GIANT CROSSWORD CRYPTIC QUICK
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ACROSS 12
Have potential, you reveal, giving a contract to (4,7)
13 Animal a female?
Definitely! (6)
14 Manifest name and number
must be entered in (6)
16 Non-exclusive, to
start with (4)
17 Understanding from the
people assembled (9)
18 Register, as you
roam around (5)
19 Look for a sign of lift
in the little bird (4)
20 The course one’s taking
– in management (9)
22 Did really well:
was bright (5)
23 Letter of a sort (9)
27 Understanding, when
you hit the bottle (7)
30 Girl with a large book (6)
31 Lovely – with the
fan turned on (4)
32 Written, “heart-broken” is
obviously hackneyed (5)
35 Eager to know about
the East (4)
36 There’s a little cat curled
up in it. Be careful (5,2)
38 Backing the vehicle
a few feet (4)
39 Care nothing, ourselves, going in to make whoopee (7)
42 Rips off over and
gets time (6)
45 Class as a bizarre
sect all round (5)
46 Sifted through, angry,
day after day (7)
47 Piece of paper you
give to secretively (4)
48 A mother with twin
sons, we gather (4)
50 The garment at the
heart of the matter! (7) 52 Tighten up on pay (5)
54 Shake when they
get one upset (6)
56 Yell “Bolt!” (7)
57 Tease a bird that’s
caught a little worm (4) 59 Grasping it’s a fit (7)
61 Cut to the gold tip –
remains of a cigarette (4) 64 Want to know if we
backed “Cock-eyed” (5) 66 Forced me to put an
advertisement in (4)
67 Sitting at the piano,
song I compose (6)
69 Continue – to use
as a tray? (5,2)
72 Straightaway the press get
a mite excited about (9)
73 Coming into form (5)
74 At this very moment
or soon (9)
79 Understand it’s not one of
the major branches (4)
81 Coil, wringing wet,
around in (5)
82 It’s a deadlock,
old chum (9)
83 It means you’ve passed
a little time (4)
85 Run to get a tin to
hold – and a box (6)
86 Note the alien is out
to be friendly (6)
87 Poor, for students who are
no longer beginners (6-5)
DOWN
1 Split on the fellow (4)
2 About the G-string,
it hurts (6)
3 Fine – for the intelligent (6) 4 Feeling the men, too,
should rally round one (7) 5 A plus for a g-group (5)
6 Slightly on edge,
chum? (10)
7 A little deficient in (5) 8 An officer’s club (9)
9 Becomes visible when the paper is scattered inside (7)
10 The trophies are
back to stay (4)
11 “A share in” does make
one’s ears prick up (8)
15 Wants to stitch up
his tear in (6)
21 Furious when I scold (5) 24 So nosey it’s strange? (7) 25 Lands – on the
flare path? (6)
26 Mark and Edward
are afraid (6)
28 Clothing one’s
too hot in? (5)
29 Fight a racket (3)
33 Display a poster about
a robbery? (5-2)
34 The first three letters of “were” are not well aligned (6)
37 Something really
nice to handle (5)
40 Even so, getting
the picture (5)
41 Either spread or you
extinguish (7)
43 Get to her indisposed,
having caught a cold (5)
ACROSS
12 Have potential (4,7) 13 Prefer (6)
14 Obvious (6)
16 Start (4)
17 Understanding (9) 18 Register (5)
19 Cry (4)
20 Management (9)
22 Gleamed (5)
23 Sort (9)
27 Empathy (7)
30 Book (6)
31 Calm (4)
32 Hackneyed (5)
35 Eager (4)
36 Be careful (5,2)
38 Measure (4)
39 Make whoopee (7) 42 Jail (6)
45 Class (5)
46 Sifted (7)
47 Chit (4)
48 Gather (4)
50 Garment (7)
52 Fastener (5)
54 Shake (6)
56 Bellow (7)
57 Tease (4)
59 Fit (7)
61 Cut (4)
64 Awry (5)
66 Forced (4)
67 Sitting (6)
69 Continue (5,2)
72 Instant (9)
73 Coming into (5)
74 Soon (9)
79 Branch (4)
81 Coil (5)
82 Deadlock (9)
83 Sign (4)
85 Box (6)
86 Friendly (6)
87 Inferior (6-5) 44 Agreed it bobbed
up and down (6)
46 Leans against while one
takes a breather (5)
49 Because the ending
again is true (7)
51 Subdued, for the
bass to sing (3-3)
53 Rules the singer broke (6) 55 I get out and run
after the animal (5)
58 Greet the ponies corralled
in that enclosure (3,4,3)
60 Are going back in time (3) 62 Coils up the film (5)
63 A section of the crest
showing a bird (9)
65 Not all thaw out – not
altogether (8)
68 At the centre of a swindle
again, which is funny (6) 70 I stand corrected. The
time is not near (7)
71 He made the actor
move about in (7)
75 Off colour, swallowing the
first of the pills fast (6)
76 To annoy might be rash (6) 77 Plans to, having the
resources (5)
78 He needs time to
look around (5)
DOWN
1 Crack (4)
2 Pain (6)
3 Intelligent (6)
4 Feeling (7)
5 Plus (5)
6 Slightly (10)
7 Brief (5)
8 Club (9)
9 Looms (7)
10 Stay (4)
11 Share in (8)
15 Wants (6)
21 Angry (5)
24 Odd (7)
25 Lands (6)
26 Afraid (6)
28 Trousers (5)
29 Fight (3)
33 Robbery (5-2)
34 Stray (6)
37 Handle (5)
40 Yet (5)
41 Feast (7)
43 Get to (5)
44 Agreed (6)
46 Leans (5)
49 True (7)
51 Subdued (3-3)
53 Rules (6)
55 Animal (5)
58 Greet (3,4,3)
60 Time (3)
62 Reel (5)
63 Bird (9)
65 Not altogether (8) 68 Yell (6)
70 Remote (7)
71 Maker (7)
75 Quick (6)
76 Irritate (6)
77 Intends (5)
78 Saint (5)
80 Acquires (4)
84 Instance (4) 80 Becomes, when
one acquires (4)
84 Size up the container (4)