GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS IN MONDAY’S PAPER.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Dining set I changed to cover source of other dining problem? (11) 13 Neat ground in middle of plot for shed (4-2) 14 Use retired writer with ruse (6) 16 Pace element of flight? (4) 17 Coping with direction at college (7,2) 18 Incline to move poles (5) 19 Final piece a medical professional rejected (4) 20 Robert and Hal sadly lacking a yen to be fraternal (9) 22 Pass over punctuation mark (5) 23 A peer tips liquid as pre-meal treat? (9) 27 Boy heading off with a Celt moved disciple (7) 30 Piece of armour is held wrongly (6) 31 Exam retained by director altogether (4) 32 Volatile priest right away shows malice (5) 35 Accessible round enclosure (4) 36 Dye produced by FBI agents in untidy place (7) 38 Avoid food rapidly (4) 39 Chap on railway grabbing thus stonework (7) 42 Get angry — what careless computing expert does? (4,2) 45 Faithful ally mobilised to bring about embargo’s end (5) 46 Actor’s part, we hear, disclosed in launch (4,3) 47 Style in native language (4) 48 Blemish in second vehicle (4) 50 Disparage place by hill (3,4) 52 Estimate hotel occupants after time’s gone (5) 54 Rouse former partner with name (6) 56 Strain represented in notes (7) 57 Sailor returning on ship is singer (4) 59 Circling river, please run slowly (7) 61 Huge levy to restrict assets ultimately (4) 64 Pester young royal? (5) 66 Doctor in turn accepts religious instruction, puritanical type (4) 67 Improve centrepoint of art in constructed niche (6) 69 Promote increase gradually? (5,2) 72 Markedly better fortification completed (5,4) 73 Criticism gets to remain (5) 74 Frenchman enthralled by sort of hired gun, excellent type (9) 79 Spots accident in car with front missing (4) 81 Exclude some rude barrister (5) 82 Balding? Get option then for transplant with no end of expense (4,2,3) 83 Record strip of material (4) 85 Overcharge heavily for thermal garment (6) 86 Work in scientific site belonging to us (6) 87 Stink with hype i.e. that’s manufactured improbable benefit (3,2,3,3)
DOWN
1 Fool mentioned style of sweater (4) 2 Citric fruit largely favoured for clinging type (6) 3 Meat served up by the French lacking strength (6) 4 Culpable fellow, a university lecturer, defended by attorney (2,5) 5 Boost to French resort barring English (5) 6 Maintain grip on provisions and line in hot food possibly (4,4,2) 7 Anxiety no good in a revered figure (5) 8 Poet’s OK as eccentric as it were (2,2,5) 9 Umpire free to move in centre of green (7) 10 Eastern film becomes saga (4) 11 Code left scrambled showing loss of nerve (4,4) 15 Overlook first of offences in corrupt reign (6) 21 Summary from salesman touring California (5) 24 I wander round Malta quietly to get better (7) 25 Bright companion given to alcohol heading off (6) 26 Mike exchanged roles to get bite (6) 28 Sudden thrust or dive initially discounted (5) 29 Extreme gratuity (3) 33 U.S. soldier illuminated in a yard showing litheness (7) 34 Feline let out — and bovine animals (6) 37 Bird’s claw ornithologist alone comprehends (5) 40 Severely criticise Sunday joint? (5) 41 Abandon phony enthralling old body of scientists (7) 43 Where chalk might be at the right moment (2,3) 44 Trophy raised by boxer, say, leading figure (3,3) 46 Correct ceremonial observance in audience (5) 49 Substitute book (7) 51 Start to offer commercial line in colour (6) 53 Show in college taken in by first woman (6) 55 Quibble about verse by the Italian (5) 58 Two at suite in disorder endure difficulty (5,2,3) 60 Bird put in emblem unmistakeably (3) 62 In this way, take advantage of pickle (5) 63 Bowling area hit in area given protection? (5,4) 65 Lovely old area transformed round Belgium (8) 68 Shrink back from engineers with cold lubricant (6) 70 Special order curiously riled one in engagement (7) 71 Man holds black waste receptacle (7) 75 Obligation to retain old record for assistant (6) 76 Enthusiast lifted flawless item, spice (6) 77 Book probing obscure rite in clan (5) 78 Assume mail covers India (5) 80 Mind ambassador with journalist (4) 84 Select (after cold goes) European fish (4)