GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS 13
Not at all inclined to be honest (2,3,5)
14 A plant with bags
of leaves? (3,4)
15 The aunt has some money
in? How much? (6)
16 Limits the jumps (6)
17 Respects one’s wishes (7)
18 Going to the post office,
the man posts (5)
19 Manage to catch and
give the note to (4)
20 Short Easter break there’s
a cancellation for (5)
21 A stone wall wouldn’t bar
your way, if it had one (5)
22 Loving a pet can
enter into it (6)
23 Split and broke
right through (5)
28 Assumes to be a mistake
by the child (5,2)
30 Aren’t wrong about.
Is crying (2,5)
33 Later getting the coat
– not her wrap (7,2)
36 For a chest cold,
volunteer to get (6)
38 Write “PICTURE”? (5)
39 Start of the holidays –
end of the month (5) 40 Take the two keys and
wind tape round them (6)
42 Started by putting the vegetable and scrag end in (5)
43 Either remove or leave (4,3)
44 Extract money from,
for a cake (6)
46 Is the boy nothing
but a bother? (2-2)
49 Killed in the attempt? (4)
51 Flings at and runs (6)
53 Shot back and tear
off to tell you (7)
55 With a quiet chat, contrived
to make up the quarrel (5)
59 Angel hovering round
a figure: a woman (6)
60 Calm, even so (5)
61 A scamp and a ne’er-dowell, good at heart (5)
62 Attacks plants (6)
63 Full as the roads are of
stationary cars? (3-6)
65 Ways in which the missus
got round the girl (7)
66 Seems, from the tree
in, spring is back (7)
70 Illustration showing
a river (5)
71 Dashes and tries to
catch the ball (6) 73 Say it’s the government (5)
75 A great favourite with authors using nautical terms (5)
80 Shot back to get
crackers (4)
82 The figures, you confess, in baggy pants can make you laugh (5)
83 Find another tenant
for, in spring (7)
84 Many trees come to grief
– no water there (6)
85 Read through, then
put into practice (6)
86 Awakened at midnight,
complained (7)
87 Starting by hastily getting
rid of the shoe (7,3)
DOWN
1 Opened but not
attended to (6)
2 Devises, you reckon,
over a drink (6,2)
3 Just a moment. It
could be a signal (5)
4 No worse than most,
you say, at the time (7)
5 Running away, trip (6)
6 Gathered most run inside
from the bad weather (5) 7 Spent the time, when
left behind by (6)
8 Vie with the favourite
in? Come! (7)
9 Not too badly, when recovered sufficiently to (4,6)
10 Why turn the patient
round? (5)
11 Decide to wrap it up (8)
12 Nick tees up (4)
24 The head rushed round
and put an end to (7)
25 Save a ball difficult
to trap (5)
26 Eloped but fell out
of love with? (4,3)
27 Deviated and supported
the right in (7)
29 Big Leo is wandering
around free (5)
31 Sound the single
ones out about (5)
32 Back off. Are right (4)
34 Dampens the posies (6)
35 Walks the dogs,
perhaps, are up for (4)
37 Plump out a number in,
or make them thinner (7)
41 Commission the girl
to get a weapon (7)
45 Spice girl and somebody
crazy over her (6)
47 Further loan (7)
48 Except for the local call (7)
50 Grasp everything
is in the bag (7)
52 Leave out of the article (4)
54 It’s OK with him (5)
56 Real jumpy on the clifftop; that’s obvious (5)
57 Say “Run! It bites” (4)
58 Not sensible food? (5)
60 Watch over but don’t
be fooled by (3,7)
64 Disturbed, change
course (3,5)
67 Slump in even I,
unusually picture (8)
68 Not stopping
happening (5,2)
69 Eke out for some time (7)
72 Put weight on, which
creates anxiety (6)
74 Nails right into the rails (6)
76 On the street, out
fire fighting (6)
77 The hospital case coming
round writhes – it hurts (5)
78 Realised the ending must be changed for the picture (5)
79 Concede the maid
must get free time (5) 81 Drew it up and gave a name to (4)