GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Approval given by academic institution about money co-operative (6,5)
13 Mischievous type on island has breaded prawns (6)
14 Remarkable number featuring in ordinary newspaper online (2,4)
16 Some chaps examine recess in church (4)
17 Acting jointly like a performing orchestra? (2,7)
18 Incline with an arrangement of poles (5)
19 Flag kept in west Ireland (4)
20 Lots here disorientated around area become discouraged (4,5)
22 Precipitous road? Look almost to turn back (5)
23 In British court’s interior, I have to alter conduct (9)
27 Communication in Italian with the skill of a diplomat (7)
30 Young man shortly accepting revised role in Spanish dance (6)
31 A Conservative endlessly put back work schedule (4)
32 Pointed thing in part of a book (5)
35 Get hold of dress with central part switched (4)
36 Excuse pair with the ultimate in imprecise wording (7)
38 Cap found on head of official in open-air pool (4)
39 Letter is scornful ignoring leading trio (7)
42 Detestable old duke with financial liabilities (6)
45 King given fancy meal in kingdom (5)
46 Resolve a team sport in alternative place (5,2)
47 Take home part of sportswear normally (4)
48 Entertainer starts to highlight other special talents (4)
50 Savoury cake Mike and Penny placed between a set of containers on a table (7)
52 Fighter has height and power (5)
54 Tailless long-winged bird entering wild fen or swamp (6)
56 Old man assumes a variety of paler clothing (7)
57 What could be found on foot as
feature of a petrol station (4) 59 Channel I’d count to be mistaken (7)
61 Small measure favoured by Chinese (4)
64 Take up day in a top ground (5)
66 Unpredictable idea with impressionism in a marginal sense (4) 67 First person entering almost
chilly yard is graceful (6) 69 Broadcast about home mismanaged in an unspecified way (7) 72 Graduate and writer in Irish
county have a fun time? (4,5) 73 Recovery in motor sports
event (5) 74 Lawless person troubled a Christian when leaving institute (9) 79 Split photograph (4) 81 Deduce sort of fine reasoning
at the outset (5) 82 Behind bend, noted car needing
repair and layer of paint (9) 83 Main part of letter in
organisation (4) 85 Book by a U.S. civil rights leader
subject to heat? (6) 86 Lead astray French aristocrat in
southeast Spain (6) 87 How one might describe unhinged type boycotting the train network? (3,3,5)
ACROSS
12 Money
co-operative (6,5) 13 Breaded
prawns (6) 14 Remarkable (2,4) 16 Recess in
church (4) 17 Acting
jointly (2,7) 18 Incline (5)
19 Wear out (4) 20 Become
discouraged (4,5) 22 Precipitous (5) 23 Conduct (9) 27 Communication
(7) 30 Spanish dance (6)
31 Work schedule (4) 32 Backbone (5) 35 Seize (4)
36 Excuse (7) 38 Open-air pool (4) 39 Letter (7) 42 Hateful (6) 45 Kingdom (5) 46 Resolve (5,2) 47 Deserve (4) 48 Entertainer (4) 50 Savoury cake (7) 52 Power (5) 54 Swamp (6) 56 Clothing (7) 57 Inflate (4) 59 Channel (7)
61 Small measure (4) 64 Take up (5) 66 Caprice (4)
67 Graceful (6) 69 In an unknown
way (7) 72 Indulge in
enjoyment (4,5)
QUICK CLUES
73 Recover (5)
74 Lawless type (9) 79 Break (4)
81 Deduce (5) 82 Lower layer
of paint (9) 83 Organisation (4) 85 Very hot (6) 86 Lead astray (6) 87 Mad (3,3,5)
DOWN 1 Journey (4) 2 Stick (6) 3 Contend (6) 4 Mythical creature (7) 5 Large pile (5) 6 Be reckless (3,3,4) 7 Ruin (5) 8 Twirl (9)
9 Supervisor (7) 10 Small fly (4) 11 Leading
performer (4,4) 15 Mild (6) 21 Smell (5) 24 Stalemate (7) 25 Wine shop (6) 26 Resentment (6) 28 Anathema (5) 29 Trophy (3) 33 Close
embrace (4,3) 34 Straightforward
(6) 37 Entice (5) 40 Widely
circulated (5) 41 Anxious (7) 43 Sag (5) 44 Plug receiver (6) 46 Humorous (5)
49 Crush (7)
51 Haughty (6) 53 Awkward (6) 55 External
form (5) 58 Make big
impact (4,1,5) 60 Pair (3) 62 Irate (5) 63 Quick
temper (5,4) 65 Approach (4,4) 68 Song (6) 70 Blockade (7) 71 On the
way (2,5) 75 Corrupt (6)
76 Wheel cover (6) 77 Unrefined (5)
78 Hard work (5) 80 Bucket (4) 84 Uninteresting (4)
DOWN
1 Stumble in journey (4) 2 Stick poster in this place (6) 3 Eccentric tries to pen verse to compete (6) 4 Mythical creature encapsulated in tunic or nightwear (7) 5 Bespattered mud on large pile (5) 6 Terrible cheat grabbing first sign of this dessert gets to be reckless (3,3,4) 7 Ruin at intervals some remains (5) 8 With month gone, time troupe developed balletic manoeuvre (9) 9 Supervisor supporting celebrity from the south (7) 10 Small fly is distracting naturally? Not altogether (4) 11 Leading performer beginning to undervalue a service (4,4) 15 Mild lady’s partner is taken with French article (6) 21 Stink created by duo cavorting among soldiers (5) 24 Admission by an old hand, maybe, in stalemate (7) 25 Ancient, old boy turns up in wine shop (6) 26 Good Democrat in urge for reform reveals source of resentment (6) 28 Appreciated short literary work
that’s forbidden (5) 29 In which one might put hot drink
or trophy (3) 33 Support husband for all to see
with good, close embrace (4,3) 34 Naive politician taken in by
devious lies (6) 37 Entice casual worker with last part of payment (5) 40 Man in Rome with a line that’s widely circulated (5) 41 Awkward ruffle around back of jacket makes one anxious (7) 43 Medic before round and operation gets to show tiredness? (5) 44 Electrical receiver sadly cost Ken no end (6) 46 One that might appear in a variety act, or children’s publication (5) 49 Vagrant left with little energy
in crush (7) 51 Haughty prince with expression
of astonishment previously (6) 53 Awkward group
lately discontented (6) 55 External appearance in blokes by
the sound of it (5) 58 Group of rugby players with a
drink make a big impact (4,1,5) 60 Couple retained by network (3) 62 Sign of faith initially championed
by U.S. soul singer (5) 63 Ref shouts crazily, showing
quick temper (5,4) 65 Approach warden after shift
on a river (4,4) 68 Recreate model end to
catchy song (6) 70 Circle when in an
engagement? (7) 71 Nancy’s on the way? (2,5) 75 Terrible nonsense supported
by figure (6) 76 Here’s first revamped cab with
leading exterior wheel cover (6) 77 Coarse councillor due to
be replaced (5) 78 Greek put on back of ship has to
work hard (5) 80 Bucket lacking colour
reportedly (4) 84 Uninteresting department linked to university with couple of lecturers (4)