GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Courtier’s first speech about
performing in royal ceremony (10) 14 What could be quaint, essential
thing for collector? (7)
15 Calm pal unsettled a
group of detectives (6)
16 Prepared letter to get sofa (6)
17 I’ve taken aback female
lexicographer? That’s clear (7)
18 Is era needing reform
getting to happen? (5)
19 Bachelor by river gets to
play music in public (4)
20 Take in as a member Christian
from Egypt infused with love (5)
21 Customary puns bug ally
on a regular basis (5)
22 Lake seen by retired couple in
Cyprus is lacking in clarity? (6)
23 Assortment of cops beginning
to examine range (5)
28 Greek character I tag mistakenly
has line in plaited hair (7)
30 Sanctimonious chap really mistaken
having ignored everything (7)
33 Manage to understand fugue
trio played (6,3)
36 Fan ate messily dropping a variety
of food laid out in hotel (6)
38 Start to avoid a daytime meal (5)
39 Long for source of relief in
underground area (5)
40 Prestige provided by a companion
with energy in court (6)
42 Principle shown by European
in holiday accommodation (5)
43 Fantastic wit sent for posh
matching outfit (7)
44 Hiker’s terrible scream (6)
46 Some permit this thick glove (4)
49 General admired outwardly
is pleased (4)
51 Look in a soft fruit (6)
53 Knock sponsor to retaliate (3,4)
55 Something held as precious
about good contact sport (5)
59 Forbid relative to get container
for oil (6)
60 Charlie smothered by food
in ridiculous situation (5)
61 Ward off a surgery worker?
About right (5)
62 Grasp chapter with Latin
in French church (6)
63 Seductive internet content? Get
on with graduate introducing it (9) 65 Priest gets to avoid early
part of work (7)
66 Sleeping Roman stirs within
sides of depot (7)
70 Pack a person’s belongings (5)
71 Select house of enormous dimensions in borders of Cambridgeshire (6)
73 Favourable slant taken by editor
initially in essential column? (5)
75 Wading bird briefly not moving
close to boat (5)
80 Expresses yearning, by the
sound of it, for an amount (4)
82 A university said in Paris to
require financial inspection (5)
83 A natural nutcase? (7)
84 Trooper is hardened to an extent
to die (6)
85 Sense when receiving two
names for aromatic plant (6)
86 Article kept by set of players
with a card game (7)
87 Rearrange parish list? That’s to
make fussy distinctions (5,5)
DOWN
1 Old boy turns up with unusual role in Spanish dance (6) 2 Liking shown by gentle soprano given trophy (4,4) 3 Restaurant worker forgetting current drink (5)
4 Varied people using a board and leader of enterprise (7) 5 Chest pain treated again
around November (6)
6 Tag on product representing a bell (5)
7 Not moving in this way when receiving worthless material (6) 8 See in much of four-sided area dirtiness (7)
9 Bottom item for broadcast is late (6,4) 10 Superior meal without starter (5) 11 Bruce and Abe reconstructed outdoor grill (8)
12 Mark is suggesting partly sign of love (4)
24 Wise punter after work acquiring diamonds (7) 25 Piecemeal shift by twit lacking in weight (5)
26 Bank employee somehow cares about greeting (7)
27 Hint to keep stylised pack for a teatime treat? (7) 29 Accustom academic institution on the rise with religious education (5) 31 Series about troubled country produces dispute (3-2) 32 Bumpkin found among chickens (4) 34 Inflate what those losing their temper do? (4,2)
35 Cut remains after last piece of boxing (4)
37 Ref lied about member of a bowling side? (7)
41 Reckon mute cop is corrupt (7) 45 Provoke in Channel Islands those on the fringes of trade (6) 47 Marsupial hurt by a wall (7) 48 Fighter at home with friend at last (7)
50 French article, one felt to be misguided in printed sheet (7) 52 Offhand Australian supported by Irish Yankee (4)
54 Turn to include liberal mixture (5) 56 Book with a reason to oppose cured meat (5)
57 Put on last of camouflage
amid conflict (4)
58 Maybe, an extra contributory
element when leaving France (5) 60 Female with pale dress in aircraft
crew’s compartment (6,4)
64 Fiancée excited to imbibe fine
ingredient in a latte, say (8)
67 Partner brought up haunt
that’s relevant (8)
68 GP is not disposed to provide
appointment abroad? (7)
69 Largely loyal man curiously
showing irregularity (7)
72 Cover weird seance (6)
74 Finicky prince is simply
discontented (6)
76 Enticement about stone
showing brightness (6)
77 Jump over arched roof (5)
78 Artificial waterway American
altered? Not altogether (5)
79 Uncouth people might do this
online showing ill-will (5)
81 Pair in part of news bulletin (4)