GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Confirm entry to match? (3,3,4) 14 Role a GP played in creating framework for plants (7) 15 Rise is ignored by colleague in truth (6) 16 Musical concert with part ready (6) 17 Book best place for preparing dishes? (7) 18 Bishop amid discharge shows strength of character (5) 19 Retired artist among the Spanish is titled figure (4) 20 One widely admired name for wading bird (5) 21 Greek character found in typical phase (5) 22 Old man wrongly read display (6) 23 Club with clubhouse for collection (5) 28 Eye, maybe, section of newspaper? (7) 30 Refrain from what wrestlers often do on holiday (4,3) 33 Doctor helping out with no love to relax? (7,2) 36 Note restricted line for vegetable (6) 38 Son before spat is unbending (5) 39 A financial transaction reportedly lacking in company? (5) 40 Fool at home backed by another (6) 42 Visit director with yard in a shabby state (5) 43 Type once swimming exuding energy and strength (7) 44 Charlie entering a huge ground is awkward (6) 46 Unfriendly line adopted by medic on reflection (4) 49 Short couch for female singer (4) 51 Former partner wrong in law to gain through violence? (6) 53 Nick quite agitated drops it to gain speed (7) 55 Light-headed guy shedding uniform did wrong (5) 59 Look in a soft fruit (6) 60 Endlessly enjoyable guide I’d extracted for musical composition (5) 61 Perform in a centre for dancing about to be demolished (5) 62 U.S. author with passage showing latitude (6) 63 See tree on edge of lake and become inspired? (5,4) 65 Bachelor, say, for all to see with artifice first off and charm (7) 66 Listening device on stand is object of annoyance (7) 70 Condition in country (5) 71 Ex-PM encapsulates liberal, sound quality? (6) 73 Fight for a bit (5) 75 Mike in break on journey has to tread heavily (5) 80 Good extrovert male is pleased (4) 82 What cricketers do in long innings gets stick (5) 83 Pariah dismissed by group of theatre performers (7) 84 Droll eccentric with yen to be aristocratic (6) 85 Ship’s officer sure to be at sea in present (6) 86 Prohibit in furniture store Japanese art (7) 87 Support behind offensive footballer almost getting to retaliate? (6,4)
DOWN
1 Penetrate castle, say, accommodating queen (6) 2 Get rid of a politician consumed by beer (5,3) 3 Substantial modification to team over year (5) 4 Kelvin with number put on side of building is a smart Alec? (4-3) 5 Chart’s formulated for food material (6) 6 Resort with extremes of trouble in flood (5) 7 Complete snack with a filling at college (4,2) 8 Firm male supporting twin initially provides solace (7) 9 Drinking haunt with wee bird flying around has spiked barrier (6,4) 10 Welcome increased with release of Western film (5) 11 Have recourse to vehicle close to office to be cautious (4,4) 12 Aspersion reporters luridly encapsulated (4) 24 Key rugby agents in cold at intervals (7) 25 Pair mostly want exotic edible crustacean (5) 26 Building wrongly certified with rot externally exposed (7) 27 Rugby player going round hotel is complaining type (7) 29 Delete part of answer as erroneous (5) 31 Express view on pie when cooked (5) 32 Oaf nervously put on back of tall horse (4) 34 Accompany European with arrangement to tour college (6) 35 Misplace tag around ordinary old cloak (4) 37 Official expert holding degree is blushing (3,4) 41 Stray cat in part of roof is affected by touch? (7) 45 Make article in Greek island (6) 47 Frighten clumsy type if around river (7) 48 Exclude lure, as it were? (4,3) 50 Latin MP prepared for artificial pacemaker, say (7) 52 Republican with time reveals anger (4) 54 Swim in a particular way showing slow pace (5) 56 Short drink taken before a play (5) 57 Give way in beginning, it’s said (4) 58 Fool around university has influence (5) 60 Sort in farce misbehaving with no end of fuss undoubtedly (3,7) 64 Trimmed poster remains to look striking (3,1,4) 67 Both bare after changing towelling garment (8) 68 Elizabeth grabs thin bed covering (7) 69 Alteration to steam railway control (7) 72 Henry, Oscar and Roy possibly carrying a joyful expression (6) 74 Rough part of a curriculum, we hear (6) 76 Married woman shows ill-will (6) 77 Stop boat rocking around back of harbour (5) 78 Risk addressed in cut of meat (5) 79 Fellow is destitute after changing direction (5) 81 Large pair recalled as noisy (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Get married (3,3,4) 14 Framework for plants (7) 15 In truth (6) 16 Incite (6) 17 Kitchen surface (7) 18 Stamina (5) 19 Aristocrat (4) 20 Wading bird (5) 21 Greek letter (5) 22 Display (6) 23 Set (5) 28 Prominently present (7) 30 Refrain (4,3) 33 Relax (7,2) 36 Vegetable (6) 38 Rigid (5)
39 Unaccompanied (5) 40 Fool (6) 42 Shabby (5) 43 Strength (7) 44 Awkward (6) 46 Chilly (4) 49 Female singer (4) 51 Wring out (6) 53 Gain speed (7) 55 Light-headed (5) 59 Seem (6) 60 Musical composition (5) 61 Perform (5) 62 Latitude (6) 63 Become inspired (5,4) 65 Deceive (7) 66 Object of annoyance (7) 70 Nation (5)
71 Well-being (6) 73 Fight (5) 75 Heavily tread (5) 80 Pleased (4) 82 Stick (5) 83 Pariah (7) 84 Aristocratic (6) 85 Ship’s officer (6) 86 Flower arranging art (7) 87 Return a blow (6,4)
DOWN
1 Perforate (6) 2 Eradicate (5,3) 3 Substantial (5) 4 Smart Alec (4-3) 5 Food material (6) 6 Inundation (5) 7 Complete (4,2)
8 Solace (7) 9 Spiked barrier (6,4) 10 Welcome (5) 11 Be cautious (4,4) 12 Aspersion (4) 24 Key (7) 25 Edible crustacean (5) 26 Building (7) 27 Complaining type (7) 29 Delete (5) 31 Express view (5) 32 Young horse (4) 34 Usher (6) 35 Ancient cloak (4) 37 Blushing (3,4) 41 Perceptible by touch (7) 45 Make (6) 47 Frighten (7)
48 Exclude (4,3) 50 Engraft (7) 52 Anger (4) 54 Slow pace (5) 56 Play (5) 57 Yield (4) 58 Influence (5) 60 Undoubtedly (3,7) 64 Look striking (3,1,4) 67 Towelling garment (8) 68 Bed covering (7) 69 Upper hand (7) 72 Joyful expression (6) 74 Uncivil (6) 76 Ill-will (6) 77 Stop (5) 78 Meat cut (5) 79 Chap (5) 81 Noisy (4)