GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Paul and Tom twice chomped salad fruit (4,6)
14 First of characters on pier sculpted resembling a pig (7)
15 English actor John left half obscured in rush (6)
16 Mostly silent worker, a freak of nature (6)
17 Card game in flat-bottomed boat (7)
18 Enter gatekeeper’s residence (5)
19 Military force near Myanmar? Not entirely (4) 20 Trust criminal to swagger (5)
21 Type receiving note makes indignant sound (5)
22 Eastern European country ignoring area lacking fuel? (6)
23 At intervals, beer is grey or light brown colour (5)
28 Jack given short instrument on crate, source of music (7)
30 A loser sadly retains love for spray can (7)
33 Greek character, unusually droopy, needs foot treatment (9)
36 Urban dweller now upset cutting link (6)
38 Prince has impulse to get rid of unwanted element (5)
39 Caught shapeless mass in small group of trees (5)
40 Discharge shot in court? (6)
42 Pack in street remains (5)
43 Rescue from difficulty bishop facing trouble in public (4,3)
44 Restricted accommodation I’d best change (6)
46 Way found in Missouri and Delaware (4)
49 A fine amateur runs
in the distance (4)
51 Describing a set of cards receiving attention? (2,4)
53 Monotonous noise by percussion instrument (7)
55 Excellent oil is drizzled — or type of mayonnaise (5)
59 Mystery sorted out in game (6)
60 Attitude encapsulating Republican in ordinary language (5)
61 English actor Nigel shortly gets to vacillate (5)
62 Miserly son in close-fitting garment (6)
63 Fetch seat in order to get informative piece of paper (4,5)
65 What is left from payment probed by awkward man (7)
66 Pair with GP ignoring first university official (7)
70 Obstruct a set of flats? (5)
71 Small seated enclosure in good combative sport (6)
73 Quickly leave with
S Coe’s rival? (5)
75 Resort starts to see modest contraction (5)
80 Attitude shown by sailor in exercise (4)
82 Female clerk right away disorientated in small patch of light (5)
83 This person’s favourite American showing energy (7)
84 Put straight a French internet address having got first in computing (6)
85 Indicate section in parade not expected (6)
86 Live longer than old salt relocated in Utah (7)
87 TV chief upset about rep agitated in state of high emotion (5,5)
ACROSS
13 Salad fruit (4,6) 14 Resembling pigs (7) 15 Rush in an uncontrolled way (6) 16 Freak (6) 17 Card game (7) 18 Gatekeeper’s
residence (5) 19 Military force (4) 20 Swagger (5) 21 Indignant sound (5) 22 Needing food (6) 23 Pale fawn colour (5) 28 Music machine (7) 30 Spray can (7) 33 Treatment of
the feet (9) 36 Urban dweller (6) 38 Rid of unwanted
element (5) 39 Small group
of trees (5) 40 Tennis shot (6) 42 Pack (5) 43 Rescue from
difficulty (4,3) 44 One-roomed
accommodation (6) 46 Way (4) 49 At a distance (4) 51 Receiving
attention (2,4) 53 Monotonous (7) 55 Garlic
mayonnaise (5) 59 Mystery (6) 60 Non-verse
language (5) 61 Vacillate (5) 62 Woman’s closefitting garment (6) 63 Informative piece
of paper (4,5) 65 Residue (7) 66 University
official (7)
QUICK CLUES
70 Obstruct (5) 71 Combative sport (6) 73 Quickly leave (5) 75 Sudden
convulsion (5) 80 Attitude (4) 82 Small patch
of light (5) 83 Energy (7) 84 Straighten (6) 85 Indicate (6) 86 Live longer than (7) 87 State of great
excitement (5,5)
DOWN
1 Ostentatiously
display (6) 2 Juvenile (8) 3 Towering (5) 4 Briefly asleep (7) 5 Wood worker (6) 6 Reel (5) 7 Violent twist (6) 8 Crop dusting
aircraft (7) 9 Authority (10) 10 Farm animal (5) 11 Start laughing (6,2) 12 Thin (4) 24 Very helpful
event (7) 25 Group of
witches (5) 26 Be
disadvantaged (4,3) 27 Seriousness (7) 29 German
submarine (1-4) 31 Register (5) 32 Expression of
pain (4) 34 Bespatter (6) 35 Inspiration (4) 37 Handkerchief (4,3) 41 Vole-like rodent (7) 45 Writhe (6) 47 Fearsome fish (7) 48 Effusive (7) 50 Pigeon (7) 52 Recess (4) 54 Bed (5) 56 Children’s game (5) 57 Long-haired
lapdog (4) 58 Hoard (5) 60 Remarkable
person (10) 64 Added
thoughtlessly (6-2) 67 Cloak (8) 68 Poorly made (7) 69 Acquiescent (7) 72 Stringed
instrument (6) 74 Disconnect (3,3) 76 Severe (6) 77 Frequently (5) 78 Malice (5) 79 Ask (5) 81 Accessible (4)
DOWN
1 Ostentatiously display note about organisation in New York (6) 2 Dotty character with rum mate misbehaving is juvenile (8) 3 Put up with unknown character of imposing height (5) 4 North American very quietly in back of gang asleep (7) 5 Juncture here essentially for an expert in wood (6) 6 Reel in coils on reflection (5) 7 Former naval officer with children in painful parting (6) 8 Bachelor deployed in pale crop dusting aircraft (7) 9 Varied helpers aid authority (10) 10 Man close to hedge enthralled by special farm animal (5) 11 Councillor with facility ahead gets to start laughing (6,2) 12 Thin meats limit sandwiches (4) 24 Dons e.g. arranged day for very helpful event (7) 25 Group of fearsome women in bay over November (5) 26 Group touring Asian capital mostly gets to be disadvantaged (4,3) 27 Seriousness? There’s unexpected profit having acquired it (7) 29 German submarine about to be repaired (1-4) 31 Loner after treatment has to register (5) 32 What someone says when hurt is touching in part (4) 34 A little tonic, perhaps, gets publicity (6) 35 Ponder where inspiration comes from? (4) 37 Cleaner for a hooter? (4,3) 41 Small measure taken by first person in wild glen to find vole-like rodent (7) 45 Landowner given money for little finally gets to show embarrassment (6) 47 South American swimmer disturbed a pair going round new hotel (7) 48 Effusive introduction of great horror actor doffing cap (7) 50 Pigeon fluttering in a flat (7) 52 Number satisfactory in recess (4) 54 Female singer beginning to notice bed (5) 56 Line followed by German
in children’s game (5) 57 By the sound of it, top
long-haired lapdog (4) 58 Keep some antiques to repair (5) 60 Writer capturing hearts with prediction about remarkable person (10) 64 A docket misplaced on bottom of
selection is added thoughtlessly (6-2) 67 Prominent feature about a
largely purplish red cloak (8) 68 Almost kick tyre that’s defective
and poorly made (7) 69 Acquiescent idiot captivated by
English notable on the rise (7) 72 Rita and Guy overlooking yard
played stringed instrument (6) 74 Disconnect copper
and well-off type (3,3) 76 Uncompromising soprano and
tenor grabbing short moment (6) 77 Sentimental chaps losing
heads frequently (5) 78 Malice shown by leader of
protesters entering location (5) 79 Leave without it on European
railway? There’s mild doubt (5) 81 Part of shop entirely accessible (4)