GIANT CROSSWORD

Choose between cryptic and quick clues to tackle the Giant crossword – both lead to the same answers.

QUICK ACROSS

13 Doesn’t budge (6,4) 14 Attacks (4,3) 15 Driven away (6) 16 Ran (6) 17 Trial (7) 18 Time being (5) 19 Tender (4) 20 Snake (5) 21 Join (5) 22 Case (6) 23 Waken (5) 28 Wrap (7) 30 Furnish (7) 33 Vamoosing (7,2) 36 Dry up (6) 38 Man’s name (5) 39 Dulcet (5) 40 Formula (6) 42 Planned (5) 43 House (7) 44 Firm (6) 46 Sharp (4) 49 So (4) 51 Gratify (6) 53 Gather (7) 55 Snag (5) 59 Sound (6) 60 Snapped (5) 61 Shine (5) 62 Help (6) 63 Excellent (5-4) 65 Free (7) 66 Intend (7) 70 Bend (5) 71 Bulletin (6) 73 Number (5) 75 Tires (5) 80 Stern (4) 82 Puzzle (5) 83 Definitely (3,4) 84 On land (6) 85 Modicum (6) 86 Pretended (4,3) 87 Obstinate (10)

DOWN

1 Wisp (6)

2 Finally (2,3,3)

3 Apart (5)

4 Tying (7)

5 Passage (6)

6 Seat (5)

7 Degrees (6)

8 Hammered (7)

9 Pay for (5,5)

10 Colour (5)

11 Writes (4,4)

12 Endure (4)

24 Master (7)

25 Vigilant (5)

26 Mean (7)

27 Ranted (7)

29 Colourless (5)

31 Justified (5)

32 Hurtle (4)

34 Rut (6)

35 Gone (4)

37 Distribution (7)

41 Weapon (7)

45 Fastener (6)

47 Seems (7)

48 Cringed (7)

50 Pragmatist (7)

52 See (4)

54 Doesn’t have (5)

56 Instances (5)

57 Present (4)

58 Hector (5)

60 Aggravating (10)

64 Got rid of (5,3)

67 Fish (8)

68 Trip (3,4)

69 Many (7)

72 Show (6)

74 Ribald (6)

76 Wounding (6)

77 Observed (5)

78 Specialty (5)

79 Reason (5)

81 Land measure (4)

CRYPTIC ACROSS

13 Puts up with the lack of food and doesn’t budge (6,4)

14 Attacks in the hut – it’s nothing (4,3)

15 Given a course to take, had driven away (6)

16 The so-and-so hurled it against (6)

17 Being told to give the man a call (7)

18 None having caught cold for the moment (5)

19 Thus getting, again, angry (4)

20 He reckons it’s dangerous (5)

21 Join you the night after, say (5)

22 Wrap up to get warm, in case (6)

23 The trick, love, is to get inside and wake up (5)

28 A couple of days in Wales, roughing it? Wrap up! (7)

30 For a dive you have to convert and furnish (7)

33 Sounding the gong and leaving? (7,2)

36 Accompanied by, returned to dry up (6)

38 He’s all right, as the pilot said (5)

39 When we got through, ready for dessert (5)

40 Wrongly price a quarter the ingredients for the dish (6)

42 Planned to have the team tour round the north (5)

43 Shut up the rambunctious tot in the house (7)

44 A firm “It’s unfit for human habitation” (6)

46 Sharp on time, the man appears (4)

49 So, going back, what frightened you as a child? (4)

51 Appeal to with verbal appeals (6)

53 Gather the instrument was brought back into court (7)

55 Something wrong with the fisherman’s haul? (5)

59 Chatter on to amuse the baby (6)

60 Snapped “Not a penny to one’s name!” (5)

61 Shine, showing about ninety fish (5)

62 Help a ship: it’s in trouble (6)

63 A very good start, building a fire outside (5-4)

65 About to let free (7)

66 Mean to get work in

“82”, somehow (7)

70 Condescend to fill

the hole in (5)

71 Tell the authorities

about the noise (6)

73 How many take part

in this event (5)

75 Tires of the shows

of patriotism (5)

80 A stern “Home!” (4)

82 Who can sit while standing? That’s a riddle! (5)

83 Definitely also nonfiction (3,4)

84 Having landed, hears rooting round inside (6)

85 Just a little something to end the meal with (6)

86 Dismissed and wrote a cheque for (4,3)

87 Are you able to hold your drink and obstinate? (10) DOWN

1 Sand in your hair (6)

2 Finally, then, I grind to a halt (2,3,3)

3 Apart from a sighed utterance (5)

4 Tying up the convict, climb inside (7)

5 The rats dragged it to the passage (6)

6 Daily I go in to preside over (5)

7 Coaches for degrees (6)

8 Beaten by Ezra? (7)

9 And, in tatters, prepared to lash out for others (5,5)

10 The dope again is put in the shade (5)

11 Writes “belittles” (4,4)

12 Take it for the animal (4)

24 The master who doesn’t read every single line? (7)

25 Not made sleepy by the drink, right? (5)

26 Mean the name has come back to fashion (7)

27 Was furious about the number kept in the warehouse (7)

29 Caucasian and having very little English (5)

31 Punch OK? (5)

32 — and blast! (4)

34 The wood is covering the wheel rut (6)

35 Not taken to one side (4)

37 And duck into the shack

for the distribution (7) 41 It’s a silly cult, twit, and

could be dangerous (7) 45 Will give way? Shut up! (6) 47 Seems the tree sap

is oozing about (7) 48 Cringed from the awful

décor when we entered (7) 50 He’s sensible, it’s

true, at first (7) 52 See, when the lid’s

lifted up (4) 54 Doesn’t have a large

sack, anyhow (5) 56 Bags of instances (5) 57 At this point the top

comes off again (4) 58 Alias Hector? (5) 60 Though trying, are not

aggravating to all (10)

64 Got rid of, agitatedly? (5,3)

67 Cut up the tough fish (8)

68 Trip it’s a delight to go on? (3,4)

69 Many leaves have got clogged right inside (7)

72 Show a blue picture? (6)

74 Are upset by your being ribald (6)

76 Leave the arena after the stabbing (6)

77 Saw to be small, with spots (5)

78 A loud “It’s my specialty” (5)

79 Turn the bag round? Why? (5)

81 There’s one about royal land (4)