SATURDAY’S PUZZLES & PRIZES SOLUTIONS

GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 12 Calculation. 13 Willow. 14 Hereby. 16 Dear. 17 Cap in hand. 18 Grain. 19 Peel.

20 Booby trap. 22 Flute. 23 Denigrate. 27 Gossipy. 30 Banter. 31 Long. 32 Muted. 35 Brio. 36 Raucous. 38 Etch. 39 Mindset. 42 Screed. 45 Lassi. 46 Bad form. 47 Puff. 48 Firm.

50 Back off. 52 Rival. 54 Rewind. 56 Fantasy. 57 Snub. 59 Telling. 61 Odds. 64 Glide. 66 Edit. 67 Circus. 69 Smuggle. 72 Hydrangea. 73 Spine. 74 Pipsqueak. 79 Slot. 81 Get up. 82 Chipolata. 83 Tile. 85 Assure. 86 Rasher.

87 Out of bounds.

DOWN: 1 Fade.

2 Scarab. 3 Elicit. 4 Stopgap. 5 Hound. 6 Pied-a-terre.

7 Align. 8 Two a penny. 9 Phone-in. 10 Wrap. 11 Absentee. 15 Mallet. 21 Odour. 24 Round-up. 25 Patois. 26 Placid. 28 Slope. 29 Par. 33 Bullock. 34 Simmer. 37 Skiff. 40 Elfin. 41 Toolkit. 43 China. 44 Debase. 46 Burst. 49 Matador. 51 Ornate. 53 Valour. 55 Wrong. 58 Backpacker. 60 Gym. 62 Delta. 63 Adventure. 65 Loyalist. 68 Rancid. 70 Snigger. 71 Disavow. 75 Shabby. 76 Untrue. 77 Spasm. 78 Focus. 80 Tour. 84 Lido.