THE GIANT CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

13 Very little left, It’s leaking (7,3) 14 Usual, say, at a particular stage of life (7) 15 Unseated from said seat (6) 16 Water vapour shrouding river (6) 17 Tasting sour when eaten — or drunk (7) 18 In time, again see eye to eye (5) 19 Jot a letter in Greek (4) 20 Soup the two tuck right into (5) 21 Lead with the left, as he weaves (5) 22 They carry water off when day is wet (6) 23 Time, then, is out a fraction (5) 28 Extend the period of imprisonment (7) 30 Pulling a crayon across a pad? (7) 33 Detour taken for fun? (9) 36 Fear I missed it. A mistake (6) 38 By terrible flaw, driven round the bend (5) 39 Weight of a coin? (5) 40 Talks about electronic swindles (6) 42 Gracious, taste the filling! It’s not for vegetarians (5) 43 Speak of going round foreign city in horse-drawn vehicle (7) 44 Promise is on page fifty: the margin (6) 46 Fat boy gobbling last of eclair (4) 49 Snow white bird (4) 51 Did he move north, under cover? (6) 53 Be furious about map error and go berserk (7) 55 Netting river fish — the audacity! (5) 59 Boy’s name and age entered in licence (6) 60 The wife, be clear, is included (5) 61 Feel, when half the essentials have been bundled up (5) 62 Bright and cold, really enjoying coming back to (6) 63 Slight possibility that you won’t be working? (3,6) 65 ‘Perspicacity’ is close (7) 66 About a hundred sheep, straying, found in orchard (7) 70 Not a main thoroughfare, but wide (5) 71 Awfully late going aboard, tiptoes (6) 73 Love ‘Mark’ as a male name (5) 75 Play against the fellow. Gamble (5) 80 Reassuring answer to ‘How are you?’ asked in a frenzy (4) 82 Book in. Meal ordered, take your time (5) 83 Are adjusting clip to fit in, just like the other (7) 84 Rings him, within half a second, back (6) 85 Yelled ‘In the way again!’ (6) 86 In short, once stupidly caught, is put inside (7) 87 Will mice never be found in his prison cell? (3,7)

DOWN

1 A chopper and a boat (6) 2 Agitate to decolonise (8) 3 When cheesemonger returns, there’s a little creature trapped inside (5) 4 For close-up, arranged in twos (7) 5 Suitable punishment for delinquent brokers? (6) 6 Venture to make a joke (5) 7 Getting married put a stop to, or made better (6) 8 Knock three times at, having run ahead (7) 9 Don’t forget to complain about drunken Marine (4,2,4) 10 The alternative cover: a different one (5) 11 Coaches that always come in twos (8) 12 Kid is an idiot! (4) 24 Stagger, clutching right foot (7) 25 Notch two crosses on? (5) 26 Fall for a flighty creature (7) 27 Shows how to conceal every setback (7) 29 With ‘Take that!’ you get a right in (5) 31 Speak of retiring, too (5) 32 Nibbles and drinks (4) 34 Bad case. Female beaten up (6) 35 Dwell on a Scottish island (4) 37 The followers again join up inside (7) 41 When half cut, swilling lager, elaborate on (7) 45 It shows one’s educated, to an extent (6) 47 Can’t stand having a copper guarding the mansion (7) 48 Gentle rain’s falling gently on, in the vegetable garden (7) 50 Why the punishment? (4,3) 52 Leave ‘former’ and ‘one-time’ (4) 54 Squeeze between finger and thumb and lift (5) 56 Son married European. Scandinavian (5) 57 Anxious to know about the East (4) 58 With small hands, tighten the fastener (5) 60 One after another, facing in opposite directions (4,2,4) 64 They break for little snacks (8) 67 Vehicle changing gear and hemming one in is a coach (8) 68 ‘Flying Raven’ is entered among ‘Back street bars’ (7) 69 In two notes to Santa, misspelled ‘game’ (7) 72 Struggle to get air (6) 74 Stick needles into, creating pain (6) 76 Teeter, you notice. Was wobbly (6) 77 Two daughters having day out with father (5) 78 Hurry back to the deep south (5) 79 Clean the undergrowth (5) 81 Do order up spirits (4)