GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Potty abuse ruined
scenic location (6,4) 14 Seek advice from college regarding end of courses in the last month (7) 15 Eagerly consume English verse penned by fantastic duo, right? (6) 16 Brother with riding company
has wild horse (6) 17 Grey metal located shortly
at heart of scam? (7) 18 What’s held in pub in general
is bout of heavy drinking (5) 19 Observation in postmen
regularly ignored (4) 20 Record on film what strikers do (5) 21 Robust member of a
long-time comedy duo (5) 22 Quick photograph taken by
outsiders in party (6) 23 Proposal of match official backed (5) 28 Greek character enthralled by exotic paste for tiny amount of money (7) 30 Strength shown by cop yet to be
deployed around back of station (7) 33 Old foible in play is a vital element (9) 36 Banish director associated
with dodgy spiel (6) 38 Bishop facing burden gets
extra reward (5) 39 Cloud of smoke beginning to
perturb stray mule (5) 40 Intensely enthusiastic diver swimming behind far end of reef (6) 42 Irritable set unsettled in
borders of Tuscany (5) 43 Enlist councillor for all to see
in complicated rite (7) 44 Spy chief gets to speak or
communicate inaudibly (6) 46 Some awful name for bone (4) 49 Part with doctor before operation (4) 51 Mark information about
a future event (6) 53 Corroborate book tour arranged
around middle of year (4,3) 55 Steal fine article familiar to
the Italians and Chinese (5) 59 Fellow getting gold was triumphant
after comeback until later (3,3) 60 Chap starts to buy loads of
kitchen equipment (5) 61 Poorly rated commercial activity (5) 62 Note swaying tree making
one balance unsteadily (6) 63 Enter notes if confused about
holy books (3,4,2) 65 Stiff celebrity accompanied by
companion close to eatery (7) 66 Outing not good? It is represented
as part of schooling (7) 70 Name only revised for
manmade material (5) 71 Very thin family found in
southern U.S. state (6) 73 Escort group of illustrious heroes (5) 75 Love winding road on eastern
side of shoreline (5) 80 Bar thus requiring renovation (4) 82 Live with a refusal for party (5) 83 Gently disposed Russian figure importing English terminology originally (7) 84 Compel old boy to be dishonest
about source of goods (6) 85 Approach made by leader of
conspiracy in criminal cases (6) 86 Surround eastern and northern
area near cathedral (7) 87 Obey executive or do likewise (6,4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Scenic
location (6,4) 14 Seek advice
from (7) 15 Eagerly
consume (6) 16 Wild horse (6) 17 Grey metal (7) 18 Spree (5)
19 Comment (4) 20 Fire (5)
21 Robust (5) 22 Succinct (6) 23 Propose (5) 28 Tiny amount
of money (7) 30 Strength (7) 33 Vital element (9) 36 Banish (6) 38 Extra
reward (5) 39 Cloud of
smoke (5) 40 Intensely
enthusiastic (6) 42 Irritable (5) 43 Enlist (7) 44 Speak
inaudibly (6) 46 Bone (4) 49 Omit (4)
51 Observe (6) 53 Corroborate (4,3) 55 Steal (5) 59 Until later (3,3) 60 Chap (5)
61 Commerce (5) 62 Balance
unsteadily (6) 63 Enter (3,4,2) 65 Stiff (7) 66 Teaching (7) 70 Manmade
material (5) 71 Very thin (6) 73 Escort (5) 75 Love (5) 80 Close (4) 82 Party (5) 83 Merciful (7) 84 Compel (6) 85 Approach (6) 86 Surround (7) 87 Do likewise (6,4) DOWN
1 Hunt (6) 2 Reject (4,4) 3 Church
convention (5) 4 Distinctive (7) 5 Impassive (6) 6 Bitter (5) 7 Hostility (6) 8 Military
vessel (7) 9 Whatever the
cost (2,3,5) 10 Snake (5)
11 Memorable (8)
12 Depart (4) 24 Wearing
away (7) 25 Plant’s
stem (5) 26 Reveal
accidentally (3,4) 27 Health (7) 29 Select group (5)
31 Proprietor (5) 32 Imitate (4) 34 Wretched (6) 35 Mentor (4) 37 Take advantage
of (3,4) 41 Accustomed (7) 45 Artificial
hairpiece (6) 47 Expertise (7) 48 Risk (7) 50 Colony of
birds (7) 52 Cut short (4) 54 Freshwater
fish (5) 56 A set of
beliefs (5) 57 Crooked (4) 58 Portly (5) 60 Construction
worker (10) 64 Boundary (8) 67 Set of tasks for
completion (2-2,4) 68 Communicating (2,5) 69 Cold-blooded
animal (7) 72 Colour (6) 74 Accompany to
departure (3,3) 76 Get back (6) 77 Maltreatment (5)
78 Directory (5) 79 Car (5)
81 Mangle (4)
DOWN
1 Probe brand supported by Chinese (6) 2 Reject performer in a miserable state (4,4) 3 Outwardly snobby fellow turns up for church convention (5) 4 Distinctive place is requiring refurbishment (7) 5 Bob ordered to go round institute is impassive (6) 6 A councillor with plan half obscured getting bitter (5) 7 Hostility in a revolutionary Frenchman over transatlantic power (6) 8 Military vessel got a snub surprisingly after leaving Sweden (7) 9 A type in car getting excited, whatever the cost (2,3,5) 10 Slithery creature embarrassed U.S. lawyer in turn (5) 11 Memorable exhibition’s opening? Opening gets largely packed (8) 12 Leave question over expertise of computing types (4) 24 Coastal phenomenon soon dire sadly after first of deposits is removed (7) 25 Part of a plant and bird requires mentioning (5) 26 Reveal accidentally line I spelt wrongly (3,4) 27 Raw feel having received treatment for health (7) 29 Fine literature essentially for select group of people (5) 31 Proprietor beginning to work in city in Nevada after promotion (5) 32 Imitate material submitted by journalists (4) 34 Wretched sailor caught boarding plane (6) 35 Mentor admiring Uruguay in part (4) 37 Take advantage of place at college before working (3,4) 41 Accustomed course when touring island over November (7) 45 Artificial piece for locks? (6) 47 Kelvin currently taking question shows proficiency (7) 48 Risk even sadly about western half of Mediterranean country (7) 50 Middle of wood in Kerry possibly has colony of birds (7) 52 Curtail agricultural produce (4) 54 Missing book, start to speak about freshwater fish (5) 56 Coder revised set of beliefs (5) 57 Crooked element found in
club entertainment (4) 58 Figure receiving devotion
revealed as portly (5) 60 Construction worker is barely
moving nursing sprain (10) 64 Revolutionary group that is
beginning to redraw border (8) 67 Composer, it’s said, after stir gets
set of tasks for completion (2-2,4) 68 Communicating where the ball
goes off the field in rugby? (2,5) 69 Sales employee with hat is
a snake, maybe (7) 72 Yankee chap after dismissing fighter
is sickly-looking (6) 74 Accompany to departure top tennis
player shortly on holiday (3,3) 76 Get back source of adventure in
African country on reflection (6) 77 Some humble subaltern after
rising gets maltreatment (5) 78 I end mistakenly, changing times
in directory (5) 79 Car is secure around rear of plant (5) 81 Undistinguished journalist in
roughly-built hut lacking sun (4)