GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Stop at an early stage trouble
behind input (3,2,3,3)
13 Perhaps, red disguise (6)
14 Relax in a French bistro
principally before finale (6)
16 List of dishes returning
in June, maybe (4)
17 Clothing retailer is publicly revealed
in a healthier condition (9)
18 Newspapers and advertising in front of English ship (5)
19 Neat signpost finally put by border (4)
20 I label art fanciful relating to two parties (9)
22 Organ in wrapping material (5)
23 Character in department given former catalogue of information (4,5)
27 Roy’s man that’s recreated stonework (7)
30 Thoroughly examine unusual ingot and ring (2,4)
31 Stow away food (4)
32 Condition in country (5)
35 First person emptied shops in jumble (4)
36 Brother with Mabel cultivated prickly shrub (7)
38 Some stock a leek or leafy vegetable (4)
39 Amateur clubs on Mediterranean island slowly increase (7)
42 Rogue blamed for pandemonium (6)
45 Young chap with Alex uncovered large spoon (5)
46 Doctor tried to restrain dolt at odd points? It’s no big thing (7)
47 Jump hurdle appropriately? Not altogether (4)
48 Go by feature of a mountain range? (4)
50 Dutch fellow in decrepit store needs to thaw out (7)
52 Strainer is put on the counter by first woman (5)
54 Mooring rope was here mostly at sea (6)
56 Misfit from French spa town in extremes of disillusionment (7)
57 Scar we observed on lieutenant (4) 59 Become eager in this way in three directions (7)
61 Atmosphere in a refined art gallery (4)
64 Engineer has security device lacking essential part? That’s uncertain (5)
66 Roughly handle article kept by largely obstinate type (4)
67 Change the position of essentially fine French Green (6)
69 Voluntarily give up fish in fashion (7)
72 Henry, Oscar, Ray and Gill altered cherished goal (4,5)
73 Male in bed gets slap (5)
74 Young swimmer with a bite sadly (9) 79 West Country sailor needs mop for cleaning (4)
81 Son gets to experience part of a male routine? (5)
82 Popular source of chips in controversial issue (3,6)
83 Precious stone from Warwickshire town needs no end of polishing (4)
85 Glenda is misguided showing bias (6)
86 Claim from chap probing half-hearted act (6)
87 Awful drought, one around middle of month in reality (2,3,6)
DOWN
1 Spouse taking part in show if extended (4)
2 Taking first pairs, five bugs lack part of a skeleton? (6) 3 Scapegoat gets in trouble around centre of book (6) 4 Indifferent characteristic of Switzerland? (7)
5 Alter cut in sleeveless garment (5) 6 U.S. co-worker trashed ongoing student’s assignment (10) 7 Centre is announced for military division (5)
8 Nice grave vandalised giving cause for complaint (9)
9 Bus crashes into bank getting to collapse (7)
10 Aid a baronet going round Spain (4)
11 Popular credit requiring review? That’s incidental (8) 15 Accomplish advanced time with leaders of these athletes in numbers (6)
21 Angry judge after start of inquiry (5)
24 Instinctive musical note (7)
25 Ban in support of proposal (6)
26 Unemotional group turning up in Sunday papers (6)
28 Bird in river and lake (5)
29 Difficulty making one fret (3)
33 Reduce mention of story of an inaccurate sort (4,3)
34 Limited account by companion getting to dry up (6)
37 First sign of exhibition opening? It’s a noted occurrence (5)
40 Find character coming last in great sporting competition (5)
41 European admitted into e.g. full ground is overjoyed (7)
43 Avoid Virginia and Dee in middle of week (5)
44 Disorientation of dame in
Arab city’s old quarter (6)
46 Savour part of diet as termed (5)
49 Firmly support bishop engulfed by criticism over year (5,2)
51 Feature of cricket lately marginalised to an excessive degree (6)
53 A tree is damaged close to glitzy restaurant (6)
55 Quayside endlessly difficult to see in western France (5)
58 A hint Trump is volatile, being victorious (10)
60 Selfishness encapsulated by fine golfer (3)
62 Keir is revitalised having received
current healing technique (5)
63 A bid a girl devised to get biscuit (9)
65 Deceive Robin, perhaps, with movement of the eye (8)
68 Leave a Persian, say, in confines of village (6)
70 Take control of exercise including varied rides (7)
71 Cover barren open country in the Home Counties (7)
75 Top of tremendously uneven feed box (6)
76 Obtain on loan book or argue (6)
77 Disreputable group mostly followed by woman (5)
78 Hit animals’ enclosure (5)
80 Greater part in Hull (4)
84 Source of misery found in club anew (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Stop at an early stage (3,2,3,3)
13 Hue (6)
14 Relax (6)
16 List of dishes (4)
17 Clothing retailer (9)
18 Urge (5)
19 Neat (4)
20 Involving two sides (9)
22 Wrapping material (5)
23 Catalogue of information (4,5)
27 Stonework (7)
30 Thoroughly examine (2,4)
31 Fold (4)
32 Declare (5)
35 Jumble (4)
36 Prickly shrub (7)
38 Leafy vegetable (4)
39 Grow together (7)
42 Pandemonium (6)
45 Large spoon (5)
46 Small thing (7)
47 Jump (4)
48 Elapse (4)
50 Thaw out (7)
52 Strainer (5)
54 Mooring rope (6)
56 Misfit (7)
57 Scar (4)
59 Become eager (7)
61 Atmosphere (4)
64 Precarious (5)
66 Batter (4)
67 Turn over (6)
69 Voluntarily give up (7)
72 Cherished goal (4,5)
73 Slap (5)
74 Silvery young fish (9)
79 Mop (4)
81 Closely pare (5)
82 Controversial issue (3,6)
83 Precious stone (4)
85 Showing bias (6)
86 Claim (6)
87 In the real world (2,3,6)
DOWN
1 Spouse (4)
2 Leg bone (6)
3 Scapegoat (6)
4 Non-partisan (7)
5 Sleeveless garment (5)
6 Ongoing student’s assignment (10)
7 Military division (5)
8 Cause of complaint (9)
9 Sink down (7)
10 Aid (4)
11 Oblique (8)
15 Accomplish (6)
21 Angry (5)
24 Instinctive (7)
25 Ban (6)
26 Unemotional (6)
28 Bird (5)
29 Chafe (3)
33 Dwindle (4,3)
34 Burn (6)
37 Occurrence (5)
40 Find by
investigation (5)
41 Overjoyed (7)
43 Avoid (5)
44 Arab city’s old quarter (6)
46 Savour (5)
49 Firmly support (5,2)
51 Excessively (6)
53 Restaurant (6)
55 Quayside (5)
58 Victorious (10)
60 Selfishness (3)
62 Healing technique (5)
63 Biscuit that contains currants (9)
65 Deceive (8)
68 Leave (6)
70 Chair (7)
71 Cover (7)
75 Feed box (6)
76 Obtain on loan (6)
77 Disreputable (5) 78 Thump (5)
80 Volume (4)
84 Source of misery (4)