THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 In every way, whenever there’s been a census (2,3,6) 13 In business, myself, to make money (6) 14 Because given tip about, back, with monetary gain (6) 16 A trip on the merry-go-round? (4) 17 Something you wouldn’t be without (9) 18 Stop at turning cool by mid-morning’ (5) 19 Spat it out very noisily (4) 20 Anticipate the van will come to a standstill (9) 22 Shop on the way round again (5) 23 Hurry up and water the plant (9) 27 I’m new, so out to be charming (7) 30 In the chest, folded, there’s a bag (6) 31 Telephone connection required for job (4) 32 Ship hugging river shores (5) 35 Back inside, forearmed (4) 36 Eats — the fat Friar’s vice (5,2) 38 On day one, fish (4) 39 One-sidedly, with justification (7) 42 Laugh like a drain? (6) 45 Said central part is uncultivated area (5) 46 Shuts up and accelerates? (7) 47 Rub out, for instance, the number entered (4) 48 Complain about vehicle parking next to (4) 50 Bert and Les, trained singers (7) 52 Be frightened by animal, about to retreat (5) 54 Dolly is the girl looking after the children (6) 56 Cheat, concealing, in false base, lights (7) 57 — fly! (4) 59 Ready to take rest, curled up — in baskets? (7) 61 Women are silly to dress in (4) 64 Deign to, when bribe is brought round (5) 66 I left out a nine and a girl’s name (4) 67 Doesn’t stay for tea? (6) 69 Awful female given severe scolding (7) 72 Rod is his father. An unpleasant person (3,2,1,3) 73 Lie, toys strewn around, right inside (5) 74 The herald will bring a package in to her (9) 79 Hands back, in exchange (4) 81 The snag to having a pet: little companion (5) 82 Do they go round with guns? (9) 83 Get your head out of the way, Donald! (4) 85 I’ll delete the apostrophe (6) 86 Making work into play by choice (6) 87 Don’t feel well and stay home from school (2,3,2,4) ACROSS 12 In every way (2,3,6) 13 Earnings (6) 14 Gain (6) 16 Whirl (4) 17 Life (9) 18 Punctuation (5) 19 Quarrel (4) 20 Anticipate (9)
QUICK CLUES
22 Shop (5) 23 Plant (9) 27 Charming (7) 30 Small bag (6) 31 Occupation (4) 32 Supports (5) 35 Back (4) 36 Eats (5,2) 38 Freshwater fish (4) 39 Justifiably (7) 42 Bubbling sound (6) 45 Uncultivated area (5) 46 Shuts (7) 47 Kill (4) 48 Complain (4) 50 High voices (7) 52 Shrink from (5) 54 Child minder (6) 56 Signal lights (7) 57 Hurtle (4) 59 Dogs (7) 61 Dress in (4) 64 Deign (5) 66 Female name (4) 67 Departs (6) 69 Awful (7) 72 Rogue (3,2,1,3) 73 Tale (5) 74 Forerunner (9) 79 Exchange (4) 81 Snag (5) 82 Guns (9) 83 Bob down (4) 85 Ill (6) 86 Choice (6) 87 Feel seedy (2,3,2,4) DOWN 1 Photograph (4) 2 Look (6) 3 Stress (6) 4 Hearable (7) 5 Say (5) 6 Merged (10) 7 Body of people (5) 8 Not wasted (4-5) 9 Gundog (7) 10 Wellington (4) 11 On and off (8) 15 Fragment (6) 21 Yellowgreen (5) 24 Observes (7) 25 Goes by (6) 26 Idles (6) 28 Twig (5) 29 Not shiny (3) 33 Glowered (7) 34 Wife (6) 37 Requires (5) 40 Contract (5) 41 Longed (7) 43 Custom (5) 44 Enlarge (6) 46 Data (5) 49 Flute (7) 51 Very rich (6) 53 Dry up (6) 55 Building (5) 58 Little devil (4,6) 60 Understand (3) 62 Entertain (5) 63 Feeling (9) 65 Flew off (4,4) 68 Get there (6) 70 Calls off (7) 71 Settles differences (5,2) 75 Award to (6) 76 Doze (3,3) 77 Wan (5) 78 Quick (5) 80 Verse (4) 84 Middle (4)
DOWN
1 Moves the camera upwards for the shot (4) 2 Take a quick look at, there’s a good man! (6) 3 Stress it’s a double figure: ten, possibly (6) 4 So everybody could hear I’d run, in a blue funk (7) 5 Say it’s part of America (5) 6 Get in flap, rebuked for having mixed with (10) 7 The police, perhaps, caught entering through front (5) 8 Like time successfully devoted to drilling for oil? (4-5) 9 Sales pitch about an occupant of enclosure in pet shop (7) 10 Something worn on the foot — or the elbow (4) 11 Intermittently healthy, in all respects (8) 15 Fragment of a catchy tune? (6) 21 Showing the ball to be on the green (5) 24 What pickpocket has his eye on? (7) 25 Advances and gets ahead of (6) 26 Casual clothes when one isn’t working (6) 28 Twig the n has been omitted from ‘season’ (5) 29 Dull friend who’s not all there (3) 33 Small and wearing hood, glowered at (7) 34 The wife does wish we were there (6) 37 Wants the sender to encode right away (5) 40 Deed of sale made out to European (5) 41 Longed for a sabbatical period back home (7) 43 For union, wise practice (5) 44 Enlarge, given old to care for (6) 46 Actualities show female cats roam (5) 49 Something that, in Italy, is little played (7) 51 Carrying cargo, is rolling (6) 53 Have sense, woman, and dry up! (6) 55 He drags from the building (5) 58 Awe inspired by a saint — or a little devil (4,6) 60 Understand, when the note is sounded (3) 62 Someone to inspire and entertain (5) 63 Feeling at home teaching (9) 65 Pulling round, all right, flew off (4,4) 68 Get there. Right at four, are outside (6) 70 Scrubs — cleans out — at end of picnic (7) 71 Force to have a drink and one buries the hatchet (5,2) 75 Award, to the winner, a ball point (6) 76 On return, remove and have a snooze (3,3) 77 Wan and with little energy (5) 78 Run to time, being fast (5) 80 Doggerel, perhaps, about an English dog (4) 84 Middle, first or last letter of ‘cue’ (4)