GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 City in Alabama cultivated hope about new communications device (6,5)
13 Curious phrase for mountain guide (6)
14 Pub trade’s not half changed? That’s sudden (6)
16 Be in charge of thing connected to a computer (4)
17 Look like fake rogue wearing worthless material beside leading lady (4,5)
18 Break second of objects with terrible rust (5)
19 Caribbean clerk’s covering part of a candle (4)
20 Popular guy taking off uniform repaired pre-school children’s facility (9)
22 Fraudulent pounds kept in safe possibly (5)
23 Useful extra item for one supporting criminal (9)
27 Fellow creating groan about entrance to marina is suited diver (7)
30 Robin, maybe, also with no time for jinx (6)
31 A group of players showing no end of kindness for assistant (4)
32 Destiny making one more mellow, it’s said (5)
35 Sparkling wine from California and Virginia (4)
36 Councillor consuming coffee makes discordant sound (7)
38 Unsophisticated country person left out as burden (4)
39 Raise on reflection leading monetary prize (7)
42 Mind latter part of a sentence (6)
45 See regular characters taking part in crawl in pub (5)
46 Ordinary Australian put in side is too old (7)
47 Stiffly formal premier embracing religious instruction (4)
48 Team following cheers move slowly after landing? (4)
50 Opportunist caught by European entering fancy ranch (7)
52 Untrue thing about roughage (5)
54 Moderate fury (6)
56 Ambassador after accepting various toils is far from friendly (7)
57 Stylish U.S. city in the past overlooked (4)
59 British actor meets executive in legal proceeding (7)
61 Precious metal guarded by Mongol dynasty (4)
64 Piece of furniture close to dresser up to now (2,3)
66 Insinuation virtually guaranteed to constrict liberal (4)
67 A military force belonging to us in protective gear (6)
69 Decline shown by a chaplaincy when disheartened? That’s mistaken notion (7)
72 I tote name given abuse formerly (2,3,4)
73 Experienced in the Home Counties relief from the sun? (5)
74 Matt jeers after getting buffeted in meandering air currents (3,6)
79 Some cover brilliant part of speech (4)
81 Women in department take here initially type of measurement (5)
82 A French copper stopping a very short prank is kindly (9)
83 Work in a bakery, we hear, as a requirement (4)
85 Guy’s first to lessen angry look (6)
86 Sprinkle water on last of posh ring of flowers (6)
87 Nervousness on boards? (5,6)
DOWN
1 Plastic bollard is working in confines of close (4)
2 Female in vain fashion keeps duke proving awkward to handle (6)
3 Fine trees blown around getting to rot? (6)
4 Phase UK developed for reorganisation (5-2)
5 Ken’s a staggering telltale (5)
6 Form of literature and restricted films supported by Conservative (5,5)
7 Priest given award requires thorough investigation (5)
8 Arab cried out for makeshift obstacle (9)
9 Small pastry later cooked in middle of batter (7)
10 Bird and bovine animal fringing river (4)
11 Cuts perm surprisingly showing range of colours (8)
15 Note in pub sport upcoming element (6)
21 Part of irregular variant in form of an insect (5)
24 Drink when accepting change of policy? That gets to make sense (5,2)
25 In turn, refer to work of verse (6)
26 Raucous laughter? There’s lack somehow within walls of college (6)
28 Eat on the move in town in Essex, reportedly (5)
29 Curve in hatrack seen at intervals (3)
33 Chart produced by a university making pictorial impression (7)
34 Normal section of hospital for a mother, maybe (6)
37 It helps to draw lines for leader in government? (5)
40 Give a view enthralled by Chopin etudes (5)
41 Thick sort of fuel having disastrous consequences? (7)
43 A nob is excited about first sign of entertaining jollification (5)
44 Please stickler after removing jacket (6)
46 Not partial to a large lot
of internal meat parts (5)
49 Progressing like rail passengers en route? (2,5)
51 Surprised expression shown by squaddies in court, group born in the same year (6)
53 Withdraw from forepart of a ship in public (3,3)
55 Magnate is unusually glum around front of office (5)
58 Copy a chart that’s confused group of bus travellers (5,5)
60 Consume when cycling hot drink (3)
62 Not altogether finely crafted lightweight fabric (5)
63 What successful mountaineers have to do in retreat (5,4)
65 Fighter takes part in the only manoeuvring that’s improvised (2,3,3)
68 Average person required at a seance (6)
70 Racing official set off with
attraction held up (7)
71 Bring up, for example, old record
on variable study of the earth? (7)
75 Second Dutch footballer lacking essential piece of style is dishevelled type (6)
76 Source of contamination in broken drain that’s smelling unpleasant (6)
77 Lustre in southwest London suburb (5)
78 A pleasing accent (5)
80 Shout in dance broadcast (4)
84 Sound that reverberates from city house (4)