GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Former proposal by a Conservative is illustrative (11)
13 Watch a port when busy close to terminal (6)
14 See ordinary family getting chance to succeed (4-2)
16 Notice first sign of petrol getting to ooze (4)
17 Distinguish between Swiss hero and a fictional role (4,5)
18 Companion with skill produces graph (5)
19 It’s outstanding capturing pawn? Yes, pawn (4)
20 Man’s in EU country having right to vote (9)
22 Elusive, rejecting leader, and insolent (5)
23 Make an attempt to hold a party (4,1,4)
27 Last tea requires preparation
if nothing else (2,5)
30 Summon everyone to enter competition (4,2)
31 Computing etc retained by institute, characteristically (4)
32 A means of measuring climb (5)
35 Note leading consommé, maybe (4)
36 Discover menu near the sandwiches (7)
38 Harvest article kept by sales agent (4)
39 Priest gets to avoid introduction (7)
42 Study covering some feature in the U.S. landscape (6)
45 Roof worker illuminated again from behind (5)
46 Acerbic chap trailing piece of verbal wit (7)
47 Eat on the move right away getting fixed look (4)
48 Stupid type almost making mistake (4)
50 Incomplete sailing boat found in the Seychelles (7)
52 Former prime minister’s framework (5)
54 Some term in Edinburgh for white fur (6)
56 State lately being extremely selective in a thoroughgoing way (7)
57 Lower extremity of a bay, maybe (4)
59 Leading part proving disagreeable (7)
61 Pleasingly attractive style of tailoring associated with European (4)
64 Damage special profitable commodity (5)
66 Indian prince put back a wide-mouthed container (4)
67 Rex probes complicated fault, being crafty (6)
69 Loud man wearing garment principally in a tatty state (7)
72 Jack entering type of school in Kansas shows boisterous conduct (4,5)
73 Preside over meeting with a rich eccentric (5)
74 Friends upset when given criticism for physical comedy (9)
79 Start to shift container and butt (4)
81 Reason for all to see found in legal event (5)
82 One arriving behind schedule? That’s terribly clear to me (9)
83 Section of website mentioning feature in bulletin (4)
85 U.S. man agitated when touring island shows hostility (6)
86 Retired number taken with broadcast about Hungary at an exhibition? (2,4)
87 Popular opinion about newspaper employee fundamentally (2,9)
DOWN
1 Tool containing large pivotal rod (4)
2 Cricketer with cricket side has unfastened shoe (4-2)
3 Grab brief excerpt of music (6)
4 Elegant soprano excited this lady ignoring a duke (7)
5 Whine with organ going wrong (5)
6 Discarded material appears wet in a messy state (5,5)
7 Decrepit sort discussed reptile briefly (5)
8 Charlie dancing near Alec to gain approval (9)
9 Untidy mass of things left on board powerful motor-launch (7)
10 Starters of fish or other delicacies as nourishment (4)
11 Lad is so volatile after admitting pressure in deployment (8)
15 A lot of agents in Florida offering a type of beauty treatment (6)
21 A trio represented in proportion (5)
24 Rugby player has to record pile-up (7)
25 Keg in drinking haunt seen by relative (6)
26 Stock problem associated with the muscles (6)
28 Inane type somehow pocketing money (5)
29 Old French coin is bogus, appearing only at intervals (3)
33 Here hat is crumpled — and moorland plant (7)
34 Her wit going awry makes one squirm (6)
37 Rush hot Indian dish,
about to depart (5)
40 A number practise meditation? (5)
41 Form of a book, perhaps, providing amusement without first pair of characters (7)
43 Stop a user ultimately cracking automated internet device (5)
44 Len set after fidgeting to sit comfortably (6)
46 No piece of advice is taken up for climbing aid (5)
49 Unsightly mark shown by bishop of Flanders hiding face (7)
51 Some coach or a lecturer related
to a group of singers (6)
53 Unparalleled place for study
that the French use (6)
55 Male unpleasantly messy leaving first yard — and dirty (5)
58 Female with hood falls about in sudden rain-related phenomenon (5,5)
60 Musical appreciation shown in Wearside (3)
62 Fancy cut in loose garment (5)
63 Caution Al and Kelvin getting detained by ticket supplier, old fellow (4,3,2)
65 Metal put in awkward gap in work of art (8)
68 Oliver, say, with unknown character characterising a winding road? (6)
70 Frenchman is linked to new production of Cats and given inappropriate role (7)
71 Din beginning to confuse old U.S. actress (7)
75 Pears regularly put in ship at sea get to rot (6)
76 Bachelor beset by troublesome experience? It’s related to family ties (6)
77 Make fun of front of tawdry facility (5)
78 Perfume is dispatched for delivery (5)
80 Incendiary thing gets to fail badly (4)
84 Every stone fruit initially discounted (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
12 Illustrative (11)
13 Watch (6)
14 Chance to succeed (4-2)
16 Ooze (4)
17 Distinguish between (4,5)
18 Graph (5) 19 Pawn (4)
20 Right to vote (9)
22 Insolent (5)
23 Make an attempt (4,1,4)
27 If nothing else (2,5)
30 Summon (4,2)
31 Computing etc. (4)
32 Ascend (5)
35 Liquid dish (4)
36 Discover (7)
38 Gather (4)
39 Introduction (7)
42 Ravine (6)
45 Roof worker (5)
46 Acerbic (7)
47 Fixed look (4)
48 Mistake (4)
50 Incomplete (7)
52 Framework (5)
54 White fur (6)
56 In a complete way (7)
57 Horny part of foot (4)
59 Disagreeable (7)
61 Pleasingly attractive (4)
64 Mar (5)
66 Indian prince (4)
67 Crafty (6)
69 Worn (7)
72 Boisterous conduct (4,5)
73 Seat (5)
74 Physical comedy (9)
79 Butt (4)
81 Reason (5)
82 One arriving tardily (9)
83 Article (4)
85 Hostility (6)
86 Being exhibited (2,4)
87 Fundamentally (2,9)
DOWN
1 Pivotal rod (4)
2 Unfastened shoe (4-2)
3 Grab (6)
4 Elegant (7)
5 Whine (5)
6 Discarded material (5,5)
7 Old banger (5)
8 Approval (9)
9 Untidy mass of things (7)
10 Nourishment (4)
11 Deployment (8) 15 Beauty
treatment (6)
21 Proportion (5)
24 Pile-up (7)
25 Keg (6)
26 Wrench (6)
28 Vacant (5)
29 Old French coin (3)
33 Moorland plant (7)
34 Squirm (6)
37 Rush (5)
40 Twelve (5)
41 Sort (7)
43 Stop (5)
44 Sit in comfort (6)
46 Climbing aid (5)
49 Stain (7)
51 Of a group of singers (6)
53 Unparalleled (6)
55 Soiled (5)
58 Sudden inundation (5,5)
60 Hearing organ (3)
62 Garment that is loose (5)
63 Dissuade (4,3,2)
65 A work of art (8)
68 Winding (6)
70 Given a role that is not appropriate (7)
71 Din (7)
75 Die (6)
76 Characterising group loyalty (6)
77 Make fun of (5)
78 Perfume (5)
80 Fail badly (4)
84 Apiece (4)