oar (6) 53 Peculiarity (7) 55 Steal (5) 59 Parentless child (6) 60 Danger (5) 61 Nonsense (5) 62 Look (6) 63 Lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 65 Work (7) 66 Give up (7) 70 Smell (5) 71 Dominion (6) 73 Gush (5) 75 Instruct (5) 80 Difficult (4) 82 Melody (5) 83 Guilty party (7) 84 Civilised (6) 85 Garden implement (6) 86 Irregular (7) 87 About to be axed (3,3,4)
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1 Eagerness (6) 2 Substandard (5,3) 3 Set of ships (5) 4 Suppleness (7) 5 Narrow body of water (6) 6 Search (5) 7 Large seabird (6) 8 Boxer’s second (7) 9 Situation of ease (3,2,5) 10 Underground chapel (5) 11 Turn to one’s advantage (4,2,2) 12 Table game (4) 24 Brave (7) 25 Nervous (5) 26 Building (7) 27 Show dissent (7) 29 Choose by vote (5) 31 Workers’ group (5) 32 Salary (4) 34 Agreement (6) 35 Roman garment (4) 37 If really required (2,1,4) 41 Strenuous (7) 45 Soft fabric (6) 47 Incidental benefit (4-3) 48 Imminent (2,5) 50 Manmade fibre (7) 52 Aristocrat (4) 54 Damp (5) 56 Welsh dog (5) 57 Temporary setback (4) 58 Small stream (5) 60 Expert (4,6) 64 Relax after activity (4,4) 67 Response (8) 68 Get rid of (7) 69 Condiment (7) 72 Arouse (6) 74 Cleanse (6) 76 Deep ravine (6) 77 Hint (5) 78 Loose (5) 79 Comfortable (5) 81 Distinctive quality (4)
DOWN
1 A party in rugby bar’s rear showing enthusiasm (6) 2 Substandard bowl with pear is smashed (5,3) 3 Quick set of ships (5) 4 Suppleness shown by man serving in Italy possibly (7) 5 Body of water that’s narrow and uncurved, we’re told (6) 6 Queen established search (5) 7 Seabird to turn over bay, say, with fishing gear (6) 8 Boxer’s second name by right (7) 9 Note kept by boss free to move in comfortable position (3,2,5) 10 Loud cry disheartened priest in underground chapel (5) 11 Turn to one’s advantage change favoured by rising number (4,2,2) 12 Group of people in swimming area (4) 24 Brave try right away to trail money (7) 25 Spring anniversary lately making one nervous (5) 26 Journalist provided with diamonds in building (7) 27 Poster recreated tense march (7) 29 Put in office some smart celebrity from the south (5) 31 Place of learning supported by workers’ group (5) 32 Pay women with maturity (4) 34 A set of notes, it’s said, showing agreement (6) 35 Article obtained on way up is Roman garment (4) 37 Path USA prepared if really required (2,1,4) 41 Strenuous job of an examiner? (7) 45 Soft fabric retained by travel veteran (6) 47 Put positive slant on holiday, an incidental benefit (4-3) 48 How one might describe retail goods to come (2,5) 50 Account Cyril created for manmade material (7) 52 Praise by the sound of it for aristocrat (4) 54 Damp light fog concealing middle of moors (5) 56 Dog starts to chase other retrievers getting indisciplined (5) 57 Bachelor on edge in temporary setback (4) 58 Black bird in small stream (5) 60 Expert sorted out team’s parts (4,6) 64 Relax after activity with empty talk limited (4,4) 67 Payment on day returned in response (8) 68 Get rid of second joker, say, following inspector (7) 69 Greek character darts off to get condiment (7) 72 Stir former name (6) 74 Cleanse yard with tree at college after turning (6) 76 Unknown character breaks rule in ravine (6) 77 Hint with ease initially ignored (5) 78 Loose bag containing pounds (5) 79 Comfortable American hospital located in Cyprus (5) 81 Gold shown by artist has distinctive quality (4)