GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Fashionable card
is appropriate (2,9)
13 Dapper pair with posh connections
principally in the Home Counties (6) 14 Val is excited by hotel,
being extravagant (6)
16 Rouse titled figure to seize
heart of opportunity (4)
17 Grub alone prepared
in part of pub (6,3)
18 Piece of advice when keeping
oddly ugly plant (5)
19 Outstanding source of satisfaction
getting subscription (4)
20 Try again to resolve matter conserving energy before exercise (9)
22 Polite request to ignore page
in rental agreement (5)
23 Discard rubbish of ghettos (3,4,2)
27 Amy and Art are confused
about wide set of rails (7)
30 Kindly and intelligent leader?
Not altogether (6)
31 Aristocrat is almost
ahead of schedule (4)
32 Coarse bachelor departs
in awful way (5)
35 Ruffian is tough and
uncompromising at the edges (4) 36 Chopping knife caught by
one departing (7)
38 Call suspect group (4)
39 Sensible body of officers
largely retaining appeal (7)
42 All troubled entering in this
way money for ski race (6)
45 One discontented tourist
in party is likewise (5)
46 Tolerate dirty place as
animal enclosure (4,3)
47 Something negotiated
in Kent town (4)
48 Meat-based sauce partly
for a Guyanese (4)
50 Shortfall sadly cited about
grand prix racing (7)
52 One on a course, perhaps, after
losing pounds is menial type (5)
54 Small component I’d to obtain
after beginning of work (6)
56 Factory worker prepared
to get receiver (7)
57 Present is somewhat
pleasing if twee (4)
59 Area between stairs
for disembarkation (7)
61 Top wager about last of races (4)
64 Condemn English councillor
in case of dishonesty (5)
66 Suspend section of exchange (4)
67 Something done by rugby players to confront American in disturbance (6)
69 Len and Gus possibly grabbing
ultimate in bedding lie cosily (7)
72 Harmony shown by one playing
musical instrument (9)
73 Pleasing set of musical
compositions, we’re told (5)
74 A fuel cut unexpectedly around
end of budget? It gets to vary (9)
79 Tease Jack, Oscar, Bob and Henry (4) 81 Pale like former English tennis
player (not half!) (5)
82 Party’s bit disorganised in place
for holy immersion (9)
83 Tie left in front of tree (4)
85 Beautiful insect endlessly
fluttering by front of car (6)
86 Retired artist characterised by
little warmth or enthusiasm (6)
87 Soon chatter haphazardly
regarding such a matter (2,4,5)
DOWN
1 Tangle blocking park, noticeably (4)
2 Desire for a drink right in
this tavern’s front (6)
3 Screen in part of restaurant, it’s said (6)
4 Agent consuming cold drink, strong cider (7) 5 Condescend to revise editing after losing it (5)
6 In a fancy way, store wraps athletic clothing (10)
7 Place totally empty for fine cement (5) 8 Give total attention with rebel alas getting mobilised (2,3,4)
9 Fighter largely disheartened
before old ceremonial event (7)
10 Enthusiastic French painter
needing no introduction (4)
11 Sort idea out to see rocky
celestial body (8)
15 Mind old boy on plane carrying
first of cases (6)
21 Shimmering heat enveloping
river and soil (5)
24 Silly oaf supported by Frenchman
in Germany? That’s agreed (2,1,4)
25 First signs of very exciting look
variously exploiting this soft fabric (6) 26 Woman’s upset in area
getting rupture (6)
28 Second almost unbridgeable
gap for tycoon (5)
29 Line that curves in rescue
vessel, we’re told (3)
33 Deflect teacher with authority
on holiday (4,3)
34 Kelvin with pained expression repeatedly about onset of trouble has to grovel (6)
37 Yorkshire cricketer acquires
second perch (5)
40 Vacuous way in which joke ends? (5)
41 Find fault with poor pub given initially robust support (7) 43 Camel-like animal housed in stall, amazingly (5)
44 Enrage Scottish actor (6) 46 Graduate has cake and ring-shaped roll (5)
49 Endure finale to game in
dilapidated ground (7)
51 Sticky piece placed in
recycling yard (6)
53 End of cooking having acquired
refined cheesy dish (6)
55 Remove faults from outer parts
of distinctive listening device (5)
58 Recklessly spend having damaged
rowboat and hut (5,5) 60 Alcoholic spirit consumed in beginning (3) 62 Divided place found by institute in street (5) 63 Narrow chair pal broke when carrying round (9) 65 Conservative swimmer following two directions gets to intrude (8) 68 Chilling look in turn shown in exterior of clergy (6) 70 Lend commercial delivery vehicle in front of church (7) 71 Group in British Columbia hugely discontented getting discoloured (7) 75 Water-dwelling bird circling yard small beginning carnivore to (6) excite 76 A French timepiece missing front is open (6) 77 Des in ground is insinuatingly derogatory (5) 78 Huge Belgian takes bottles (5) 80 Go after former Health Secretary (4) 84 Part of the sea almost certain
to go over foot of cliff (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Appropriate (2,9) 13 Dapper (6)
14 Extravagant (6) 16 Arouse (4)
17 Part of
pub (6,3)
18 Plant (5)
19 Subscription (4) 20 Try again (9)
22 Rental
agreement (5) 23 Discard (3,4,2)
27 Set of rails (7)
30 Mild (6)
31 Aristocrat (4)
32 Ribald (5)
35 Ruffian (4)
36 Chopping
knife (7)
38 Telephone (4)
39 Sensible (7)
42 Ski race (6)
45 Likewise (5) 46 Animal
enclosure (4,3)
47 Business
agreement (4)
48 Meat-based
sauce (4)
50 Shortfall (7)
52 Dogsbody (5)
54 Small
component (6)
56 Receiver (7)
57 Present (4)
59 Disembarkation (7) 61 Top (4)
64 Condemn (5)
66 Suspend (4)
67 Disturbance (6)
69 Cosily lie (7)
72 Musical
instrument (9)
73 Sugary (5)
74 Vary (9)
79 Tease (4)
81 Pale (5) 82 Place for holy
immersion (9) 83 Scourge (4)
85 Beautiful (6)
86 Enthusiasm (6) 87 Regarding such
a matter (2,4,5)
DOWN
1 Tangle (4)
2 Desire for
drink (6)
3 Screen (6)
4 Strong
cider (7)
5 Condescend (5) 6 Athletic
clothing (10)
7 Fine cement (5) 8 Give every
attention (2,3,4) 9 Ceremonial
flight (7) 10 Enthusiastic (4) 11 Rocky celestial
body (8)
15 Thing (6)
21 Soil (5)
24 Agreed (2,1,4) 25 A soft
fabric (6)
26 Rupture (6)
28 Magnate (5) 29 Curving
line (3)
33 Deflect (4,3)
34 Grovel (6)
37 Perch (5)
40 Vacuous (5)
41 Reprove (7)
43 Camel-like
animal (5)
44 Enrage (6)
46 Ring-shaped
roll (5)
49 Endure (7)
51 Sticky (6) 53 Cheesy
dish (6)
55 Remove faults
from (5)
58 Recklessly
spend (5,5)
60 Alcoholic
spirit (3)
62 Divide (5)
63 Narrow (9)
65 Intrude (8)
68 Chilling (6)
70 Lend (7)
71 Irregularly
discoloured (7)
75 Small carnivore related to the wolf (6)
76 Open (6)
77 Insinuatingly
derogatory (5)
78 Huge (5)
80 Search (4) 84 Sea foam (4)