GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS IN MONDAY’S PAPER.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Support fellow found in Canadian city mostly? It’s reversed (4,2,5) 13 Retire and surrender (4,2) 14 Tuneful with Mel gone? No, hateful (6) 16 Female animal circling lake is sluggish (4) 17 Hygienic spray not adored surprisingly (9) 18 Place for sitting in porch aired (5) 19 Heap in country house (4) 20 Unfading and unconditional environmentalist? (9) 22 Showy feature of a camera? (5) 23 Long vehicle demolished crate and seat (6,3) 27 Fanciful illumination in sides of factory (7) 30 Mild talk regularly accepted by Kelly, maybe (6) 31 Source of misery in urban enclave (4) 32 Stop British figure of debauchery (5) 35 Lowly chaps protecting area (4) 36 Define precisely din now developing after quiet (3,4) 38 Plunder from Waterloo treasured (4) 39 Well-regulated hospital worker (7) 42 Sidetrack one on board, maybe, close to president (6) 45 Scope with regard to U.S. college (5) 46 Bike largely and tub scrapped by unknown agricultural settlement (7) 47 Challenge established after time (4) 48 Fine U.S. general gets to escape (4) 50 Fake pair facing English nurse (7) 52 Snare in code reviewed over year (5) 54 Temperament that’s favoured by outdoor types? (6) 56 Hood let out in initial position (7) 57 Attempt to put back nuts (4) 59 Hostel fringed by Scottish river and copse (7) 61 Resolve largely before first of tasks gets to sag (4) 64 Mistake by leader of youth, idiot (5) 66 Government regulation (4) 67 Nurture forest after storm (6) 69 A noted Venetian greatly disheartened has expression of regret (7) 72 Numerical bit of data has good man with institute stumped in a jiffy almost (9) 73 Handle group in theatre attentively (5) 74 Optional alteration for Luton amid change (9) 79 Dread retrograde service cut by European (4) 81 Fighter in military group is out of shape (5) 82 Engage in combat with rugby player with devilish features (4,5) 83 Annoy Republican on French island (4) 85 Lie cop concocted — or cop’s organisation? (6) 86 Manmade clothes manufactured only by Poles (6) 87 Unkempt maid with flowers? I’m speechless (5,4,2)
DOWN
1 Presumption in France historically, it’s said (4) 2 Long pin is more oblique (6) 3 Cosmetic we drop mistakenly (6) 4 Cold knight’s neighbour seen by journalist as corrupt (7) 5 Mass of metal got in ground (5) 6 Fair law’s formulated to cover the Spanish? That’s fortunate (4,2,4) 7 First signs of kind natural actor cultivating keen talent (5) 8 Sign pain’s spread while otherwise engaged (2,7) 9 Day in Paris, November, gets a line in diary (7) 10 Walk unevenly entering slim passageway (4) 11 Abuse one’s authority with influence over place for cabs? (4,4) 15 Small village play (6) 21 Esteem for all to see in cooked veal (5) 24 Sober sound of Hemingway among friends? (7) 25 Change concerning educational group (6) 26 Engross a bishop with small symbol of authority? (6) 28 Information that is available for spirited type (5) 29 Jaunt not right for gratuity (3) 33 One larks about dropping a breathing tube (7) 34 Impudent artist interrupts book on Buddhist outlook (6) 37 Famous memo found by duke (5) 40 Artificial light raised in meagre salon (5) 41 Cheerful thing that’s floated by worker (7) 43 First bit of ice and a lot of darkness in Arctic residence (5) 44 Poet is upset about place getting to fall down (6) 46 Prestige gained by duo working in Kansas (5) 49 Show former partner piece about Hawaii (7) 51 Terence with no end of chic prepared main course (6) 53 Greek character with Leslie turned up hand tool (6) 55 Wet lot mostly shifted drying cloth (5) 58 Bachelor, one golfer off course soon (6,4) 60 Chatter about salary (3) 62 Light beer in filming location taken by German (5) 63 Take risks with delicate instruction to carver about meat? (3,2,4) 65 Hope not to be out of place catching husband unawares (2,3,3) 68 Grab fragment of song? (6) 70 Confident certainly when engaged in a second degree (7) 71 Firm with dream that’s manipulated friend (7) 75 A French place to store valuables is risky (6) 76 Long-winded tour leaving old U.S. soldier on duty primarily (6) 77 Elegance in country steps mentioned (5) 78 Hurl woollen wrap (5) 80 Track river with trouble (4) 84 Something made up to incorporate minute fruit (4)