GIANT CROSSWORD

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

12 Flashy urbanite agitated cyclist and biker avoiding end of kerb (4,7) 13 Agricultural worker right away has bit of change (6) 14 Peace’s disrupted in outlet (6) 16 A humorous person from the East has epic story (4) 17 Arrange team’s menu as diversion (9) 18 Cold front to cover elevated ground (5) 19 Rider’s first with a form of water and grainy food (4) 20 Guide put back papers by minister’s residence (9) 22 Arrow showing passage for a lift? (5) 23 How one might rate an author correctly observing rules? (2,3,4) 27 Dear lady sadly losing diamonds previously (7) 30 A keen type is back circling most of arid treeless plain (6) 31 In turn, get rid of marks for test (4) 32 Bother when lacking energy to cook soup (5) 35 Boss in horse-breeding establishment (4) 36 Significant work of a narrator? (7) 38 Indoor game backed in circle (4) 39 Time to probe unusual word for widowed aristocrat (7) 42 Standard nonsense in repeat (6) 45 Warm meals at regular intervals in inn (5) 46 Worry for a business outfit (7) 47 Grim department belonging to these people? (4) 48 Correct part of scheduled itinerary (4) 50 Number upset by departure in progress (7) 52 Surpass old Scot, say, getting snubbed (5) 54 Retired cricketer permitted to get pill (6) 56 Disgusted expression in fraternity makes one distressed (7) 57 Some discredit child’s feeling of irritation (4) 59 Check time in room in ground (7) 61 Get rid of outhouse (4) 64 Attractive daughter is happy to leave centre (5) 66 Connect Jack with Oscar at home (4) 67 Collect varied terms about university (6) 69 Outside broadcasting certain to cover clubs without clear status? (7) 72 Spot shortly is keen to develop unrestricted air travel (4,5) 73 A person is following last of idiotic prank (5) 74 As a preliminary, a fat sort is prepared to accept recipe (3,1,5) 79 Manager managed to contain source of bug? (4) 81 A lot excited by Northern bird’s claw (5) 82 One working at sea with chap of varying character (9) 83 Manufactured lager lacking essential element to be genuine (4) 85 Negative response altered in deal (6) 86 Declare source of funds in a company (6) 87 Get agitated by sign of a match or understand error? (3,3,5)

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1 Victor is beginning to apply for passport document (4) 2 Get Ray to dance and turn (6) 3 Flexible plan? It needs revision (6) 4 Get a band of singers on radio (7) 5 Nonconformist, some uppity little Berliner (5) 6 Old fellow on phone supporting Hull, say, as stop in a series? (4,2,4) 7 Special thing taken with drinks and aromatic food (5) 8 A gloomy weatherman might predict this possible future need (1,5,3) 9 Sound line adopted by ex-PM over year (7) 10 Ugly mark is found on vehicle (4) 11 Set apart second expert wearing sulky expression (5,3) 15 Writer nonetheless departs for way (6) 21 Line at sea over time in bay (5) 24 Group of lawyers with money and support for pub employee (7) 25 Queen dressed in a tiara initially that’s pleasingly old-fashioned (6) 26 City in Nevada with new celebrity (6) 28 Member of a congregation that’s respected two foreign articles (5) 29 Speck that’s found in kitchen, say (3) 33 Show ambition to be a bold balloonist? (3,4) 34 Contralto and tenor tampered with brass instrument (6) 37 Weapon almost taken by prisoner in detention camp (5) 40 Avoid awful duel with European (5) 41 Empty depot Lee renovated with no end of brio (7) 43 Dread after shifting animal on ground (5) 44 Republican in leading hotel has yen for prize (6) 46 Elite 1960s rock band (5) 49 Make harder Grant, maybe, first off inspired by rough tone (7) 51 Purpose characterising camper at night? (6) 53 Talk together surprisingly for once with nothing avoided (6) 55 Cab is rerouted? That’s straightforward (5) 58 Safe house with base linked to director of sober disposition (4,3,3) 60 Gently make fun of thing in a chest (3) 62 Mistake from English bishop, sort forgetting case (5) 63 Arrive without an endorsement to divulge all (4,5) 65 Distressed person might find a jigsaw so? (2,6) 68 Part of jacket, container for a record? (6) 70 Knock down something in an alley (7) 71 Old man knocking off quietly supplied a food from Italy (7) 75 Song of praise meant to be played around start of holiday (6) 76 Inflated Irish politician touring old city with U.S. soldier (6) 77 Smell recalled among staff in shop (5) 78 Sorrow that is infecting Greek female (5) 80 Principal thing to distribute water? (4) 84 Companion in a quandary lately that’s painful (4)