Herald Express (Torbay, Brixham & South Hams Edition)
GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS
13 Wake up when you take
with you to call on (5,5) 14 Quite big when unfolded,
this hold all (7)
15 6:50 to the minute when
beetle appears (6)
16 The noisy contents of the
bundle puzzle one (6)
17 Plan to go through
the torn clothes (7)
18 Strides that, in addition,
one is making (5)
19 Much the same
as, I fancy (4)
20 Started to plead: a
little anxious (5)
21 Subject to its being
less than (5)
22 In particular, remove
the shadow from (6)
23 Hold up the bank (5)
28 Swashbuckling and
always in a hurry? (7)
30 Gracious! Seem to be collapsing bearing the weight! (5,2)
33 Understanding there is
correspondence (9)
36 An obese female in
a cassock? (6)
38 After a time, leave
with the material (5)
39 Will get better,
you gather (5)
40 Cheerful, going to the new
pub to have a meal (6)
42 A trick to make you
look small (5)
43 A stern strange figure
among the locals (7)
44 Fight to get quarters,
few and far between (6)
46 Search through to
find a tool (4)
49 Strain to get one
transport (4)
51 Drain and skedaddle (3,3) 53 Stupidly fire a gun
in the ship (7)
55 Spread that’s not
the real thing? (5)
59 See the figure entered
is small (6)
60 Long, in the race, to
cut a figure (5)
61 Conclude it’s heavy (5)
62 Can throw in free:
it’s sour (6)
63 So a wire came adrift: to
me that’s aggravating (9) 65 Silly nit got seen
off? Great! (7)
66 The race winner is a fellow
with strange tastes (7)
70 Point at which you
get a coach (5)
71 Bears out one has been admitted with the disease (6)
73 Saw I had hurried
outside (5)
75 Steal from, which
does hurt (5)
80 See as the very
best turn (4)
82 Among the better
sections, in short (5)
83 Go back to get asylum (7) 84 Snaffling? That’s
charming! (6)
85 The old boy with
the shiner (6)
86 You’re crazy about?
Tuck in, son! (5,2)
87 Interrupting the golfer’s short game practice? (8,2)
DOWN
1 A wrinkle for cricketers (6) 2 With a final wave, has
gone off quickly (2,1,5)
3 Raise, or bring up,
animals: black (5)
4 In short, shot off
to get fruit (7)
5 Esteem, though driven
mad with anger by (6)
6 Drive the car towards a
small tree, stupidly (5)
7 Criticised for not
having thatched? (6)
8 Argue the duet is wrong
to have a piano in (7)
9 Awfully sly about
pawning (10)
10 Sound very luxurious (5) 11 He lay curled up inside
(Sam, the dog) (8)
12 The instant you give
the OK to (4)
24 Managed to turn out
and to go through (7)
25 Type the N in “Snifter” (5) 26 Tend to, on a hill (7)
27 Read through:
second-hand (7)
29 A component that’s not
with the others (5)
31 Wind string round? (5)
32 Detracts from the beauty
of the planet (4)
34 Rick will do everything
possible (6)
35 The wrong thing
to wear? (4)
37 Giving a hang about
the racket! (7)
41 Don’t allow to profit from an inexpensive purchase (7)
45 Or, more correctly, it
means “somewhat” (6)
47 Complain and go off – a
nuisance about (7)
48 Struck one as crazy (7) 50 I meant to treat a number admitted with the sickness (7)
52 How a singer doesn’t
like to go home! (4)
54 A large number are
really fat (5)
56 Falls and t-tears (5)
57 Head for the
vegetarian food (4)
58 Destroy one’s rest (5)
60 Find, when you deliver
the goods (4,6)
64 Saying “complete wreck”
immediately (5,3)
67 Under the impression
it’s a spare card (8)
68 “Moving house,” I had
put in, “is horrible” (7)
69 Convinced in a trice,
going off north (7)
72 Won’t work, in a
military attack (6) 74 Lecture the foolish chap
about to enter (6)
76 And, when the police
catch, telling all (6)
77 Most upset, run in
and rant about (5)
78 It’s half past and
you get up (5)
79 Arrests and prevents
from (5)
81 Cross to get the
advantage (4)
QUICK
ACROSS
13 Revive (5,5)
14 Quite big (7)
15 Beetle (6)
16 Puzzle (6)
17 Clothes (7)
18 Strides (5)
19 Similar to (4)
20 Started (5)
21 Less than (5)
22 Particular (6)
23 Hold up (5)
28 Swashbuckling (7) 30 Gracious! (5,2)
33 Correspondence (9) 36 Relation (6)
38 Material (5)
39 Recover (5)
40 Cheerful (6)
42 Trick (5)
43 Inns (7)
44 Meagre (6)
46 Tool (4)
49 Transport (4)
51 Drain (3,3)
53 Ship (7)
55 Stick (5)
59 Minor (6)
60 Long (5)
61 Heavy (5)
62 Sour (6)
63 Aggravating (9)
65 Great (7)
66 Quickest (7)
70 Point (5)
71 Disease (6)
73 Saw (5)
75 Tweak (5)
80 Notice (4)
82 Short (5)
83 Go back (7)
84 Winsome (6)
85 Cushion (6)
86 Mad about (5,2)
87 Interrupting (8,2)
DOWN
1 Wrinkle (6)
2 Quickly (2,1,5)
3 Raise (5)
4 Fruit (7)
5 Esteem (6)
6 Guide (5)
7 Criticised (6)
8 Quarrel (7)
9 Awfully (10)
10 Smart (5)
11 Dog (8)
12 Instant (4)
24 Search (7)
25 Snifter (5)
26 Tend (7)
27 Read (7)
29 Aside (5)
31 Coil (5)
32 Planet (4)
34 Rick (6)
35 Error (4)
37 Giving (7)
41 Snip (7)
45 Somewhat (6)
47 Complain (7)
48 Splintered (7)
50 Sickness (7)
52 Off key (4)
54 12 dozen (5)
56 Stumbles (5)
57 Vegetable (4)
58 Rest (5)
60 Find (4,6)
64 Immediately (5,3) 67 Supposing (8)
68 Horrible (7)
69 Convinced (7)
72 Hit (6)
74 Lecture (6)
76 Frank (6)
77 Rant (5)
78 Get up (5)
79 Arrests (5)
81 Advantage (4)