GIANT CROSSWORD CRYPTIC QUICK
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ACROSS
12 Drink the stewardess brings you – it’s cold (3,2,3,3) 13 Reckon, from the shape (6) 14 Assumed, when one
made a fuss (4,2) 16 The little boy’s clothes
are dirty (4) 17 For a good while, it has
a lot of viewers (5,4) 18 Ride off, having had
a cold drink (5) 19 Propose you find yourself
somewhere else to live (4) 20 Downright when
giving direction (9) 22 The proper time to have
spoken about (5) 23 Unaware one won’t be
able to read (2,3,4) 27 Living with and doing
some gardening for (7) 30 Mean in the end
he gets lost (6) 31 Fellow in the hand cream
advertisement (4) 32 Harassed, which is detrimental, to start off with (5) 35 Look. The point has
penetrated through (4) 36 Stop something
happening to the pair (7) 38 Charge back to put
in the picture (4) 39 Showing perception,
I fix things (7) 42 Tail the animal had
caught in (6) 45 Provide, for the party, a new swinging environment (5) 46 Far from cold (7) 47 It’s a happy wagtail, boy (4) 48 She’s started saving,
for a change (4) 50 Perturbed by what baby
did with the toy (7) 52 For business, a turning point and you get in trouble (3,2) 54 Argument with a cricketer
that’s indeed cut short (6) 56 He wears uniform,
but not in public (7) 57 Box I packed in Paris (4) 59 How it will do away
with flies (7) 61 Beforehand, inspect
the container (4) 64 Insufficient, to be
concise (5) 66 Abhor and loathe
changing the ending (4) 67 The gentleman using
the spray (6) 69 As before, delighted
to be here (7) 72 Yet the biography
requires a picture (5,4) 73 Gosh! Got a bloody
left in! (5) 74 Unhappy with the media,
going into action (9) 79 Claimed the old
didn’t have to (4) 81 A 31-day demo? (5) 82 Don’t worry. Won’t under any circumstances bother about (5,4) 83 Curl up with the list (4) 85 For rises, is still
effective (6) 86 Is it possible to get led
astray by the light? (6) 87 Something easy to
order in a café (5,2,4)
DOWN 1
As far as “That’s where the money goes” (4) 2 On day four set out,
or take off (6) 3 Fasten, as usual (6) 4 Smiles wryly at a girl (7) 5 If upset and angry at
being laid off (5) 6 Thinking as you do,
favour “cared for” (4-6) 7 The puppet is a big hit (5) 8 Listen when Len and Dan
are rattling on (4,2,3) 9 Stiff, bend to enter
the enclosure (7) 10 Make, in class (4) 11 Talk of a house the
Severn flows by (8) 15 Tell off about it, but
not much (6) 21 The one in love,
silly girl! … (5) 24 … and the bold figure entering is the sweetheart (7) 25 Smart to take action,
certainly (6) 26 Differences in the
particles (6) 28 Leave angry and
wounded (5) 29 Criticise for returning
to have a rest (3) 33 Is disloyal to, proving
one’s not perfect (7) 34 One fool got caught
in, due to dither (6) 37 Drawn to, married (5)
ACROSS 12 Chilliness (3,2,3,3) 13 Shape (6) 14 Assumed (4,2) 16 Colour (4) 17 Peak period (5,4) 18 Drink (5) 19 Propose (4) 20 Direction (9) 22 Proper (5) 23 Unaware (2,3,4) 27 Delving (7) 30 Mean (6) 31 Fellow (4) 32 Harassed (5) 35 Look (4) 36 Stop (7) 38 Sketch (4) 39 Perception (7) 42 Tail (6) 45 Give to (5) 46 Remote (7) 47 Happy (4) 48 Female name (4) 50 Perturbed (7) 52 Be rebuked (3,2) 54 Argument (6) 56 Soldier (7) 57 Box (4) 59 Bird (7) 61 Bag (4) 64 Concise (5) 66 Abhor (4) 67 Gentleman (6) 69 Here (7) 72 Painting (5,4) 73 Splendour (5) 74 Unhappy (9) 79 Gripped (4) 81 Month (5) 82 Don’t worry (5,4) 83 List (4) 85 Gets up (6) 86 Light (6) 87 Easy (5,2,4) 40 The middle, or centre, of
the theatre is rebuilt (5) 41 Quickly has it changed to
“Lazy and heartless” (7) 43 Hard to get across
to? Fly (5) 44 Thaw out, if you put back,
mister, in the heat (6) 46 What you cast your bread upon the waters for, love (5) 49 As divers, cut a figure (7) 51 Went round and
had a drink (6) 53 Thin layers shown in
the illustrations (6) 55 Either supports or
turns tail (5) 58 How the hiker described
his walks? (10) 60 A rookie retreating
from the fight (3) 62 Feel, when you look
round the quarters (5) 63 Very cheap rifle chap
acquired crooked (4-5) 65 Their having dripped in the
hot mixture previously (8) 68 Having advertised, heartbroken, for, endeavour to (6) 70 Foreign films he made (7)
DOWN 1 Money drawer (4) 2 Take off (6) 3 Fasten (6) 4 Feminine name (7) 5 Dismissed (5) 6 Agreeing with (4-6) 7 Blow (5) 8 Listen (4,2,3) 9 Stiff (7) 10 Class (4) 11 Talk (8) 15 Small (6) 21 Tree (5) 24 Sweetheart (7) 25 Certainly (6) 26 Particles (6) 28 Wounded (5) 29 Sleep (3) 33 Flaws (7) 34 Joined (6) 37 Pulled (5) 40 Middle (5) 41 Quickly (7) 43 Fly (5) 44 Heat (6) 46 Deary (5) 49 Divers (7) 51 Drank (6) 53 Illustrations (6) 55 Reverses (5) 58 Discursively (10) 60 Fight (3) 62 Feel (5) 63 Much reduced (4-5) 65 Previously (8) 68 Endeavour (6) 70 Foreign (7) 71 Enchant (7) 75 Very keen (3-3) 76 Hit (6) 77 Glitter (5) 78 Weight (5) 80 Cooked (4) 84 Water (4) 71 Weaving the web,
long to enchant (7) 75 Very keen to change the
other figure in (3-3) 76 Gave the impression one
had become violent (6) 77 A lady covered in
will glitter (5) 78 Having a smile about
the weight (5) 80 The one that came to a
bad end had cheated (4) 84 In the gondola, keep
dabbling in the water (4)