GIANT CROSSWORD

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Retain varied depots for supply

with latest news (4,6) 14 Fellow given scolding is scared (7) 15 A glue spilt behind page creates

torment (6) 16 Healthy seed, one of five with a lot

of cereal (6) 17 Exhilarating noise from a bell round

house’s interior (7) 18 Greek character thus makes sound

in bars (5) 19 Odd characters in lead then behind

schedule (4) 20 Reveal learner in front of

school (3,2) 21 Female constantly getting

illness (5) 22 Racket sport? Recall slip with a

feature of it (6) 23 Young chap cuts edges of gorse in

clearing (5) 28 Rest we arranged when touring

lake in hot condition (7) 30 A thing put in a cabinet shows

deterioration? (7) 33 Scrapping bail too in reforms (9) 36 Preoccupy lot around nine (6) 38 Attract lecturer making slow

utterance (5) 39 Due activity on water with end of

winter gone (5) 40 Fight result’s disputed right

away (6) 42 Secretly follow sound of wading

bird (5) 43 Reprimand annoying person on

holiday (4,3) 44 Modest lead for car with speed (6) 46 Classify painter at exhibition? Not

altogether (4) 49 Skilled sailor starts to love

excursions (4) 51 Spending publicised by woman

without director (6) 53 Broken down bus is definitely lacking essential element, financial aid (7) 55 Jack and Mike embraced by

woman? That’s lucky (5) 59 Information about origins of lots underpinning this grain component (6) 60 Take and pass card through a

terminal (5) 61 Heavily defeat Kelvin after

stretch (5) 62 Trip some tout in Greece (6) 63 Common sense worth time

developing (6,3) 65 Comic strip gets a derisory

amount (7) 66 Nonsense almost seen by TV news presenter as a form of protection (7) 70 Rogue nears trap (5) 71 Charlie is in a mood

immediately (2,4) 73 Bitter source of regret in a group

of police (5) 75 Turning joint, part of something

essential (5) 80 Ignore student’s examination

result? (4) 82 Exclude rotten bread (5) 83 Cheeky rugby player in a pack (7) 84 Dash from son getting Asian

food (6) 85 Summon everyone taking part in

competition (4,2) 86 Need shortly tuna for cooking? It’s

left on plate (7) 87 How EU’s role alters part of a

parliament (5,5)

DOWN

1 Affectedly modest woman hiding mixed rum (6) 2 Oscar, a lone GP, wasted easy opportunity (4,4) 3 Leading article by last character showing precious stone (5) 4 British party leader with love for a fine performance? (7) 5 Cite a theologian on cue mistakenly (6) 6 Attach note when in a predicament (5) 7 Australian in sporty car obtained grub (6) 8 Find Mao volatile? That’s agreed (2,1,4) 9 Big claps at ground for shopping carrier (7,3) 10 Odds supplied by expert in room (5) 11 Opening of film with everything dull gets to fail badly (4,4) 12 Regulars in proud set revealing corruption? (4) 24 Small amount of liquid in lower rental property (7) 25 Spanish golfer among friends right to make cut (5) 26 Disreputable types in base falsified file (3,4) 27 Part let for recreating dish (7) 29 Women disrupted this card game (5) 31 Show gratitude to M Gibson’s contemporary endlessly (5) 32 English outlaw’s head covering (4) 34 Commercial disagreement makes one cut loose? (6) 35 Swimmer is found in fine hotel (4) 37 Lena and Tim disguised illness (7) 41 Domestic employee is watchful ignoring old boy (7) 45 UK duo’s resolved logic-based puzzle (6) 47 Matter on railway for France, say (7) 48 I go astray in tip for cooking (7) 50 Something for air travel, inflatable toy (7) 52 A figure brought up line of rotation (4) 54 Inclination shown by second worker pocketing pounds (5) 56 Insignificant person working on a

seam, we hear (5) 57 Some bother expected in this

place (4) 58 Fashion lacking clarity with nothing

given for article (5) 60 Move from side to side in period of work before a wrestling match (5,5) 64 Her lads formulated line for

aggressive promotion (4,4) 67 Attend first of workouts with a point possibly around university (4,4) 68 Where one might find legal

instructions concisely? (2,5) 69 Was dishonest now in order to get

rest (3,4) 72 Decadent English financier’s first

associated with gala (6) 74 Doctor cared about large and small

bed (6) 76 Showy embellishment devoid of

note (6) 77 Skilful deputy in past at intervals (5) 78 Baronet retains, maybe, a single

force (5) 79 Illegally acquire for all to see almost

certain power (5) 81 A week over a year on holiday (4)