GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS IN MONDAY’S PAPER.

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 How one might find phase being unfit? (3,2,5) 4 European entering own house gets rejection (5-2) 5 Editorial figure in command (6) 6 Curb regarding woman in union, we hear (6) 7 I lament terrible disorder (7) 8 Small insect apparently concealed (5) 9 Feature of scrabble until end without trappings (4) 20 Satin woven in colour (5) 2 Rounded fruit on top of pile (5) 22 Is backing austere period without noise (6) 23 Rear of car by yard reveals prize (5) 28 Hope lot has adjusted road cavity (7) 30 A prison in Paraguay makes one frightened (7) 33 I shut open ground beset by difficulties (2,3,4) 36 Piece of fish? Increase bulk of it, it’s said (6) 38 Bad smell amid decay in machine (5) 39 Encounter and pass village monument? (5) 40 Staff beginning to use a line in handbook (6) 42 Group of soldiers over year showing togetherness (5) 43 Unyielding chap probing dodgy data (7) 44 Main plate’s smashed (6) 46 Dismal grey motorway recalled (4) 49 Sinister element in tiresome villain (4) 5 Place with advantage for vow (6) 53 Tory in work grabs time to do something risky? (3,2,2) 55 Fountain totally vacated — and pier (5) 59 Reprimand dog in vehicle? (6) 60 It’s hot in temporary quarters for top player (5) 6 Artless and largely venial criminal (5) 62 Respect established English writer after retirement (6) 63 Tolerate comedian in lift by hotel (3,2,4) 65 Favour eluding rogue (7) 66 How gash is repaired? That’s nonsense (7) 70 Carefully examine fastener close to jersey (5) 7 Vigorous old boy wearing reddish brown (6) 73 Brownish-yellow room companion cleared (5) 75 Former athlete with power gets abdominal pain (5) 80 Ill-defined spot left for all to see in bars oddly (4) 82 Priest in chapter shortly (5) 83 Where one might put drink for senior ministers (7) 84 Part of spa rented for father, say (6) 85 Walk in sun with online troublemaker (6) 86 Particular deference (7) 87 Ground soon blocked with no end of din? It’s a mystery (6,4)

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1 First signs of town under rain registered entering this small tower (6) 2 Unfriendly element in school produces unemotional type (4,4) 3 Woman appearing in article is pale (5) 4 Bear pal that’s disrupted religious story (7) 5 Rioting blamed for pandemonium (6) 6 Vertiginous refuge lieutenant abandoned (5) 7 Spiny plant caught in California by American (6) 8 Place first off with bed in mess? It’s a fiasco (7) 9 The tension is recreated elaborately (2,3,5) 0 Boy enters sides of grove and clearing (5) Copper touring area for review is out being wary (8) 2 Sound source of water? (4) 24 Man with suit capsized in sea wave (7) 25 Request quiet around group showing laziness (5) 26 Far segment of land is tantalising (7) 27 Wife taken with that man, person making feeble cry (7) 29 Two numbers coming up including current tearjerker? (5) 3 A layabout keeps large record (5) 32 Thrill in part of rugby (4) 34 Greek due for replacement carries source of great resentment (6) 35 Secure sprinter of note (4) 37 Reveal accidentally split that’s developed with the French (3,4) 4 Overlook information brought up on reformed Celt (7) 45 Fake ring produced by unknown character (6) 47 Place with springs to spawn changes (3,4) 48 A turn arranged in middle of rabble to get lucky dip (4,3) 50 Six facing a hole in overpass (7) 52 Bring up record about a target (4) 54 Cake decoration here in Paris no good (5) 56 Accent shown with leader lacking hair (5) 57 Encompass parking in medical facility (4) 58 Ill-will arising in Simon eventually (5) 60 Division on parts of a pitch to use least effort (3,7) 64 Improbable winner within party? Good (8) 67 Charge Republican with award for clothing stock (8) 68 Coat is kept in New Hampshire for supply (7) 69 Fine note’s composed about old garland (7) 72 Instant note is put over admission card (6) 74 Club around east and north gets threat (6) 76 Endless torment possibly for trainer (6) 77 Way to measure part of a reptile? (5) 78 Racket in part of hospital gets to subside (5) 79 Son raised feature about Spain in glib talk (5) 8 Departed behind schedule (4)

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