GIANT CROSSWORD CRYPTIC QUICK

Choose between cryptic and quick clues to tackle the Giant crossword – both lead to the same answers.

ACROSS 13

Covering everything, all in all (2,3,5)

14 Made up as pirates,

trudge off (7)

15 Having had the odd liein when it was cold (6)

16 Dismissed, yell at,

creating an uproar (6)

17 Corroborate there will

be a flight (4,3)

18 A loop, or ring, one’s

to wind round (5)

19 Claim you don’t

relinquish (4)

20 Looks for signs of life

in the incubator (5)

21 In the Arts Centre (5)

22 Resolve to return to the man in charge: the editor (6)

23 Get to a hundred in

her collection (5)

28 Having wandered right

in, didn’t leave (7)

30 After his swim,

extremely cold (7)

33 Argue that you must escort

the children to (4,5)

36 Pronouncing to be a

hackneyed phrase (6)

38 The vessel’s turning

again, love (5)

39 Establish it’s no

longer missing (5)

40 I spot roughly about

fifty flies (6)

42 Lumber one with the

dull person (5)

43 Or pretend about its

being imported (7)

44 Get up and go for

the ghost (6)

46 Talk about royal apparel (4) 49 One’s personal slant

given on the trip (4)

51 Say when, before the

rest is poured (6)

53 Also say white wine will come round with the fish (7)

55 Animals, as usual (5)

59 Saying nothing when the tiles are broken: about a quarter (6)

60 Long and cold, say

how good it is (5)

61 Find he has withdrawn

from the event (5)

62 Hurt the arm he

had around (6)

63 And when we call

round is delirious (9)

65 The stars dance around

in, to music (7)

66 Tells on and there are

repercussions (7)

70 Had looked about five,

but is a little older (5)

71 Wants the one she’s got, at

the bottom of the row (6) 73 A presentable man (5)

75 Notice Danny without Ann

has become shabby (5)

80 As a result, be artistic (4)

82 “Quiet!” you say – and

that’s not all (5)

83 Strange clue for “nosy” (7) 84 Does it cost a lot

to post? (6)

85 Complete the questionnaire

to become a temp? (4,2)

86 It’s obvious I’ve been ruined by the depression (7)

87 Matt is apathetic (10)

DOWN 1

Guarantee, before the sun sets in (6)

2 Vegetable served at

the girlie meal? (8)

3 Wobbles, which helps

make up one’s mind (5) 4 Makes twice as much

as the understudies (7) 5 Go off at about two (6)

6 Got up to “covered

in turf” (5)

7 The two boys stuck

together (6)

8 Turn a child against

healthy food (7)

9 Won’t a new watch

have one? (6,4)

10 The face – or part of it (5) 11 How lofty a title! (8)

12 Good gracious! OK! (4)

24 He reckons it’s used

instead of money (7)

25 Transplant half the

evergreens in the border (5) 26 Say time will show to

be no genius (7)

27 Break it in a drunken

spree (7)

29 With characteristic

skill, reversed it (5)

31 So he once dropped

the ball? (5)

32 If right about the

separation (4)

34 Thrives, bearing

fifty flowers (6)

35 Sing quietly – the blues (4) 37 Smoke – and that

does annoy (7)

41 The new girl flitting about

ACROSS

13 All in all (2,3,5) 14 Trudge (7)

15 Greeted (6)

16 Uproar (6)

17 Corroborate (4,3) 18 Loop (5)

19 Claim (4)

20 Cries (5)

21 Centre (5)

22 Resolve (6)

23 Get to (5)

28 Wandered (7)

30 Cold (7)

33 Argue (4,5)

36 Adage (6)

38 Vessel (5)

39 Establish (5)

40 Flies (6)

42 Lumber (5)

43 Imported (7)

44 Verve (6)

46 Apparel (4)

49 Trip (4)

51 Say (6)

53 Fish (7)

55 Usual (5)

59 Mute (6)

60 Long (5)

61 Find (5)

62 Hurt (6)

63 Delirious (9)

65 Music (7)

66 Bangs (7)

70 Number (5)

71 Wants (6)

73 Award (5)

75 Shabby (5)

80 Sketch (4)

82 Fragment (5)

83 Strange (7)

84 Parcel (6)

85 Deputise (4,2)

86 Obvious (7)

87 Apathetic (10)

is more frivolous (7)

45 Gad about with a

big noise (6)

47 Catch the cat up,

scampering again (7)

48 The usual tail wag,

showing it’s fond of (7) 50 He wears uniform,

but not in public (7)

52 Are wandering at

large, it’s true (4)

54 Looking tired and terribly wan, going to the doctor (5)

56 He is caught in the act,

out to defraud (5)

57 Abandoned in port (4) 58 Say nothing and stand

up to get the paper (5) 60 Thought for a second, worried about the dire possibility (10)

64 Succeeds in getting the

deer to the water (4,4) 67 Dull and with too

many actors in (8)

68 In business here I go

bust and it’s adios! (7) 69 Smuggled pouch

you search for (7)

72 Idiot with a straw in

his mouth? (6)

DOWN

1 Guarantee (6)

2 Pulse (8)

3 Wobbles (5)

4 Increases (7)

5 Go off (6)

6 Got up (5)

7 Tangled (6)

8 Vegetable (7)

9 Used (6-4)

10 Nerve (5)

11 Title (8)

12 Exclamation (4) 24 Token (7)

25 Border (5)

26 Norm (7)

27 Break (7)

29 Quality (5)

31 So (5)

32 Separation (4) 34 Thrives (6)

35 Projection (4) 37 Annoy (7)

41 Less serious (7) 45 Din (6)

47 Catch (7)

48 Fond of (7)

50 Soldier (7)

52 True (4)

54 Haggard (5)

56 Defraud (5)

57 Abandoned (4) 58 Paper (5)

60 Thought (10)

64 Succeeds (4,4) 67 Dull (8)

68 Goodbye (7)

69 Search (7)

72 Fool (6)

74 Ruins (6)

76 Miserable (6)

77 Prickly (5)

78 Chatter (5)

79 Let drop (5)

81 Mar (4) 74 Makes a mess of catching

the ball: slips op (6)

76 Are awfully thirsty all round, which is miserable (6)

77 The agent captured in

is hard to handle (5)

78 Chatter at before

embracing (5)

79 Let drop a small item from

the medicine cabinet (5) 81 Spoil things by giving

one the run-around (4)