GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Pub by green, say, showing
distinctive features of a place (5,6) 13 Start of severe winter in France
makes one tremble (6)
14 Convert bore holy books
for revival (6)
16 Wild cat in parking area
around centre of dump (4)
17 Prominent fighter is found in there too needing treatment (2,3,4)
18 Impulse shown in golfer’s shot (5)
19 Get rid of outhouse (4)
20 College poet, observer with
degree that’s discerning (5-4)
22 Perplex Frenchman in southern
place after retirement (5)
23 A new local revised
permitted amount (9)
27 Scruffy students’ activity followed by journalist in outskirts of Grimsby (7)
30 Retail outlet lacking nothing and situated in Paris thoroughfare (6)
31 Forward part in upper tenement (4) 32 Insensitive sort relaid bet
about contact sport (5)
35 Woman’s first to emerge
in this place (4)
36 In unauthorised fashion, leave
place for sleeping on holiday (4,3) 38 Hypocrisy found in
American theologian (4)
39 Cradle song left unsung originally
by all surprisingly (7)
42 Henry I term after work
as a recluse (6)
45 U.S. singer losing money
is lazy type (5)
46 Greek character put in place
unusually free of dirt (5,2)
47 Tiny prince gets to cry (4)
48 Arouse some past ire (4)
50 Shame it could be theory unappealing to religious followers (7)
52 Recorded sound in a recording
venue missing revered figure (5)
54 Turn down official exercise (6)
56 Cooked apricot right away
with a starchy pudding (7)
57 Advantage in place taken
by American (4)
59 Odds supported by type briefly
as financial backer (7)
61 Pierce wrapping or
external covering (4)
64 Blemish in shiny material
slightly altered (5)
66 By the sound of it, useless
carrier of blood (4)
67 Absolve a Conservative fairly
short of energy (6)
69 Extremes found in wearisome
and grim cowboy film (7)
72 Discard aim to include hard line
in indoor game venue (5,4)
73 Customary cups buyable
at regular intervals (5)
74 Figure on head of enquiry
as top person (6,3)
79 Omit open-topped
container for rubbish (4)
81 Serious cricketer of note
for the most part (5)
82 Our scorn sadly about
Australian becomes bitter (9)
83 Mike enters top set of tents (4)
85 Go over ploughed furrow (6)
86 Bachelor is overwhelmed
by regret getting injury (6)
87 Prepare round figure
in area of theatre (5,6)
DOWN
1 Bean curd is part of diet of Uruguayans (4)
2 Outlaw an area — it could be basis of a split? (6) 3 Agricultural tool namely put by yard with article (6) 4 Power linked to matter of chance mostly for conspiratorial type (7) 5 Excellent soprano, leading female of great authority (5) 6 Expressionless chap e.g. lit awkwardly around back of room (10)
7 Avoid very promotional material in middle of week (5)
8 Heavy guns rarely lit when moved (9) 9 U.S. agent carrying note
on award for liberty (7)
10 Wading bird is circling brig
at odd points (4)
11 Top crew working around university get interruption in electricity supply (5,3)
15 Kid, maybe, starts to expose
especially small beard (6)
21 Large facility making
rental agreement (5)
24 Look shown by fine owl fluttering
in wind at a high level? (7)
25 Lots for recreation touring river
and lake in gentle walk (6)
26 One contributing nothing for cleaning material (6)
28 Faint glow in section of quadrangle amazingly (5)
29 Call friend in the U.S.
from the south (3)
33 Mentioned at a work location,
as soon as visible (2,5)
34 Exceptionally large
protection for a car (6)
37 Four mobilising in front
of mass assembly (5)
40 Consecrate part of
noble’s sanctuary (5)
41 Support objective or early
signs of some enterprise (7)
43 Additional performer deployed
in a crowd scene? (5)
44 Hypnotic state affected Cretan (6)
46 Stupid councillor put on a ship (5)
49 Barrier gets advertising
with time gone (7)
51 How one might describe those
queuing properly under control (2,4) 53 Casually visit doctor before
work at home (4,2)
55 Scrap single number (swapping
England for France) (5)
58 Assess term that requires revision
for professional woman (10)
60 Cereal plant kept in
nursery extensively (3)
62 Repeat route not publicised
before activity in park? (5)
63 Sweet dessert taken by
inexperienced person (5,4)
65 Hear about Richard beginning
to employ deception (8)
68 Queen turned out in hat with no end of polish that’s pleasingly old-fashioned (6)
70 Discipline shown by companion
with a small number (7)
71 I’d joust with difficulty as one
practising combat (7)
75 Cut in two English chapter
among varied bits (6)
76 Make note of list of convictions (6)
77 Dignified priest lifted pair (5)
78 Lament rumour newly uncovered (5) 80 Trudge in front of pitch
with old eccentric (4)
84 Marks put on French island
for unit of distance (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Distinctive features of a place (5,6)
13 Tremble (6)
14 Revival (6)
16 Wild cat (4)
17 Prominent (2,3,4) 18 Impel (5)
19 Outhouse (4)
20 Discerning (5-4) 22 Perplex (5)
23 Permitted
amount (9)
27 Scruffy (7)
30 Thoroughfare (6)
31 Cheeky (4)
32 Violent
person (5)
35 In this place (4) 36 Leave without
permission (4,3) 38 Hypocrisy (4)
39 Cradle song (7)
42 Recluse (6)
45 Lazy type (5)
46 Rid of dirt (5,2) 47 Cry (4)
48 Arouse (4)
50 Rejection
of faith (7)
52 Recorded
sound (5)
54 Decline (6)
56 Starchy
pudding (7)
57 Advantage (4) 59 Financial
backer (7)
61 Pierce (4)
64 Blemish (5)
66 Streak (4)
67 Absolve (6)
69 Cowboy film (7) 72 Indoor game
venue (5,4)
73 Customary (5)
74 Top person (6,3)
79 Omit (4)
81 Not drunk (5)
82 Bitter (9)
83 Set of tents (4)
85 Furrow (6)
86 Injury (6)
87 Area of theatre (5,6)
DOWN
1 Bean curd (4)
2 Tropical fruit (6)
3 Agricultural tool (6) 4 Conspiratorial sort (7)
5 Very good (5)
6 Unemotional (10)
7 Avoid (5)
8 Heavy guns (9)
9 Liberty (7)
10 Wading bird (4)
11 Interruption in electricity supply (5,3)
15 Small, pointed
beard (6)
21 Rental
agreement (5) 24 Wind at
high level (7) 25 Gentle walk (6) 26 Parasite (6)
28 Faint light (5) 29 Call (3)
33 As soon as
visible (2,5)
34 Exceptionally
large (6)
37 Assembly (5) 40 Consecrate (5)
41 Support (7)
43 Additional (5) 44 Hypnotic
state (6)
46 Stupid (5)
49 Fence (7)
51 Under
control (2,4)
53 Casually
visit (4,2)
55 Battle (5)
58 A woman
who sews (10) 60 Grass (3)
62 Repeat (5)
63 Sweet (5,4)
65 Deception (8) 68 Attractively oldfashioned (6)
70 Punish (7)
71 An expert in unarmed combat (7)
75 To cut in
two (6)
76 A list of
convictions (6) 77 Dignified (5)
78 Bewail (5)
80 Trudge (4)
84 Unit of
distance (4)