GIANT CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Subscribe to U.S. magazine not wanting to enjoy break? (4,4,3) 13 Paltry pair of containers (6) 14 Lecturer, say, given account ending in wealthy bequest (6) 16 Cut harvest (4) 17 Thoroughly search Arab leader, we hear, in sad state (5,4) 18 Board game in patches stopped (5) 19 Drink harbouring a profit (4) 20 Make speech in ancient tower between hotels (4,5) 22 Increase set round November for wash (5) 23 It’s foolish to accept degree befitting native speakers? (9) 27 Comic opera contains new piano in theory (2,5) 30 Awful magistrate overlooking charge is a disgrace (6) 31 Relative residing in Taunton (4) 32 Historic area for Italian food (5) 35 Late round in alehouse misplaced (4) 36 Excluded Oscar infiltrates group (3,2,2) 38 Advantage in slight strike at cricket (4) 39 Aggressive type with rib sure needing treatment (7) 42 Stop session (6) 45 Two small boys meeting prince, say (5) 46 Skim papers put back in top ground (3,4) 47 Merit in menswear normally (4) 48 Unruffled lake bordered by river (4) 50 A doyen possibly holds power in school event (4,3) 52 Frenchman introduces German saying (5) 54 First person in house lately empty and plain (6) 56 Daydream always on island in middle of area (7) 57 Wild cat in the morning roused on reflection (4) 59 I arrive for recreation in warm coastal area (7) 61 Place makes sense for hearing (4) 64 A beat that’s awkward gets to subside (5) 66 Meat partly revealed (4) 67 Uniform not recorded on railway (6) 69 Form of payment mentioned at home for registry at hotel (5-2) 72 Hardliner curtailed notion for revamping EU logo (9) 73 Note in large bag light meal (5) 74 Nice grocer with no end of bother shifted doorman (9) 79 Trim ammunition container (4) 81 Custom in American with maturity (5) 82 Criminal let much in one? (9) 83 Broken statue (4) 85 Younger relative attending academy’s opening composition (6) 86 Fold about to appear in luggage item (6) 87 Get hot goods that are faulty and markedly worsen (2,2,3,4)
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1 Liberal atmosphere in haunt (4) 2 Push-button device in crucial room? (6) 3 Condition put up by a southern company, total failure (6) 4 Maybe fine chance to score a goal (7) 5 Proposal cancelled by queen (5) 6 Liars shone sadly for the greatest part (5,5) 7 Second kiss leaves tiny mark (5) 8 A tense minister with worker and helper (9) 9 Manager accepting large award gets to flourish (7) 10 In the past, gang’s leader became excited (4) 11 Regulation complicated visit for campaigner (8) 15 Tedious old crooner entertaining soldiers (6) 21 Measure of weight carried by bouncer (5) 24 A king beset by a fault, greed (7) 25 Material over year badly ventilated (6) 26 Suspend inhibition (4-2) 28 Bail altered by current excuse (5) 29 Selfishness among some golfers (3) 33 Cooked treats right for first course (7) 34 Clasp brother in short, old companion (6) 37 Score end of contest with friend (5) 40 Register name in versatile role (5) 41 Number approved to enter series in indoor game (7) 43 Avoid first woman carrying poster (5) 44 Leave out India and Norway for visit (4,2) 46 Object is bird in drive (5) 49 Expert queried rates in instant (7) 51 Score in darts deceitfully (6) 53 Cheers northern priest getting up in bar (6) 55 Notes Greek character therefore (5) 58 Total slang replaced finally after delay (2,4,4) 60 Tree remains from a fire (3) 62 Object hidden by path in garden (5) 63 European in panel cut out showing irritability (9) 65 Terrible stuff that’s donated creates hostility (3,5) 68 Empty-headed victor with a speech that’s affected (6) 70 Jack regarding a viewer is amusing (7) 71 Supervise idiot occupying space in turn (7) 75 Place looking after tiny parties? (6) 76 Typify energy shown by married figure (6) 77 Tourist’s first item for fencing tent (5) 78 Film new growth (5) 80 Scheme held up by final problem (4) 84 Decline shown with English herb (4)