THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE CRYPTIC OR QUICK, THE ANSWERS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME, THE SOLUTION WILL APPEAR IN MONDAY’S PAPER.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Tool featured in leaflet that came in the mail? (8,3) 13 About good diets, sloppy summary (6) 14 Hurry up and trundle aboard (4,2) 16 Conservative — but are not, with money (4) 17 Their having mustered in a gang, or group (9) 18 Such pants as I’m at home in (5) 19 Stick up, grabbing small trophy (4) 20 Backward lad. Dull boy with dog (9) 22 Not the n or a in ‘nasty’ fib (5) 23 Manages to avoid when one escapes from (4,3,2) 27 Point out theirs is drying up (7) 30 Caution about entering underground tunnels (6) 31 Nonsense. It’s turned hot. Sun has come through (4) 32 Had provided information about the quartet (5) 35 Think it was returned to me by the editor (4) 36 Figure R’s been omitted from ‘Mardi Gras’ mistakenly (7) 38 Washed out in a bucket, say (4) 39 By which you’re told what to pay, verbally (7) 42 Nips in the pants (6) 45 Clinton’s charges, listed (5) 46 Family background, occupation and date of birth (7) 47 Furious when I come in with a girl (4) 48 Outside. Outside in the road (4) 50 Putting the F in ‘friend’ at last (7) 52 Therefore Madame is somewhere in N France (5) 54 Smart, young and anything but spendthrift (6) 56 Tied up boat in Tay, drifting? Well done, lad! (7) 57 Young animal am putting in pound (4) 59 Complains about the French and lets everybody know (7) 61 Back up mum — and get the sack (4) 64 Part of book or feature in book on anatomy (5) 66 Suggest going back to the doctor first (4) 67 Instruction is to have lighter load (6) 69 Believe it’s a type of dive (7) 72 Leading artist, among the social elite (3,6) 73 Pronounce healthy (5) 74 Appropriate food for high tea? (5,4) 79 Dog that won’t pass canine intelligence test? (4) 81 In pursuit, has gone into church (5) 82 Not a real gangster? That’s a lie! (9) 83 Someone you can always rely on to provide music (4) 85 Show turning to, in dire need (6) 86 ‘24’ Large one — extremely (6) 87 Coop, empty, gets frightened (8,3)
DOWN
1 Lit up, took a pound from cash drawer (4) 2 Something so funny you cry? (6) 3 Brawl and, getting a left in, rout (6) 4 Good-for-nothing fellow coming back to get a tool (7) 5 Called the man standing up Edward (5) 6 For energy, at break having a biscuit (6,4) 7 Appealing to birds feeling off colour (5) 8 Relax on the platform? No problem (5,4) 9 For semi-trained, showing potential (7) 10 Step on a banana skin? Mistake! (4) 11 Gave up warning about the back rows (8) 15 A poser — or an easy one (6) 21 I have cold drink outside with her (5) 24 All the same, one has a criminal record (7) 25 All wrong about wild rue. It has aromatic leaves (6) 26 Pinched. Minus ring, one lot’s returned (6) 28 Simpson is a famous poet (5) 29 Left again the day after (3) 33 In deceptively nice bar, producing gun (7) 34 Deduces reins should be twirled round fingertip (6) 37 Gosh, it’s scribbled in. Not at all clear (5) 40 Remain attached to a cold fish (5) 41 Undercooked part of cheesy snack (7) 43 Lift shot off, carrying one (5) 44 Enamoured, soon put foot in it! (4,2) 46 Resolving to climb, at first he is unsuccessful (5) 49 Within two days I near collapsed, exhausted (7) 51 On grass, free. Not in shed (4-2) 53 Give signal, after instant, to turn into (6) 55 Force to make simple change, first off (5) 58 Energetic person burning up the tennis court? (4,2,4) 60 Had been upset by the maxim (3) 62 Catching hard blow will jar (5) 63 Not bad, playing role in ‘The List’ (9) 65 Obtained for, was successful in treating (8) 68 One leg’s thrashing about in (6) 70 Less plain to a devotee (7) 71 Having popped note in, I drove off: split (7) 75 Day after day, pouring outside, one’s drenched (6) 76 Pat worries about the little son (6) 77 Start play, ever so upset when ball goes out (5) 78 Spirits rise in hottish temperatures (5) 80 Turn sack upside-down to get instrument (4) 84 Holding large rod, or pointer (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Cutting tool (8,3) 13 Summary (6) 14 Come quickly! (4,2) 16 Colour (4) 17 Assemblage (9) 18 Cotton fabric (5) 19 Stick up notice (4) 20 Dog (9) 22 Tale (5) 23 Avoids doing (4,3,2) 27 Dries up (7) 30 Rabbit burrows (6) 31 Nonsense (4) 32 Donated (5) 35 Think (4) 36 Drawing (7) 38 Wan (4) 39 Bill (7) 42 Summer pants (6) 45 Accounts (5) 46 Pedigree (7) 47 Servant (4) 48 Peel (4) 50 At last (7) 52 French department (5) 54 Miserly (6) 56 Well done, lad! (7) 57 Young sheep (4) 59 Sells (7) 61 Shove (4) 64 Back of book (5) 66 Suggest (4) 67 Class (6) 69 Bird (7) 72 Upperclass (3,6) 73 Articulate (5) 74 Sherry trifle (5,4) 79 Mongrel (4) 81 Pursuit (5) 82 Lie (9) 83 ‘–– – – and roll’ (4) 85 Indicate (6) 86 Footman’s wear (6) 87 Gets cold feet (11)
DOWN
1 Cash drawer (4) 2 Yell (6) 3 Air journey (6) 4 Carpentry tool (7) 5 Titled (5) 6 Biscuit (6,4) 7 Off colour (5) 8 Relax (5,4) 9 Potential (7) 10 Mistake (4) 11 Gave up (8) 15 Artist’s model (6) 21 Female name (5) 24 All alike (7) 25 Bay tree (6) 26 Robbed (6) 28 Greek poet (5) 29 Communist (3) 33 Rifle (7) 34 Deduces (6) 37 Hazy (5) 40 Adhere (5) 41 Cheesy snack (7) 43 Lift (5) 44 Enamoured of (4,2) 46 Non-winner (5) 49 Exhausted (7) 51 Shed (4-2) 53 Signal to (6) 55 Force (5) 58 Energetic person (4,2,4) 60 Adage (3) 62 Jar (5) 63 Not bad (9) 65 Obtained (8) 68 One (6) 70 More ornamental (7) 71 Split (7) 75 Drenched (6) 76 Fondle (6) 77 Start tennis game (5) 78 Solvent (abbr.) (5) 80 Cat’s-paw (4) 84 Pointer (4)