GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Quickly leave elevated nature walk with river hidden beside it (8,2)
14 Good deal makes pub profit (7)
15 Replacing slum in extremes of controversy proves awkward (6)
16 Politician in staggering rise has affected smile (6)
17 Definitive rank in charge (7)
18 Hate disorder in much of Hobart (5)
19 Cheeky camper temporarily accommodated (4)
20 Corruption shown by city in period of time (5)
21 Set study ending for boy (5)
22 Bob, Henry and Drew represented as astute (6)
23 Irate Australian no good with outsiders in reality (5)
28 Positive university registrar’s initial honesty (7)
30 Page apt to be submissive (7)
33 Dispense with rendition of hot duo around comedian (2,7)
36 Group that performs poorly in light rain (6)
38 Titled figure cited dark period (5) 39 First sign of strong freshwater fish showing increase (5)
40 Piano singer displays part of body (6)
42 Note in kind for quick drink (5)
43 Bird of prey in spring overlooking a Yorkshire river (7)
44 Pamper group on eastern side of Greek island (6)
46 Want to work in a bakery, reportedly (4)
49 Support a thing laid on a course? (4)
51 Information found by worker for young child (6)
53 Supply pair with edited video (7)
55 Someone’s first to deride protective garment (5)
59 Fruit shortly taken by old man for Italian drink (6)
60 Conservative sure when upset to show bad language (5)
61 What archaeologists do on site for a figure (5)
62 Haphazard man rode off losing energy (6)
63 Charlie milling around grabs fine food wrapper (9)
65 Small pellet or large nut mostly for chewing (7)
66 Sentiment in female, say, penning moving line (7)
70 Noise from a dog gets to increase close to kennel (5)
71 Scapegoat goes berserk about origins of this offence (6)
73 Infatuation right away with yard that’s comfortable (5)
75 Elegant Frenchman put in second painting maybe (5)
80 Some illegal looting creates bitterness (4)
82 Hard road in centre of Bude becomes wet (5)
83 Exotic resort containing ordinary farmyard animal (7)
84 Hug close group when hotel becomes cold (6)
85 Change concerning group of students (6) 86 Comic turn certain to lack initial support (7)
87 Jockey racing with idiot without top equestrian gear (6,4)
DOWN
1 Communicate with Elisa at sea around island (6)
2 Advantage with joint set of cards (4,4)
3 Block duo leaving current network (5)
4 Relax in southern U.S. city before twisting neck (7)
5 Leave abandoned thread (6)
6 A brigade’s leader on exercise shows maltreatment (5)
7 Flower for all to see among reptiles (6)
8 Group that’s up for action? (7)
9 When to alter difficult situation generally (2,3,5)
10 Disdain latest of this hackneyed material (5)
11 Strange thing taken by a boxer as a drink (3,5)
12 Society in pitch to get official authority? (4)
24 Standard course about essential elements of wine (7)
25 Question over odd bits of early doubt (5)
26 Front almost adopted by right-winger in industrial site (7)
27 Row put side in a mess (7)
29 Pale criminal has guys to conceal money (5)
31 Undemanding nocturnal work might need it (5)
32 Excellent person that drinks too much (4)
34 Leader of expedition flung out in swamp (6)
35 Quantity of grains I located in grain store (4)
37 Bug in part we shook off after leaving India (7)
41 Connecting figure left in front of kitchen with staff (4,3)
45 Staid sister with English boyfriend (6)
47 Fear gift largely is misplaced for animal (7)
48 Prince turned out to be wise (7)
50 One lifting things at home? (7)
52 Northern recreational area lacking soft grass (4)
54 Watch rogue living with no end of extortion (5)
56 Circus entertainer is a foolish type (5)
57 Tolerate, maybe, argument in part (4)
58 Command a group of brothers (5)
60 Recollect name with Jerry’s partner in Germany (4,2,4)
64 One bold at work recruits women as fresh talent (3,5)
67 Helpless person ruined meal with fatty food (4,4)
68 Word, yep, that’s refined describing a cosmetic? (7)
69 Timeless act heard irregularly to be pretence (7)
72 Reprimand a driver finally into wasting fuel (6)
74 Improvement at college with rotation (6)
76 Again fill a role altered by director (6)
77 Friend with little power is a fool (5)
78 Scoop initially missing in seedy place (5)
79 Aroma transmitted in hearing (5)
81 Celebrity when cycling has last word (4)