GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Some rugby players changed gear out for pre-arranged break (7,4) 13 Body man developed discarding book as energetic type (6) 14 Assassin dressed in hat around Malta (6) 16 Side with end missing in tart (4) 17 Alan and Eva crashed touring Switzerland in snowslip (9) 18 Firm with mostly single mark in text? (5) 19 Hot area guarded by Western marines (4) 20 Lively dispute in Arab drinking haunt between two discontented guys (4-5) 22 Groom gets Indian dish (5) 23 A minor cop deployed in emergency refuge (5,4) 27 Threadbare tyre Mick replaced taking minute (7) 30 Gain for fellow with appeal (6) 31 Strained Greek character before first of tests (4) 32 Towering seaside feature for Richard, say (5) 35 Accustom to alternative nourishment wee entrants at nursery initially (4) 36 Companion rowed about soup (7) 38 Recipe with trouble for bar? (4) 39 Get to grips with Greek fruit (7) 42 Poor shed by these people is permeable by fluids (6) 45 Inexpensive headwear worn by ambassador (5) 46 Give up space in a London suburb in blossoming period (4,3) 47 End day taking tips to find whirlpool (4) 48 Sign of things to come in home noticed (4) 50 Thorough mix-up with Clara and Di (7) 52 Attack last of tiling put on damaged roof (2,3) 54 New treat at work is to chat (6) 56 Article with line on U.S. president shows similar things (3,4) 57 European and Australian featuring in paper for achievement (4) 59 Co-operate with hint PC made about inquiry’s opening (5,2) 61 Pipe with open container close to house (4) 64 Coach takes part in extra investigation (5) 66 Short drink around back of inn is bargain (4) 67 Equipment taken by figure for young cat (6) 69 Get rid of slob with hair cut messily (7) 72 Penny with idle sort gets to behave irresponsibly (4,5) 73 Curtail plan in Costa Rica to get apple-based drink (5) 74 Some orchestral players kiss? That’s effrontery (5,4) 79 Cut short weed with large leaves (4) 81 Serious ex-West Indies cricketer deprived of sun (5) 82 Without director, lead actor’s misjudged moving staircase (9) 83 Meat dish without starter is ready (4) 85 Exercise taken by group with a ball game (6) 86 Negligent Frenchman in broadcast series lacking English (6) 87 Little alteration in coppers etc? (5,6)
DOWN
1 On radio, female radio presenter gets to shout (4) 2 Very slim family entering southern U.S. city (6) 3 Large lizard found in Antigua naturally (6) 4 Peculiar grant formulated in the Home Counties (7) 5 Two rivers characteristic of the countryside? (5) 6 Pretty wire shifted for old office equipment (10) 7 Veteran British actor gets to jig (5) 8 Firm with large division for workmate (9) 9 Knees-up among Irish in digs (7) 10 Ex-racing driver lacking skill to make casserole (4) 11 Take away vehicle readily to avoid centre on holiday (5,3) 15 Untidy type with frayed cuffs around front of room (6) 21 Elevate dried fruit but not in Spain (5) 24 Return of a complaint? (7) 25 Woman in match inspires good game (6) 26 A loose skirt makes one open to danger? (2,4) 28 Knowledge shown by party in martial art (5) 29 Moment, it’s said, for twitching (3) 33 Accept argument against suspect creed right away (7) 34 A crony mislaid something for drawing (6) 37 Drive back some vile person in uppity state (5) 40 Porter’s room in Masonic institution (5) 41 Analyse why art’s dark (7) 43 Vitality in ordinary politician in Ohio (5) 44 Feature of golf in Staffordshire place? About right (6) 46 Fool at college has to study hard (3,2) 49 Annul possibly in full last part of treaty (7) 51 Chilling look in young conservative on reflection (6) 53 Enrich some of staff attending (6) 55 A lot excited to go round Thailand in sum (5) 58 Katie as yet to activate gets to avoid exertion (4,2,4) 60 Rebuff putting off son? That’s the gist (3) 62 Graduate is upset with college? It’s straightforward (5) 63 More than a few popular songs (2,7) 65 Defer part largely taken by Juliet, maybe (4,4) 68 Tense engineers start to need chain in ditch (6) 70 Very poor lamb, say, when cooked (7) 71 Sensitive bachelor collected litter (7) 75 Smart odds on cure for disorder (6) 76 Note marks in exam as standard (6) 77 Surly type beginning to get cut of meat (5) 78 Sharp decline in varied plums (5) 80 Recognise centre for parking currently (4) 84 Quiet time for attendant (4)