THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 13 Faulty print cast around right copy (10) 14 Take possession of money after one month (7) 15 Claim everything, say, close to office (6) 16 Response making German swerve partly (6) 17 Axe headwear on Swiss film character (7) 18 Opening revealed within boundaries of march (5) 19 Free energy for short journey (4) 20 Gold, say, shown by Frenchman and others (5) 21 Good competition in period before deadline (5) 22 Deny scandal in Tyneside? (6) 23 Animosity in summit, we hear (5) 28 Priest to transport man of the cloth (7) 30 Screen area near Australian animal (7) 33 Black dog for international traveller? (3-6) 36 Rearing mostly dried fruit (6) 38 Stop in a university making farewell (5) 39 Leading journalist backed store (5) 40 Rough and rude eccentric holding two goods (6) 42 Bush alternatively? About right (5) 43 Left European peninsula for African state (7) 44 Channel Islands harbour recalled as circle? (6) 46 Relish shown by last character troubled set (4) 49 Get hold of Greek with a book (4) 51 Support over wrestling technique (6) 53 Victory for British car (7) 55 Miserable learner detained by magistrate (5) 59 Aim to challenge (6) 60 Fool caught with ignoble name (5) 61 One sent to former French island (5) 62 Place with advantage — and assurance (6) 63 Modest inspector and two fellows study in it (9) 65 A noise around start of teatime giving surprise (7) 66 Victor altered chore to secure universal ticket (7) 70 Cold and attractive man gets thick piece (5) 71 Little dispute about a Republican duty (6) 73 Fox with six plus ten in French! (5) 75 Secure empty crate and shrink back (5) 80 Worry oddly for rest (4) 82 Good man dismissed dark beer (5) 83 Trade in vehicles on road (7) 84 Distant TV control (6) 85 Shady group in case of crime making one flinch (6) 86 Investigation about liberal male in difficulty (7) 87 Huge Greek character enters motel; man upset (10) DOWN 1 Pair in church for royal (6) 2 Sun present, round shape, part of wintry scene? (8) 3 Mock first of some hackneyed material (5) 4 Day that is difficult for unyielding sort (7) 5 Still difficulty in reception? (6) 6 Frothy and amusing (5) 7 Perfectly exact notice working (4-2) 8 Look through odd publication on European (7) 9 Only chaps in commercial time making change (10) 10 Swim in Rabat helpful (5) 11 Scaremonger showing weapon in a catalogue (8) 12 Elderly French painter almost held up (4) 24 Poor advice from an environmentalist? (7) 25 Put up with feature of stadium (5) 26 Praise in upcoming hint — and approval (7) 27 African bird, very large, tense and plump (7) 29 Come to give a sermon forgoing quiet (5) 31 A line by U.S. president once is similar (5) 32 Tender nurse’s last to remain (4) 34 Leading group of a sort to disappear (6) 35 Stimulus some youths pursued (4) 37 Soprano to fall and make a slip (7) 41 Look round the Spanish lake for antelope (7) 45 Young dog, favourite thing kept on a string? (6) 47 Care affected mostly cost and duty (7) 48 Party in unoccupied minute showing licence (7) 50 Polish mistake? Nonsense (7) 52 Weaving machine to appear indistinctly (4) 54 Match workers’ group (5) 56 Old German corner (5) 57 Burden applied to our people (4) 58 Species, old, of parody (5) 60 A new chat mostly amid dessert, melon (10) 64 Improve subtly end in French and English song (4,4) 67 Squirrel in cold joint by brother, it’s said (8) 68 Guidance not about way of speaking (7) 69 Decline of French perfume (7) 72 Unusual feel about dry condition (6) 74 Inferior woman has notoriety (6) 76 Exciting captain, not one for brief sleep (6) 77 American woman’s escort (5) 78 Henry, scholar, gets board game (5) 79 Male consumed by gin is vagrant (5) 81 Excellent part of posher area (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 13 Official copy (10) 14 Confiscate (7) 15 Claim (6) 16 Reply (6) 17 Small axe (7) 18 Utter (5) 19 Go on horse (4) 20 Lead, say (5) 21 Mealtime prayer (5) 22 Deny (6) 23 Annoyance (5) 28 Clergyman (7) 30 Small marsupial (7) 33 Rich global traveller (3-6) 36 Dried grape (6) 38 Farewell (5) 39 Storehouse (5) 40 Sturdy (6) 42 Woody plant (5) 43 African country (7) 44 Global circle (6) 46 Enthusiasm (4) 49 Seize (4) 51 Sustain (6) 53 Victory (7) 55 Cheerless (5) 59 Thing (6) 60 Comic entertainer (5) 61 Émigré (5) 62 Promise (6) 63 Excessively modest (9) 65 Surprise (7) 66 Ticket (7) 70 Thick piece (5) 71 Duty (6) 73 Female fox (5) 75 Shrink back (5) 80 Worry (4) 82 Plump (5) 83 Transport (7) 84 Distant (6) 85 Stoop in servile way (6) 86 Difficulty (7) 87 Massive (10) DOWN 1 Monarch’s son (6) 2 Grow greater quickly (8) 3 Deride (5) 4 Reactionary (7) 5 Not moving (6) 6 Delicate (5) 7 Exactly right (4-2) 8 Search (7) 9 Change (10) 10 Take a dip (5) 11 Scaremonger (8) 12 Ancient (4) 24 Poor (7) 25 Bear (5) 26 Enthusiastic approval (7) 27 Flightless bird (7) 29 Come to (5) 31 Similar (5) 32 Wait (4) 34 Disappear (6) 35 Incentive (4) 37 Err (7) 41 Small antelope (7) 45 Marionette (6) 47 Care (7) 48 Liberty (7) 50 Nonsense (7) 52 Threaten (4) 54 Marriage (5) 56 Fish (5) 57 Burden (4) 58 Parody (5) 60 Melon (10) 64 Make alterations to (4-4) 67 Terrestrial squirrel (8) 68 Manner of speaking (7) 69 Ancestry (7) 72 Condition (6) 74 Notoriety (6) 76 Doze (6) 77 Escort (5) 78 Board game (5) 79 Vagrant (5) 81 Uncommon (4)