GIANT CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

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

ACROSS 13

Either extracting from or leaving (7,3)

14 A light that goes out (7)

15 A number come in terribly

early? You surprise me! (6) 16 Won’t help with

the basket (6)

17 Mass overhaul (7)

18 From France, a very

small lock (5)

19 The child’s ribs (4)

20 Attack and one observes

retreating (3,2)

21 A provider of wood – deal

that’s affected by rain (5) 22 A foreigner, is taken in

hand for training (6)

23 She’ll tell you what

“bon mot” means (5)

28 Flicks rapidly through, as one searches the fellow held (7)

30 The gentleman, sir,

returned the dish (7)

33 Land not quite so

far up (5,4)

36 Don’t switch off, though

you badger about (4,2)

38 Plus the woman’s

returning (5)

39 Set the venue (5) 40 Also going “Boo!” when

the child rounds it (2,4)

42 I am crafty about

and slippery (5)

43 Shows, though one

tries to hide (7)

44 Cheat over a tool (6)

46 Joke about a

northern group (4)

49 Dashes back from

the trip (4)

51 Thanks for having

loaned it? It’s a gift! (6)

53 Tick off for always

turning round (7)

55 The hair will appal you (5) 59 Misrouted by a

diversion (6)

60 Disallow, most of all,

the commonplace (5)

61 Had spotted a

number in time (5)

62 Unfairly hint the master

admitted the killer (3,3)

63 The viewpoint of

the sailor (5-4)

65 Is clearly embarrassed

by the standard (7)

66 What quarrels at

hairdresser’s are about? (7) 70 Shot, even so (5)

71 Nearly a pound,

Tom’s lost (6)

73 Stories that can be

taken both ways (5)

75 The right hand holds

it, to start with (5)

80 Appeared fruitless when

one did the same (4)

82 What almond eyes

never are? (5)

83 Is it indicated when a

horse shakes its head? (7) 84 Sort out a little error

on the list (6)

85 In making a comeback,

the man did wrong (6)

86 Tell you again how to

knot the tie at speed (7) 87 Unwilling to, being

off colour (10)

DOWN

1 Being English, kind (6)

2 Lets drop as one

leaves (5,3)

3 If any Greek is admitted,

gets cross (5)

4 Cheer you up when you

do lose badly to (7)

5 Figure tears are about

to flow fast (6)

6 Unlike the mountainous

area, it’s not pretty (5) 7 Having been elected, what

one did, of course (6)

8 Doing better than, at

carpet cleaning? (7)

9 Emphasise that you don’t

make enough points (10) 10 Money gives selfconfidence (5)

11 Slow draw (8)

12 Note the boy is pleased (4) 24 Mean to provide

information (7)

25 Kind of whistle you won’t

get a note from? (5)

26 Claim you argue (7)

27 Send down to get

a container (7)

29 Just what I need when

I do business with (5)

31 Send out for a copy (5)

32 Knocks Barney up (4)

34 The many freelance,

get rid of (6)

35 Run with panache (4)

37 Something to eat for the

horse carrying me (7)

41 Enlarged photo of

the VIP (3,4)

45 Except for being careful

with money (6)

47 Looking smart, are

almost all admitted (7) 48 The accommodation, you

write, is backing on (7)

50 Entertainer I got a bad

report about (7)

52 A number in Germany

said no (4)

54 Right above is the

dog’s name (5)

56 Catching the hospital

patient you run after (5)

57 The singer’s a bad lot (4) 58 A little knick-knack that

will delight you (5)

60 What the hard-working Bess bought at the nursery? (4,6)

64 With “congratulations”, we get old Len in a ferment (4,4)

67 Slovenly, having an undergarment and with shoes on (8)

68 Rock is more courageous,

you say (7)

69 Dance to terribly

sad songs (7)

72 Again, that carries

a warning (6)

74 Like spanker, for

example, to attack (6)

76 Worried about,

got drunk (6) 77 Colour just a little (5)

78 Volunteer to take away

and back again (5)

79 The new fellow was given

hers mistakenly (5)

81 Mean to carry

one or two (4)