GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Request to a magician, maybe, gets
to be effective (2,3,5) 14 Unyielding chap probing
dodgy data (7) 15 Chance appearance at home (4-2) 16 Agree with argument against
restriction largely (6) 17 Nominal trial devised to detain
workers’ group (7) 18 Hobo is close to lamppost and
rickety pram (5) 19 Make haste in Cyprus hopefully (4) 20 First signs of some neighbours
outside obviously pleased to pry (5) 21 Female garment is source of
ribaldry in parodic work (5) 22 Improvise with gin mixed with a
traditional accompaniment (4,2) 23 Large feather from bedspread
shortly left (5) 28 Carelessly, tear old
acrobat’s gear (7) 30 Demanding couple in a
hurry endlessly (7) 33 Tony’s aim I fancy to show ill-will (9) 36 Increase strike at college (4,2) 38 Desert animal beginning to chew
varied meal (5) 39 Learner wearing exotic gear in
dazzling light (5) 40 Bone in the forearm a distance
from the centre (6) 42 Disprove priest entering British
diocese ultimately (5) 43 Considered enclosure
for marker (4,3) 44 Give up things essentially to make a
casual visit (4,2) 46 Look for man in a
turban, reportedly (4) 49 Prince with love for circle
of light (4) 51 Opposed state surveillance at
the extremes (6) 53 Aquatic creature seen around
much of bay — and marine bird (7) 55 Petulant Frenchman in front of
untidy yard (5) 59 Bishop altered flyer showing
a campanile (6) 60 Chap’s cited for appearance (5) 61 Jargon partly derailing
officialdom (5) 62 Purpose characterising
campers? (6) 63 Gauge a trumpet principally
in quality (9) 65 Piano experts become agitated wasting time to get transparent material (7) 66 Chinese piper after playing
is happy (7) 70 It rings rear of body and part
of trunk (5) 71 Most hope possibly after taking
exercise to be unruffled (6) 73 Sun on Caribbean island? A diver
could benefit from it (5) 75 We ask to be treated differently?
That’s crooked (5) 80 Defeat in Brussels
solemnly recalled (4) 82 Thing for moving earth missing lead
in wretched dwelling (5) 83 Defective souvenir after leaving
island makes one jittery (7) 84 Helpful suggestion in Czech
Republic to get a cotton fabric (6) 85 Head nurse represented a mentor
short of energy (6) 86 Wary like a dutiful sentry? (2,5) 87 Head of publicity hated role
created for a car enthusiast (10)
DOWN
1 Chanel, maybe, working to produce sheath (6) 2 Investigate Eastern European in hearing getting dismissed (5,3) 3 Sailor in Southport’s outskirts in beginning (5) 4 A king engaged by revolutionary times? That’s an error (7) 5 Winter sportsperson takes out spectator finally (6) 6 Friend after end of disorder gets to recover (5) 7 Limited name given to pointer (6) 8 Comic encapsulating Northern element that’s deficient (7) 9 Replacement of a neat vicar in disagreement (2,8) 10 Incline to move poles (5) 11 Embittered person surprisingly spurs us to embrace love (8) 12 Feel the absence of military intelligence on ship (4) 24 Cute Celt upset after being denied cold, leafy food (7) 25 Awful prig close to theatre makes complaint (5) 26 Trade body here with no restrictions for former Dutch currency (7) 27 Stamp reproduced in trip around Malta (7) 29 Avoid Eastern duel becoming chaotic (5) 31 Scope concerning U.S. college (5) 32 Impulse in removal of undesirable elements first off (4) 34 Second revolutionary writer in plot (6) 35 Den in U.S. city attended by Irish (4) 37 Arrange in twos first of party before broadcast on holiday (4,3) 41 Aloof inspector given numerical fact about Norway (7) 45 Greek character left with depressed head cushion (6) 47 Cord that’s put around neck — and rarely loose about to be removed (7) 48 Scot, say, penning line is a string player (7) 50 A boundary put around area that’s nothing special? (7) 52 Fit executive? (4) 54 Magical being dancing in glee after shedding pounds (5) 56 Closely packed part of Sweden selected (5) 57 Try to be picked up in this place (4) 58 Undemanding set of steps
fellow ignored (5) 60 Hurry up orchestrating vote
on game (3,1,4,2) 64 Your ills need transforming?
It’s deceptive (8) 67 Chap with site in a mess produces
a jumble (8) 68 Former athlete holding large part
of a competition in university (7) 69 Ordinary site by ground for
extreme fatness (7) 72 Suspend a rule at the outset in
aircraft building (6) 74 Rough piece of lamb
properly marginalised (6) 76 Parent slipping in snare (6) 77 Excel with some English
in essence (5) 78 Wear away European with frantic
ordering (not half) (5) 79 Aberdonian, perhaps, carrying
nothing gets to move quickly (5) 81 Move ball essentially that’s
egg-shaped (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Adequately
work (2,3,5) 14 Unyielding (7) 15 Chance (4-2) 16 Agree (6) 17 Nominal (7) 18 Vagrant (5)
19 Hasten (4) 20 Pry (5)
21 Female wear (5) 22 Improvise (4,2) 23 Feather (5) 28 Acrobat’s
garment (7) 30 Demanding (7) 33 Hatred (9) 36 Increase (4,2) 38 Desert animal (5) 39 Dazzling light (5) 40 Distance from
centre (6) 42 Disprove (5) 43 Marker (4,3) 44 Casually
visit (4,2) 46 Look for (4) 49 Circle of light (4)
51 Opposed (6) 53 Marine bird (7) 55 Petulant (5) 59 Campanile (6) 60 Appearance (5)
61 Jargon (5) 62 Purpose (6) 63 Gauge (9) 65 Transparent
material (7) 66 Happy (7) 70 Stomach (5)
71 Unruffled (6) 73 Breathing
apparatus (5) 75 Crooked (5) 80 Defeat (4) 82 Wretched
dwelling (5) 83 Jittery (7) 84 Cotton fabric (6) 85 Head nurse (6) 86 Wary (2,5) 87 Car enthusiast (10)
DOWN
1 Sheath (6) 2 Investigate (5,3) 3 Beginning (5) 4 Error (7) 5 Mover on
blades (6) 6 Recover (5) 7 Limited (6) 8 Deficient (7) 9 In disagreement
(2,8) 10 Incline (5) 11 Embittered
person (8) 12 Feel the
absence of (4) 24 Leafy food (7) 25 Complaint (5) 26 Former Dutch
currency (7) 27 Stamp (7) 29 Avoid (5)
31 Scope (5) 32 Impulse (4) 34 Plot (6) 35 Den (4) 37 Arrange in
twos (4,3) 41 Aloof (7) 45 Head
cushion (6) 47 Cord around
neck (7) 48 String player (7) 50 Ordinary (7) 52 Fit (4) 54 Magical
being (5) 56 Thick (5) 57 In this place (4) 58 Undemanding (5) 60 Hurry up (3,1,4,2) 64 Deceptive (8) 67 Jumble (8) 68 University (7) 69 Extreme
fatness (7) 72 Aircraft
building (6) 74 Rough (6) 76 Snare (6) 77 Excel (5) 78 Wear away (5) 79 Quickly make
off (5) 81 Egg-shaped (4)