GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
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ACROSS
13 Reckon the chief is only
a nominal chief (10)
14 Result of yelling “fire!”
in a building” (7)
15 New prices will be shown
in the summary (6)
16 Wear for the
parachutist? (6)
17 Greatly, in the main (7)
18 By morning the man is
back, with a woman (5)
19 Only for a very good
swimmer (4)
20 All set dear? Undo
the pony-tail (5)
21 Dance, in turn (5)
22 In particular, shake off the
person following? (6)
23 Be disparaging about
the buffet (5)
28 Turn for home, mad
and astonished (7)
30 To mollify, set a time
for entering (7)
33 Not making a move,
being lazy? (9)
36 Play the doctor caught
in a gaol break-out (6)
38 I am accommodated by
a new land lady (5)
39 “Quiet!” said “82” (5) 40 Amid their bustling number,
a solitary person (6)
42 Nose round among the
scattered nuts (5)
43 Spell “tauten” (7)
44 Having abstracted,
had crept off with (6)
46 Go round for the walk (4)
49 The word of warning
means you care (4)
51 A sound rule is to grasp
the short ends (6)
53 Nip back to get the
boss, twit! (7)
55 Caught the student – a
fool – in form (5)
59 Mean to go off, on
getting the bird (6)
60 Amazing girl! (5)
61 Concede he was
a president (5)
62 Having money, we
back “Nut” (6)
63 High note that creates a
difficult situation (5,4)
65 Amended later: amended
by the editor (7)
66 Informs about plants (7)
70 Creep off to spill
the beans (5)
71 Is among the others
who oppose it (6) 73 Shining and giving one
a warm feeling (5)
75 Instant light (5)
80 Within one hour
becomes a pain (4)
82 Bit the man on board (5)
83 Deduce, when you try
to get into shape (4,3)
84 Because worried
about, then, hurry (6)
85 Catch and, blimey, shove
all back inside! (6)
86 Is about to convey one’s
good wishes to (7)
87 Flat one: it’s been converted inside, chum (10)
DOWN (6)
1 Twinkling a little
2 Quickly boarded when
attacked (6,2)
3 Ourselves and Ray, given
a break, are tired (5)
4 Yells “What got the
fire going?” (7)
5 Notice the silly Rose
just loves it (6)
6 A dog and someone
putting it in a crate (5)
7 Didn’t go all prissy,
you say (6) 8 Mean to cheat to
get the money (7)
9 Put up with as I do and
be patient (4,4,2)
10 Send a jet for the
flowers (5)
11 Offensive to the private (8) 12 Notice the bird has one (4)
24 Fire in the vehicle he
is running from (7)
25 Upset about the fifty
pounds, squeals on (5)
26 From the beginning,
irritate the skin (7)
27 Brusque with an employee
who’s not on duty (7)
29 Wake and prepare
yourself for (5)
31 Open up, man! (5)
32 For the record, it’s a
kind of worm (4)
34 The instruments, decorates
with little grooves (6)
35 Not all catch up (4)
37 The skipper is a
no-good (7)
41 Disturbs one to find they appeal to the very young (7)
45 Slim also said there’s
a shed (4-2)
47 Beef is a nuisance to stuff with? Nonsense! (7) attempt to (5)
One kind of shirt 81 Aloof, though very and a vest (7) nice, American (4) Is it a catchup – continental? (7)
Clue to why the dog is wagging its tail? (4)
He and the girl will go back to give a lift to (5)
The skin wasn’t firm, you say (5)
A lot? It’s a bargain! (4)
A number scratch (5)
Chaperon who could be made a fool of (10)
How ways of mulling wine were argued about? (8)
Spattered by, the cat ran outside (8)
Mistaken, I glean, about the English ancestry (7)
69 Opposed to “anti”, which
is wrong, you hold (7)
72 At the time, swore to
demolish the buildings (6)
74 Bad logo, good gracious!
Depressing (6)
Cover, or shut up, to keep the warmth in (6)
77 Fun wear (5)
78 Thwart to make angry (5)
79 Rush round, in an 48 50 52 54 56
57 58 60
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