GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

13 New caller is excited to go round current drinks store (4,6) 14 A tip created by local essentially to make pudding (7) 15 Return of colour in grass in blooming period? (6) 16 Status might come with this drink for minimal attendance (6) 17 Objection with dear French meat seller (7) 18 Support at home for intellect (5) 19 Carry something on a camel (4) 20 Archdeacon with much drink open to bribery (5) 21 Beer is spilt on front of this cap (5) 22 Doctor tried to suppress a bout of invective (6) 23 Group of burly men energised on reflection as hostile force (5) 28 PA fully relaxed becomes frisky (7) 30 Cut honey out after getting rid of ordinary condiment (7) 33 Any new top when torn is of little value (3,1,5) 36 Normal small room missing latest package (6) 38 Unusually big eel left out is pale brown (5) 39 Substitute for kiss by unknown character (5) 40 Ron if swimming with energy is performing well (2,4) 42 Line broke close to waterfront in bay (5) 43 Plaintive sound about tune played for a long period (7) 44 Part of a beach by a lake for open footwear (6) 46 Tuneful song from lair lots regularly detected (4) 49 Female U.S. singer on radio gets criticism (4) 51 Acclimatise party thus at intervals with Tyneside (6) 53 A boffin shortly working to save time is ill-mannered (1,3,3) 55 British competition for couple (5) 59 Wet day with morning by enclosure (6) 60 Accommodate condition for returning money (3,2) 61 Foolish way in which debacle ends? (5) 62 Mum and Sid chomped Chinese food (3,3) 63 Verbally abuse large retired chap in awful places without power (4,5) 65 Reveal terrible devil with gut almost (7) 66 Luck favouring melody (7) 70 Deceptive type cracked code by yard (5) 71 Accompany coaster at sea leaving area (6) 73 Straightforward proposal to tour India (5) 75 Slim boy removing jacket in uncertain state (5) 80 Notes a ritual partly in Indian dress (4) 82 Ribs are found in this strong box (5) 83 Meat is cooked around back of joint occasionally (2,5) 84 Family in newspaper with a slant? (6) 85 German enters British Museum in last place (6) 86 Mention advice for assembly (7) 87 Things with wine possibly waiting in reserve (2,3,5)

DOWN

1 Weaken revolving top on pick-up truck (6) 2 Prepare to move eg trade over year (3,5) 3 Jack gets U.S. award for tool (5) 4 Strike gear (7) 5 Twist in legal document on case of homicide (6) 6 With day gone, get rid of Yankee that’s irritating? (5) 7 Enthusiasm one found in northerly journeys (6) 8 Assail drab mob when reassembled (7) 9 A fancy award varied clubs missed in huge degree? (3,3,4) 10 Plaintive cry in port, perhaps, heard (5) 11 Asian martial arts actor with cold blocks extra accidentally (2,6) 12 Tranquil part of local museum (4) 24 Mike has peculiar role to restrain no good dog (7) 25 Put down what’s in French on two lines (5) 26 Try to enter a motorcycle race essentially (2,5) 27 Old man only upset about priest in full array (7) 29 Discover part of real earnings (5) 31 Raise this when upset about Oscar (5) 32 Observe especially base in country (4) 34 Mind deplorable spectacle (6) 35 Couch up to now reduced (4) 37 Investigate report of Pole’s neighbour at college (5,2) 41 Pivotal point in fine sort of club mostly on Scottish island (7) 45 Two following in wild ride vary (6) 47 Deny profit for example (7) 48 Old boy, cruel, no longer in charge? That’s evident (7) 50 Ale a keg spilt? It might come from this (7) 52 Crazy enthusiasts (4) 54 U.S. writer, not one with good nasal tone (5) 56 Clubhouse is given tea container and milk can (5) 57 Opponent in lean times (4) 58 Official papers on Greek character, not a fool (5) 60 Lavish address? It’s part of a democracy (4,6) 64 Examine terrible lot in book dismissing Britain (4,4) 67 Be ambitious biking freely after this is gone (5,3) 68 Outline from Conservative when visiting? (7) 69 Hairy eccentric with ruse to lose weight (7) 72 Type of roof hidden by path at Chester (6) 74 Clear problem when walking I had cut down (6) 76 Kindly group’s leader in African country (6) 77 Rascal from second group (5) 78 Stem latest sign of distress with discussion (5) 79 It’s taken by waiters in command (5) 81 Hold up test on a particle (4)