GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
ACROSS
12 Easily win series at an opponent’s ground (while in tropical heat principally) (3,4,4) 13 Rip off warm garment (6) 14 Australian in Turin sadly wedded to
dull routine (2,1,3) 16 Some label taken for band
around waist (4) 17 Fabled green lady
requires representation (9) 18 Occupied a chair wearing
shiny material (5) 19 Conceal part of outlandish idea (4) 20 An author might derive gain from
these monarchical links (9) 22 English actor mostly retains line
as a philanderer (5) 23 Dame prone after stirring to take
pleasurable walk (9) 27 Figure in middle of dock
mobilised Tonga (7) 30 Large nameless part of an aircraft
for important person (6) 31 Raise pounds provided with
short time (4) 32 Doctor, for example, beginning to
sift bottom of drink? (5) 35 Fuse concealed by
towel definitely (4) 36 Commercial cargo about to be held
in dispute (7) 38 Built-up area in Padstow,
namely (4) 39 Bet a car is adapted for
live entertainment (7) 42 Study book having advantage
over someone (4,2) 45 Ward off a retired priest before end
of feast (5) 46 Almost guaranteed place taken by
American in excess (7) 47 Element in fearless aristocrat (4) 48 Waste most of drink and
fruit’s skin (4) 50 Thicken liquid in cooking room (7) 52 Trio moving around back of club
in path (5) 54 Find a comfortable position
in finest leggings (6) 56 Merrymaking always backed by
Larry on a regular basis (7) 57 Kick part of a mount (4) 59 Additional note about oarsmen
skirting river as accomplishment (7) 61 Male making profit? (4) 64 Show embarrassment in front of
boorish drinker (5) 66 Source of honey I have in short is a
colony of bees (4) 67 Bishop enthralled by a challenge,
most favourably (2,4) 69 Withdraw ruining a view within
confines of gallery (4,3) 72 How some beer is served, unusually
rough and close to unpleasant (2,7) 73 Broken piece found in
computer’s hardware (5) 74 Insert pip mistakenly in type
of suit (9) 79 Official authority marginalised this
amateur (4) 81 Wading bird heading for grass
surrounded by exotic tree (5) 82 Old writer on a set of royals offering
hospitality to all (4,5) 83 Steal a group of picnic knives (4) 85 Mike rose unsteadily and left to
get a bite (6) 86 U.S. golfer before golf in feature
of a walkway? (6) 87 Humiliate mother with look of fear
mostly in a trembling state (4,1,4,2)
1 End up almost playing in mound of sand (4) 2 Chap with skill brought up repeated phrase (6) 3 Tragic figure in small village (6) 4 Second comic, German, shows arrogant air (7) 5 Tolerate thing in which newspapers are displayed? (5) 6 Coward, perhaps, is wary with plight uncertain (10) 7 Brewing ingredient as yet to be formulated (5) 8 One gambling on holiday is more fortunate (6,3) 9 Incorrectly dub Frenchman with independent means at work (7) 10 U.S. country star’s money (4) 11 Girl in uniform gets to follow blind
person’s helper (5,3) 15 Wall of ground kept in
a natural state? (6) 21 Pounce possibly with pressure
gone at the right moment (2,3) 24 Recount in turn film on
Scottish island (7) 25 Jack with silly laugh heading off
gets to shake (6) 26 Girl outwardly wore awful
scowl (6) 28 Make rotten deal curiously
around Germany (5) 29 Fool has item of bread left out (3) 33 Ten play wrongly
getting punishment (7) 34 Priest treated orphans with no
end of warmth (6) 37 Giant figure appearing at intervals
in this train (5) 40 Register name when immersed in
revolutionary learning (5) 41 What a bird might do close to pool
in fine state (7) 43 Foolish, lacking a lead,
like sheep? (5) 44 Old man, stunning artist,
gets Indian dish (6) 46 Southern company given work to
get news exclusive (5) 49 Clothing found by queen in chest of
drawers (7) 51 Rugby forward, fantastic hero
receiving approval (6) 53 Boy is upset about first part of
painful medical examination (6) 55 Rogue bears curved sword (5) 58 Trouble in flat and shop creates
potentially dangerous place (10) 60 Partial risk in slide over snow (3) 62 College pal’s fiddled
with fastening (5) 63 Somehow rig the top feature
in a circus? (9) 65 See no good work of a photographer as an unlikely winner (4,4) 68 Bachelor under terrible onus (6) 70 Quilt, yes shortly, replaced in an
unobtrusive way (7) 71 Tar for roads but mine is found
in a mess (7) 75 Get rid of fees of criminal (3,3) 76 Jog in a depressed state and
fall short? (3,3) 77 Cooker most overrated?
Not altogether! (5) 78 Supply afresh right away
bundle (5) 80 Playful leap dropping female
presents danger (4) 84 Dog with tail missing turns
up in cage (4)