GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

12 Arranged hotel at Bude very quickly (2,3,6) 13 Start to fetch a long, unusually lidded jug (6) 14 Applicant not troubled to be frank (6) 16 London football team’s reduced incentive (4) 17 Super sand sprinkled around pedestrian tunnel (9) 18 Recess hidden in iconic hermitage (5) 19 Bravery is instinctive close to mishaps (4) 20 Writers benefit from these connections behind prince, say (9) 22 Kelvin is OK to work in small stall (5) 23 Man goes by reformed wealthy figure (9) 27 Small person staying in field has to run quickly (7) 30 Graduate with aged relative getting fruit (6) 31 One touring Northern spots? (4) 32 Hackneyed term is then regularly ignored (5) 35 Knot of ribbons picked up for boyfriend (4) 36 Small amount of liquid permitted behind shed (7) 38 News boss starts to gain early advantage (4) 39 Model golf score previously by character fourth in round (7) 42 Judge has sessions restricted (6) 45 Guard denying Bob admission (5) 46 Gentle Russian leader with time to tour Spain (7) 47 Avoid poor cricket score (4) 48 Desire in crew is heard (4) 50 English newspaper in set of items for opponent of conservatism (7) 52 Reportedly, impertinently examines award (5) 54 Be on railway showing uniform (6) 56 Celebratory time in Washington DC, say, absorbed by quintet (7) 57 See place to put ball on snooker table (4) 59 European went in ground in tangle? (7) 61 Observation on sorties at intervals (4) 64 Proposal cancelled with sign of hesitation (5) 66 Floating vessel in river towards back of ship (4) 67 Romeo wearing skimpy garment in crowd (6) 69 Outcry beginning to concern U.S. actress (7) 72 Musical group with comedian supported by fashionable movement (9) 73 Barrier for criminal (5) 74 Factory worker before break repaired car lever (9) 79 Director given cheap newspaper has boring experience (4) 81 Certify promotional work largely completed (5) 82 Awfully foul tone around first of idiots that’s impudent (3,2,4) 83 Wet thing put by a reservoir with pressure (4) 85 Good man leading soldiers in a daze (6) 86 Catalogue shed light on lots spending money (6) 87 Role gin played before attempt to make comment when leaving (7,4)

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1 By the sound of it, plain part of a dance? (4) 2 Garbled phrase for summit aide (6) 3 Regulate source of music in a U.S. theatre’s opening (6) 4 Quiet sort of buddies one missed around university (7) 5 Aristocrat shunning duke in borders of Germany has renown (5) 6 U.S. actress with husband in bar has narrow escape (5,5) 7 Try to stop some suffering (5) 8 Practical matter about a contribution initially as an interim payment (2,7) 9 Southern male amid jollity is devious type (7) 10 Foot of this horse has slight problem (4) 11 Model feeling the effects of alcohol gets to stay quiet (3,5) 15 Damage in a place to moor boats (6) 21 Number brought up line for broadcast at the right time (2,3) 24 Sadly I’m a drab person serving in a pub (7) 25 Britain has a rising cost for vote (6) 26 Jack with groan deciphered technical language (6) 28 Light purple material’s original value is altered with pounds gone (5) 29 Finish often dreary sandwiches (3) 33 Result from fighter getting to prove successful (4,3) 34 Play with staple crayon (6) 37 Endeavour shown by good man making rendezvous (5) 40 Happen to be in Languedoc curiously (5) 41 Favour game giving proceeds to a player (7) 43 Cut misleading lies about Cuba (5) 44 Val is upset by a digestive liquid (6) 46 Mention of northern Scandinavian’s mistake (5) 49 Rash figure stupidly hated house with no purpose (7) 51 Time up after processing charge (6) 53 Harmonious like members of a choir? (2,4) 55 Move nervously around cabin’s rear to get poison (5) 58 Top ten hit reworked around opening to Oscars? That’s apposite (2,3,5) 60 Part of angler’s equipment not right for snake-like fish (3) 62 Lorry is hit clearing last of cones (5) 63 Pole so bad when jigging in Spanish dance (4,5) 65 Dull artist with top characters in this exhibition showing uniform charges? (4,4) 68 Repeat it in religious education by Anglican church (6) 70 Pair move off with no love for parasitic sort (7) 71 Group that’s diversified music-hall entertainment (7) 75 Outstanding woman raised chaperone (6) 76 Salad vegetable is hard to cook (6) 77 One widely worshipped diet disturbed Yankee (5) 78 Female cuts baked loaf and meat parts (5) 80 Glasgow’s top primate has to yawn (4) 84 Day preceded by low atmosphere (4)