GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Spend recklessly to project a boxing match (5,5) 14 Airline carrying on by Australia and New Zealand gets windfall (7) 15 Love commercial line in citrus fruit (6) 16 Inheritable assets from Spain, say (6) 17 Lessen group in headwind leaving (7) 18 Mature way of working recalled in Greek character (5) 19 Notice first sign of potion ooze (4) 20 A tale about Victor becomes animated (5) 21 Straight line is maintained by this governor (5) 22 Article largely put by rubbish round area — it could need clearing? (6) 23 Avoid temptress holding poster (5) 28 Weapon is covered in awful slime (7) 30 Aptitude in university department (7) 33 Independent trainer altered over year journey plan (9) 36 Betray Swiss hero leading number in revolution (4,2) 38 Element of decor altered in pinkish colour (5) 39 Trumpet new symbol of authority (5) 40 Extend special study (6) 42 Remain to restrain Republican in tantrum (5) 43 Expert in deliveries? (7) 44 Unite thus around place close to home (6) 46 Veto rejigged ballot (4) 49 Note from Maine and Missouri (4) 51 Disinfectant left in seaside area (6) 53 Card on overturned bundle shows bird (7) 55 Get hold of online complaint (5) 59 Small restaurant in club is troubled (6) 60 Make important proposal snubbed by doctor around university (3,2) 61 Drive shown by amateur acting in play (5) 62 A German in house good for task in garden? (6) 63 With sun gone, see bay with eddy possibly? That’s observant (5-4) 65 Confident actress’s first for all to see in exotic dress (7) 66 Unusual way to describe poor drummer? (7) 70 Wander maybe around odd parts of turf (5) 71 Draw part of basket cheerily (6) 73 Place for sitting in clubhouse with atmosphere (5) 75 Good man remains to get hoard (5) 80 Light found in rolling lowlands (4) 82 Sweep rear of drab space (5) 83 Secure source of pay in broadcast company (7) 84 A pair of lines on Yorkshire river has attraction (6) 85 Fill out first of forms shortly after nine? (6) 86 European at back of ship from Asia? (7) 87 German carrying uniform left one French companion a bit crazy (3,2,5)
DOWN
1 Tool is among bunch I selected (6) 2 Share equally short drinks after board game (2,6) 3 Animal in desert arrived by lake (5) 4 Gangster in hard old mould represented (7) 5 Make effort to release rivets (6) 6 A poetic work inspires bishop in residence (5) 7 Put money into vineyards cultivated with measure lost over time (6) 8 How one might describe executive in a ship? (2,5) 9 Be included in opinion on standard container (4,4,2) 10 Raid in support of a Yankee (5) 11 Ignore annual feast (4,4) 12 Impertinent look also Glenn hid (4) 24 Inactive Roman disturbed in confines of district (7) 25 Tilt some glass lanterns (5) 26 Moderate elevation not quite visible in landing-place (7) 27 Flavouring is found to plug a necessity (7) 29 Foolish writer held up in appeal (5) 31 Pointed weapon in small cart initially ignored (5) 32 Change course in path with no end of vigour (4) 34 Busy performer I have contracted (6) 35 Englishman abroad faces pressure in ceremony (4) 37 Concern shown in sentry (7) 41 Priest on Great Lake in daydream (7) 45 How one might describe street furniture to some extent (2,1,3) 47 Awfully bad sign of things to come for belly (7) 48 Frankness from a Northern director in restricted legal forum (7) 50 Clear function leading pair of idiots interrupted (7) 52 Barred space has silver in church (4) 54 Rogue in part of church, we hear (5) 56 Indulge for audience furry animal (5) 57 Old piano facing American in musical work (4) 58 Faint smell starts to worry hands in first factory (5) 60 Leave hiding place and rest with figure in field? (5,5) 64 Attend to awkward detail about Western hospital (4,4) 67 Hold back showing nerve at college (6,2) 68 List that is encapsulating unsettled times (7) 69 Faulty ticker before coronary ultimately makes one unstable (7) 72 Yearn to see hotel attended by a new king and queen (6) 74 Robin maybe with two rings gets jinx (6) 76 Smart southern pair on cue mobilised (6) 77 Wood is treated by one (5) 78 Source of strange mood in rock? (5) 79 Chaos amid brouhaha vocalised (5) 81 Learner, stupid person, gets to be idle (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Spend recklessly (5,5) 14 Windfall (7) 15 Citrus fruit (6) 16 Inheritable assets (6) 17 Lessen (7) 18 Greek letter (5) 19 Ooze (4) 20 Spirited (5) 21 Governor (5) 22 Gullet (6) 23 Avoid (5) 28 Weapon for throwing (7) 30 Aptitude (7) 33 Journey plan (9) 36 Betray (4,2) 38 Pinkish (5) 39 Monarch’s headwear (5) 40 Extend (6) 42 Tantrum (5) 43 Childbirth nurse (7) 44 Unite (6) 46 Ballot (4) 49 Note (4) 51 Whiten (6) 53 Crow-like bird (7) 55 Complaint (5) 59 Small restaurant (6) 60 Make important (3,2) 61 Play (5) 62 Weeding (6) 63 Observant (5-4) 65 Confident (7) 66 Unusual (7) 70 Wander (5) 71 Draw (6) 73 Seat (5) 75 Hoard (5) 80 Shine (4) 82 Sweep (5) 83 Set of channels (7) 84 Attraction (6) 85 Fill out (6) 86 Oriental (7) 87 Slightly crazy (3,2,5)
DOWN
1 Hand tool (6) 2 Share equally (2,6) 3 Desert animal (5) 4 Gangster (7) 5 Endeavour (6) 6 Residence (5) 7 Endow (6) 8 In ship (2,5) 9 Be included in (4,4,2) 10 Raid (5) 11 Ignore (4,4) 12 Eye lecherously (4) 24 Inactive (7) 25 Tilt (5) 26 Moderate (7) 27 Flavouring (7) 29 Bungling (5) 31 Pointed weapon (5) 32 Fasten (4) 34 Busy (6) 35 Ceremony (4) 37 Sentry (7) 41 Daydream (7) 45 To some extent (2,1,3) 47 Belly (7) 48 Frankness (7) 50 Clear (7) 52 Coop (4) 54 Rogue (5) 56 Bamboo-eating animal (5) 57 Artistic work (4) 58 Faint smell (5) 60 Leave hiding place (5,5) 64 Attend to (4,4) 67 Hold back (6,2) 68 List (7) 69 Unstable (7) 72 Yearn (6) 74 Jinx (6) 76 Smart (6) 77 Black wood (5) 78 Small rock (5) 79 Chaos (5) 81 Laze (4)