GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 12 Decision NUT formulated to
stop (11) 13 Drinking haunt attended by
relative has container for beer (6) 14 Lethargy shown in injured troop
by river (6) 16 Stingy chaps touring Austria (4) 17 Husband with ingenuity engaged
by Scottish banker immediately (9) 18 First signs of dog on wharf showing
eagerness to plunge into water (5) 19 Some gripes typifying annoying
figure (4) 20 A reply by a rogue makes one
improvise (4,2,3) 22 Family found in street without any
money (5) 23 Poorly old fellow following
shade (3,6) 27 Petty Officer wearing terrible satin
facing difficulty (2,1,4) 30 Pause thus arranged when touring
capital from the East (6) 31 Loads going wrong with director
missing additionally (4) 32 Doctor provided first of trophies
for float (5) 35 Recall things for securing a
bargain (4) 36 See a French and German getting
light couch (7) 38 Mad enthusiasts (4) 39 Shy bishop with a flush in a
nervous state (7) 42 Disturbance in a port attended by
large group on watch (6) 45 Old DJ’s on the way back for
rest (5) 46 Hotel area amid difficult time requires protective headwear (4,3) 47 Team sport lacking central
element, precious thing (4) 48 Pole at sea in period of
prosperity (4) 50 Begin trip at sea close to marina
among varied islets (3,4) 52 Altered note right for singer (5) 54 British monarch and minister
beginning to exhibit fur (6) 56 European is enthralled by
enticement to get free time (7) 57 Self-satisfied Greek character
found in case of swindling (4) 59 Place deficient in loot (7) 61 What brave people show after
losing power and fortune (4) 64 Clergyman shortly behind opening
of chapel (5) 66 Group prohibited on radio (4) 67 First sign of this number bringing
leash (6) 69 The name for distributing gas (7) 72 Delay with concocted
cocktail (5,4) 73 Bob given money in turn for
backless seat (5) 74 A nasty bull heading off on a rampage is target for criticism (4,5) 79 Poor artist when depleted is a
fool (4) 81 Pressure wore off to show
strength (5) 82 A cynic apt to break down
skipper’s role (9) 83 Leer at English adventurer taking
off top (4) 85 Good man boarding a pick-up
truck is shrewd (6) 86 Film Northern Ireland college
supplying outdoor meal (6) 87 Sound judgment in public hearing,
perhaps (6,5)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 12 Stop (11) 13 Butt (6) 14 Lethargy (6) 16 Stingy (4) 17 Immediately (9) 18 Plunge into
water (5) 19 Nuisance (4) 20 Improvise (4,2,3) 22 Broke (5) 23 Poorly (3,6) 27 Facing
difficulty (2,1,4) 30 Pause (6)
31 Additionally (4) 32 Aimlessly
float (5) 35 Bargain (4) 36 Light couch (7) 38 Mad (4) 39 Shy (7) 42 Keep watch on (6) 45 Rest (5) 46 Protective
helmet (4,3) 47 Red jewel (4) 48 Bang (4) 50 Begin trip
at sea (3,4) 52 Singer (5) 54 Fur (6) 56 Free time (7) 57 Self-satisfied (4) 59 Loot (7)
61 Fortune (4) 64 Priest (5) 66 Group (4) 67 Leash (6) 69 Colourless gas (7) 72 Cocktail (5,4) 73 Backless seat (5) 74 Target for
criticism (4,5) 79 Fool (4) 81 Strength (5) 82 Skipper’s role (9) 83 Leer at (4) 85 Wise (6) 86 Outdoor meal (6) 87 Sound judgment (6,5) DOWN 1 Folder (4) 2 Meagre (6) 3 Contemptuous (6) 4 Wrongly interpret (7) 5 Forceful (5) 6 Find (3,5,2) 7 Unrefined (5) 8 Lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 9 Extend (7) 10 Trickle (4) 11 Attractive
person (3,5) 15 Small gate (6) 21 Sheets (5) 24 Dog (7) 25 Shake (6) 26 Exchange (6) 28 Excellent (5) 29 Nocturnal
bird (3) 33 Throb (7) 34 Screen (6) 37 Push back (5) 40 Of a city (5)
41 Pretence (7) 43 Make
amends (5) 44 Shine (6) 46 Very
angry (3,2) 49 Omit (4,3) 51 Set of
warships (6) 53 Sickness (6) 55 Layer on soil (5) 58 Enthusiastically
do (3,5,2) 60 Fish eggs (3) 62 Artificial
waterway (5) 63 Electronic
reader (4,5) 65 Saying (8) 68 Group of
actors (6) 70 Soft shoe (7)
71 Family handle (7) 75 Difficult (6) 76 Highest point (6) 77 Building block (5) 78 Stick (5) 80 Tight (4) 84 Defeat (4)
DOWN
1 In orderly way, arrange a folder (4) 2 Meagre characters embodied by
Franciscan, typically (6) 3 Empty salesman of a dubious sort
makes one contemptuous (6) 4 Wrongly interpret varied dreams
about India (7) 5 Forceful group trapped by campus
hysteria (5) 6 Find ordinary factory worker with
child (3,5,2) 7 Unrefined councillor due to be
shifted (5) 8 Woeful bass without soprano is discordant making one lose one’s temper (4,1,4) 9 Extend a period inside (7) 10 Weak sort in decline? About
right (4) 11 Toff thus upset attractive
person? (3,5) 15 Small gate in Highland town on
film (6) 21 Sheets kept by official in
enquiry (5) 24 Dog left for all to see with lead in
river by U.S. singer (7) 25 Shake in dance moving leg (6) 26 Lisa’s brother with hesitation has
to trade by exchange (6) 28 Lovely sun over Peru fitfully (5) 29 Some follow loud hooter (3) 33 Tea plus liquid for pound (7) 34 Screen chap defending a heritage
group (6) 37 Push back salesperson associated
with the Spanish (5) 40 South African city lacking
department typical of a city (5) 41 Poster within reach possibly
showing pretence (7) 43 Make amends having rewritten a
note (5) 44 Shine as result after working (6) 46 Very angry ambassador supported by revolutionary place (3,2) 49 Omit single female on strike (4,3) 51 First man with artillery put up in a
group of warships (6) 53 European in dodgy sauna gets
sickness (6) 55 Layer on soil, a huge amount
around lake (5) 58 Enthusiastically involve oneself with lively set getting food amid drink (3,5,2) 60 Line mentioned in fish eggs (3) 62 Artificial waterway straddled by American allies (5) 63 Joker, maybe, gets to steal electronic reader (4,5) 65 Saying derived from mishap or otherwise (8) 68 Group of actors spoke of soldier (6) 70 Mistake by person getting soft shoe (7) 71 Man rues embroidered family designation (7) 75 Tiresome Yankee in Hertfordshire town (6) 76 Highest point in a U.S. writer embracing good English (6) 77 British chef in a familiar way gets building material (5) 78 Graduate with weight gets stick (5) 80 Tense unionist beset by worthless material (4) 84 Line adopted by manager first off in defeat (4)