GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Pay attention to a floodgate
when broken (3,1,4,2)
14 Eastern staff had to come out (7)
15 Friendly, upper-class pair of Frenchmen found in Switzerland and Germany lately (6)
16 Declan replaced source of light (6)
17 Idealistic Scot is behind university
of the first order (7)
18 Assembly supporting
centre for alumni (5)
19 Many items for sale in an auction (4) 20 Female constantly getting high
body temperature (5)
21 A pleasing accent (5)
22 First sign of this figure with
a cat getting a convulsion (6)
23 Sound of disapproval on
the part of foolish type (5)
28 Part Lee played as a
church dignitary (7)
30 Concern about a very
current luxury food (7)
33 See ordinary detective with
younger relative (3,4,2)
36 Jack of lowly origins from the East
End mixed up set of things (6)
38 Greatly affect leading group (5)
39 Long for source of relief
in potholing site? (5)
40 Mess up neckwear, loose
at the edges (6)
42 Department, I bet,
arranged deduction (5)
43 Retired chap wearing suit designed
for a large sea wave (7)
44 Mystery resolved in game (6)
46 A musician needs to follow
this comment (4)
49 Tough, uncompromising,
discontented loutish type (4)
51 Eager sort in short around hotel
needs to act properly (6)
53 Bird of prey seen in Provence by lake
and eastern edge of fast river (7)
55 A thing that can be opened
for semiprecious stone (5)
59 One paid not to cook quickly (6)
60 Fastidious king featuring in film
and play’s conclusion (5)
61 Search with a rod? We do awkwardly
around back of factories (5)
62 On reflection, refer to
work of a lyrical sort (6)
63 A bet could go wrong for
performing pair (6,3)
65 Cricket side before function gets
physically demanding part of task (7) 66 Prove wrong right-wing fellow
on pick-up vehicle (7)
70 Priest due for relocation
is a puritan (5)
71 Group of servicemen from the East on holiday? That’s distant in time (3-3)
73 Refrain from hurting some
anxious parents (5)
75 Back spymaster to gain
weapons again (5)
80 Explanation not good for defeat (4) 82 Learner at home in sports
car showing sparkle (5)
83 Unconventional tours in New Mexico
offering quack remedy (7)
84 What an idle sort does
in sitting room (6)
85 Guy’s first impulse is to suppress
large bubbling sound (6)
86 Rule etc manipulated in
teaching discourse (7)
87 Term chaotic recent place
offering phone support (4,6)
DOWN
1 Reprimand vacant assistant taking
part in spillage of beer (6)
2 Difficult tightly-knit group, it’s said,
in aggressive promotion (4,4)
3 New Zealand actor moving right
to end has to cringe in fear (5)
4 A radio station employee cut off
after defending new supplement (7) 5 Exertion shown by fighter in
English stronghold (6)
6 Remove equipment from malfunctioning glider with no end of skill (5)
7 Furniture wood we all
insult at intervals (6)
8 Fool has small drink with
accompaniment of gin? (7)
9 Trade piece after manufacture
has to lose value over time (10)
10 Sun affected rascal (5)
11 Break free from constraints
and solve clues too (3,5)
12 Some broadcasters muted
mildly offensive material (4)
24 Reserve rental property in
small publication (7)
25 Alternative pop lover
short of money (5)
26 Important man beset
by terrible gibe (3-4)
27 Try, for instance, to
generate rumour (7)
29 Rake acquires latest in
finishing powder (5)
31 Nora’s complicated crime (5)
32 Framework found in paper
acknowledged (4)
34 Place linked to school in coup (6)
35 Young deer starts to follow
another with nervousness (4)
37 Develop arena in German
city mostly (5,2)
41 Dishonestly obtain dossier
about horse (7)
45 Meandering ride in Greece
to get large beam (6)
47 Awfully bad sign of things
to come in belly (7)
48 Record on paper snub (3,4)
50 Husband has shady retreat
in marina (7)
52 Fault in Italian city missing
two directions (4)
54 Wrote about feature of a castle (5)
56 Idiots at the end switched coil (5)
57 Burning pile located in
hippy region (4)
58 Put up spirals to make reel for yarn (5)
60 Unusually clad police for a minor misdemeanour (10)
64 Unknown character put in awfully big dens intentionally (2,6)
67 Worry about figure on board leaving Spain? It’s not uncommon (8)
68 Trio cop mishandled in colonnade (7)
69 Brittle player’s last to be engaged by my club sadly (7)
72 Without director, finance and manage event staged in parks? (3,3)
74 Greek character of a sensational
sort in robbery at sea (6)
76 Consider clothing briefly
in bright colour (6)
77 Chime with a person owning taverna mostly (5)
78 Pale element among flash engineers (5)
79 Smooth expanse of spilt oil (5)
81 Burden applied to
Mexico’s neighbour (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Pay attention
to (3,1,4,2)
14 Come out (7)
15 Friendly (6)
16 Wax light (6)
17 Idealistic (7)
18 Assembly (5)
19 Many (4)
20 Illness (5)
21 Sharp (5)
22 Spasm (6)
23 Fool (5)
28 Church
dignitary (7)
30 Roe of a
sturgeon (7)
33 See (3,4,2)
36 Untidy
collection (6)
38 Greatly
affect (5)
39 Long for (5)
40 Disarrange (6) 42 Deduction (5)
43 Sea wave (7)
44 Mystery (6)
46 Comment (4)
49 Hooligan (4)
51 Act (6)
53 Bird of
prey (7)
55 Semiprecious
stone (5)
59 Quickly (6)
60 Fastidious (5)
61 Search with
rod (5)
62 Lyrical (6)
63 Performing
pair (6,3)
65 Physically demanding part of task (7)
66 Prove wrong (7)
70 Puritan (5)
71 Remote in
time (3-3) 73 Refrain from
harming (5)
75 Assign weapons
again (5)
80 Defeat (4)
82 Sparkle (5)
83 Quack remedy (7)
84 Sitting room (6)
85 Bubbling
sound (6)
86 Teaching
discourse (7)
87 Office that gives phone support (4,6)
DOWN
1 Chide (6)
2 Aggressive promotion (4,4)
3 Flinch (5)
4 Supplement (7)
5 Exertion (6) 6 Remove equipment from (5)
7 Furniture
wood (6)
8 Fool (7)
9 Lose value (10)
10 Rascal (5)
11 Break free (3,5)
12 Mildly offensive
material (4)
24 Small
publication (7)
25 Alternative (5)
26 Important (3-4)
27 Rumour (7)
29 Cosmetic (5)
31 Crime (5)
32 Framework (4)
34 Coup d’état (6)
35 Young deer (4) 37 Induce (5,2)
41 Dishonestly
obtain (7) 45 Large beam (6)
47 Belly (7)
48 Quell (3,4)
50 Shelter (7) 52 Fault (4)
54 Soar (5) 56 Coil (5)
57 Burning pile (4)
58 Reel for yarn (5)
60 Minor misdemeanour (10)
64 Intentionally (2,6)
67 Patronise (8)
68 Colonnade (7)
69 Brittle (7)
72 Uncompetitive race (3,3)
74 Robbery at sea (6)
76 Consider (6)
77 Chime (5)
78 Pale (5)
79 Smooth (5) 81 Burden (4)