Scottish Daily Mail

GIANT CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Surprising­ly wealthy dean after leaving name gets to go first (4,3,3) 14 It’s routine but not in Spain sadly for holiday visitor (7) 15 Motive arose awkwardly before November (6) 16 Tom is excited about opening of classic TV programme? (6) 17 Note is inserted in unusually clear part of a newspaper (7) 18 Moral character embodied by cricket hosts (5) 19 Whirlwind expected distantly at the margins (4) 20 What one usually finds in summer hotel in open area (5) 21 Stop a baronet hoarding gold (5) 22 Liquid waste left in English county but not close to village (6) 23 Concert after backing beginning to herald change (5) 28 Fool, maybe, undid work occupying retired doctor (7) 30 Wariness in a court right away after disturbanc­e (7) 33 Case crowd reassemble­d for revered institutio­n (6,3) 36 Lowly employee is nervous in meal (6) 38 Country house guarded by evil laird (5) 39 Inferior country engaged in manoeuvre after loss of power (5) 40 Strength seen in Spanish city, old one (6) 42 Visibly embarrasse­d U.S. lawyer put back creature on ground (5) 43 A good number in team arranged for tycoon (7) 44 Room overlookin­g hospital and curve in road (6) 46 Offensive smell about leak at intervals (4) 49 Skilful Welsh footballer with header pushed back (4) 51 A possible descriptio­n of Wall Street besides (6) 53 Joke in court makes one go mad (5,2) 55 Pole’s broken in ground on an incline (5) 59 Front of shop altered a long commercial phrase (6) 60 Something growing, we hear, as an ingredient in bread (5) 61 Boost found by retired number in credit mostly (5) 62 Creditor amended deal for small bed (6) 63 Stall for working around rear of branch gets to be insufficie­nt (4,5) 65 Official for all to see with surprised expression for migrant (7) 66 Western remains dismissed as total failure (7) 70 Cram starts to sprint therefore urgently for finish (5) 71 Wholesale reform once blocked by British landowner principall­y (2,4) 73 Thing on which to sit additional­ly in odd parts of silo (5) 75 First of traders spots rubbish (5) 80 By the sound of it, tolerated male pig (4) 82 Gift traditiona­lly given at a match? (5) 83 Set forth financial support first off behind show (7) 84 Work at last round stone (6) 85 Husband has fault repaired for large amount? (6) 86 Dip shown by range after last part of year (7) 87 Attempt coroner devised with department to make a public statement (2,2,6)

DOWN

1 Make fun of some weirder ideologue (6) 2 Knowledgea­ble pair of journalist­s covering a TUC in trouble (8) 3 Noisily munch piece of lamb, maybe, after grabbing minute (5) 4 Completely trust way Serb plays (5,2) 5 Shellfish? Possibly try some avoiding first of mussels (6) 6 Pile with time put in bag (5) 7 Constraint shown in uniform around university (6) 8 Announce what cricket umpires sometimes do? (4,3) 9 Variation of a hearty diet I missed is prepared (2,3,5) 10 New research taking place in France and Hungary (5) 11 Restore atmosphere after acquiring a container for beer (4,4) 12 Robin, maybe, gets attachment for coat (4) 24 Rude cop in agitated state has to yield (7) 25 Joint obscured by bank lettering (5) 26 Lieutenant in haste set off showing furtivenes­s (7) 27 Courage shown by partygoer in outskirts of Banbury (7) 29 Overturn leading den in a mess (5) 31 A pair of lecturers at home are exhausted (3,2) 32 Greasy counter initially cleared close to bakery (4) 34 A change seen around island for bird enclosure (6) 35 Atmosphere created by a refined artist (4) 37 First person beginning to catch bird rising in part of frozen landscape? (7) 41 Girl with goal heading off in the wild to see ape (7) 45 Group about right for midmorning meal (6) 47 Big-bellied chap moves around a French yard (7) 48 Pure wit composed review (5,2) 50 Recall place for research on ultimate weight of a ship (7) 52 Declare a view that is suppressed about Oscar (4) 54 Stick around ordinary flat-bottomed boat (5) 56 Rice dish produced by the Italian in French city (5) 57 Impulse in movement of crowd after sun disappears (4) 58 Sheep’s first on steep outcrop showing bony neck (5) 60 A fine draw when relaxing around Germany – or everywhere? (3,3,4) 64 Flier at sea at back of ship finds emergency vessel there? (4,4) 67 Run-of-the-mill reporter entertaini­ng Kelvin in fancy bar has to return to earlier point (4,4) 68 What fraudsters do in place with a pleasure boat, not hot (4-3) 69 Groom leaving Malta had upset selfish driver (7) 72 Trust amount allowed by bank (6) 74 Doggedly walk with trustee, fantastic guide leaving institute (6) 76 What workers receive is sadly held up on network (6) 77 Characteri­stic of one woman ignoring a daughter in a strange way (5) 78 Agent almost improvised lie for glib talk (5) 79 Try, perhaps, to create musical compositio­n (5) 81 Examinatio­n for all nurses (4)

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