GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same.
SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
12 Neat concert when broadcast in focus? (11)
13 Companion with composer Charles has onion-like herbs (6)
14 First thirteen letters in chapter initially relating to basic matter (6)
16 Projecting part in spherical object with no end of packaging (4)
17 Speaker showing fantastic care about new type of word (9)
18 Element covered by final listings as a total (2,3)
19 Democrat on road beginning to scale raised platform (4)
20 Put back novel nearest it (9)
22 Start to build entrance in retreat for family of young birds (5)
23 Criminal making noise reheard at intervals (9)
27 Incorrectly transcribe manuscript about India and get redundancy ultimately (7)
30 Disturbance in university before reform of rents (6)
31 Space to anchor after return (4)
32 Fine actor Tim in lather (5)
35 Discontinue latest operations in part (4)
36 Rare advantage in doctor in pumping vessel (7)
38 Cistern smelt with top missing (4)
39 Part of foot I caught in extremely wide cycling manoeuvre (7)
42 Leave Ant’s partner with a politician (6)
45 Betray one authenticating documents mostly in retirement (3,2)
46 Second diminutive person is road cleaner (7)
47 For chopping, take hard wood (4)
48 Record played is catchy? Not altogether (4)
50 Graduate has a question in case of cute tree-dwelling monkey (7)
52 Ordinary congregation in the past (2,3)
54 Aid picked up for gullible type (6)
56 Deliberate shift in duties by director (7)
57 Discard mould (4)
59 Cover in advance odd bits of work in fragile paper (7)
61 Old theologian mentioned feature of a rosary (4)
64 Candid actress Emily (5) 66 Tips on tough examination afterwards (4)
67 Pamper group on east side of Greek island (6)
69 Silliness or madness spurning sun (7)
72 A beer and lager right away to be drunk? That’s pleasant (9)
73 Influence shown by colonel outwardly in public (5)
74 I later use liquid in an unhurried manner (2,7)
79 Snatch article in grey and black (4)
81 Protuberance in brass instrument after slight adjustment (5)
82 Clerk mostly with Pippa mislaid stationery item (9)
83 Small insects found in giant sack (4)
85 Cheerful little woman with small bottle (6)
86 Show off refined note in apartment (6)
87 Separate role with theatrical group (4,7)
DOWN
1 Unaccompanied performer in Nordic capital first to be dropped (4)
2 Check partition (6)
3 Popular soft drink shortly for young child (6)
4 Tearing around coarse-grained rock (7)
5 Rod gets to walk with a swagger (5)
6 Matter host sorted out in device regulating temperature (10)
7 Shun female opera singer on the rise after captivating circle (5)
8 Moving staircase has a real cost after breakdown (9)
9 Walker I suspect describing a hawk? (7)
10 Very brave form in which to highlight things? (4)
11 Painstaking work of Nigel in department with IT (8)
15 A group on boat, we hear, gets to mount up (6)
21 Decree encapsulated by compulsive dictator (5)
24 Gold seen in river in fast-moving stream (7)
25 Piece on board in dark period, reportedly (6)
26 Unconventional decorative border (6)
28 Dried coconut in a crop requiring distribution (5)
29 Amplify area for helicopter take-off (3)
33 Withdraw note on pamphlet (7)
34 Politician Clare given
small athletic gear? (6)
37 Wash section of floor in sequence (5)
40 Current judge is angry (5)
41 Agent defending awfully dire characteristic of some handwriting? (7)
43 Live with Bob blocking departure (5)
44 Rounded knob and cleaning item held up by Sue’s partner (6)
46 Son in front of circuit in one-masted boat (5)
49 Rhythm shown in dance arranged in Anglican church (7)
51 Attractively old-fashioned queen supported by Tina surprisingly (6)
53 Work by Frenchman in turn is first thing in series? (6)
55 Source of advice in hut (5)
58 Greatly amuse punctilious sort having removed jacket of a pale colour (6,4)
60 Secure thing needed at ATMs? (3)
62 Change accepted by several territories (5)
63 Woman left Scottish area around end of April for period of use? (5,4)
65 In an excited state, Pearl got mixed drink (5,3)
68 Squat or upright piece of wood above yard (6)
70 Follower facing thing’s that buckled in part of vehicle? (3,4)
71 Ascetic has way to skirt island over time (7)
75 Use manoeuvre to support revolutionary writer (6)
76 My paw’s muddied, typical of area with marshes? (6)
77 Pass on team athletics event (5)
78 Cause first sign of recriminations in terrible wake (5)
80 Security trouble after introduction of bullets (4)
84 Very small container with top for yoghurt (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
12 Focus (11)
13 Herbs (6)
14 Relating to basic matter (6)
16 Projecting part (4)
17 Speaker (9)
18 As a total (2,3)
19 Raised platform (4)
20 Put back (9)
22 Offspring (5)
23 Criminal (9)
27 Incorrectly transcribe (7)
30 Disturbance (6)
31 Space (4)
32 Lather (5)
35 Cease (4)
36 Pumping vessel (7)
38 Cistern (4)
39 Cycling manoeuvre (7)
42 Leave (6)
45 Betray (3,2)
46 Road cleaner (7)
47 Hard wood (4)
48 Record (4)
50 Monkey (7)
52 In the past (2,3)
54 Gullible type (6)
56 Deliberate (7)
57 Shed (4)
59 Cover beforehand (7)
61 Pellet (4)
64 Candid (5)
66 Afterwards (4)
67 Pamper (6)
69 Silliness (7)
72 Pleasant (9)
73 Influence (5)
74 In an unhurried manner (2,7)
79 Snatch (4)
81 Swell (5)
82 Stationery item (9)
83 Small insects (4)
85 Cheerful (6)
86 Show off (6)
87 Separate (4,7)
DOWN
1 Unaccompanied (4)
2 Partition (6)
3 Young child (6)
4 Coarse-grained rock (7)
5 Rod (5)
6 Device regulating
temperature (10)
7 Shun (5)
8 Moving staircase (9)
9 Belligerent (7)
10 Daring (4)
11 Painstaking (8)
15 Mount up (6)
21 Decree (5)
24 Fast-moving stream (7)
25 Chess piece (6)
26 Margin (6)
28 Dried coconut (5)
29 Compress (3)
33 Withdraw (7)
34 Cut trousers (6)
37 Wash (5)
40 Angry (5)
41 With angular lines (7)
43 Live (5)
44 Rounded knob (6)
46 One-masted boat (5)
49 Rhythm (7)
51 Attractively old-fashioned (6)
53 First in series (6)
55 Hut (5)
58 Amuse greatly (6,4)
60 Tack (3)
62 Change (5)
63 Period of use (5,4)
65 Mixed drink (5,3)
68 Squat (6)
70 Flexible car part (3,4)
71 Ascetic (7)
75 Use (6)
76 Marshy (6)
77 Pass on (5)
78 Inflict (5)
80 Security (4)
84 Small (4)