GIANT CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 12

Examined and were approved of (4,7)

13 Route the lessons

are taking? (6)

14 Stop to give a

lecture to (4,2)

16 Have to do with a

transaction (4)

17 Prepared to get a tan from

a sun that’s high! (4-5)

18 Convey by the letters it’s

sheer enchantment (5)

19 Doesn’t hit hard in the

comeback fight (4)

20 Having the garment reduced when you rebuke about (5,4)

22 Now so terribly faint (5)

23 Accept a girl would be

affronted by it (4,5)

27 Man traps set out

for foreigners (7)

30 Not very equitably (6)

31 Nasty person you may

have a drink with (4)

32 Traffic is awful, dear

at the junction (5)

35 Flap when you move (4)

36 Unusual – having a

little snack (7)

38 Exploited? That’s

nothing new! (4)

39 Shot, hauls off to make

a stew from (7)

42 Dash! That’s my line! (6)

45 The champion’s name? (5) 46 Very likely, you agree,

nothing but trouble (2,5)

47 Put unobtrusively

under the dress (4)

48 Shut up. It’s business

– work! (4)

50 Armlet taking time to put

on when you dress (7)

52 Send for, to zap some

termites with (5)

54 Hurled at the so-and-so (6) 56 Dirty as it may be,

takes back home (7)

57 Bearing the counters,

I enter (4)

59 Said it’s a juncture at which

you give the job to (7)

61 Has consented

to leave it (4)

64 A sun-top, say (5)

66 A little bird told me who

the architect was (4)

67 Spent foolishly on

getting thin (6)

69 Being inclined to take time

with the last section (7)

72 All dictionaries do,

you argue (4,5)

73 Goes to pieces and

speaks rudely to (5)

74 Keep a close watch on

the man at port (5,4)

79 Point zero is missing

from the quantity (4)

81 All excited about, ring a

number in the area (5) 82 As it proved, had been

evicted by (6,3)

83 Sign, to get credit (4)

85 Career injured, gets

a little lesson (6)

86 A sensitive carer (6)

87 “Empty” is very

close (7,2,2)

DOWN 1

It’s only yours truly again (4)

2 Won’t move from the

compartments (6)

3 Revealed we had dosh

to splash around (6)

4 Understands what

comes next? (7)

5 I drag the log round

to the hut (5)

6 You can tell what “salubrious” means? Well done! (4,3,3) 7 The papers urge us to (5)

8 It’s usually green and

flickering, pal (9)

9 Discharged, the sick

rushed outside (7)

10 Make plans in bed (4)

11 Surmised it had been

intended to (8)

15 A runner in the garden (6) 21 Respond when the caretaker starts going berserk (5)

24 Mind! They’re made

of glass! (7)

25 May be in a cage

you rattle on (6)

26 Land and have a

really good meal (6)

28 How many, about, will

be in the enclosure? (5)

29 Dear man I

corresponded with (3)

33 Squeeze it in when

inscribing (7)

34 With the lot tucked up

in bed, ate quickly (6)

37 The subject is “Those

people, the English!” (5)

40 Be brilliant and excel at (5) 41 Interrupts with an objection. Isn’t squashed (5,2)

QUICK ACROSS

12 Examined (4,7)

13 Route (6)

14 Stop (4,2)

16 Transaction (4)

17 Drunk (4-5)

18 While (5)

19 Knocks (4)

20 Rebuke (5,4)

22 Faint (5)

23 Be affronted (4,5) 27 Nationality (7)

30 Quite (6)

31 Medication (4)

32 Business (5)

35 Move (4)

36 Snack (7)

38 Exploited (4)

39 Dish (7)

42 Job (6)

45 Name (5)

46 Very likely (2,5)

47 Error (4)

48 Shut up (4)

50 Dress (7)

52 Send (5)

54 Ran (6)

56 Marked (7)

57 Bearing (4)

59 Designate (7)

61 Leave to (4)

64 Utter (5)

66 Bird (4)

67 Squandered (6)

69 Being inclined (7) 72 Argue (4,5)

73 Breaks (5)

74 Watch closely (5,4) 79 Quantity (4)

81 In the area (5)

82 Proved (6,3)

83 Credit (4)

85 Career (6)

86 Sensitive (6)

87 Very close (7,2,2) 43 On the subject of

investing (5)

44 Teased about being

groovy (6)

46 How Ronald introduced

himself, going up to her (5) 49 Getting confidential

with the soldier (7)

51 While having a right to come in, they are foreigners (6)

53 With a shock of hair,

a dear little child (6)

55 Cut and we put in

a blue frame (5)

58 With no wand in those days – or only sometimes (3,3,4)

60 Fix the result (3)

62 Open up a narrow road

many get jammed in (5)

63 Wipe out the time I

acted wrongly (9)

65 A metal lining: the

very best metal (8)

68 A great note –

wonderful (6)

70 Having a huge big stone, sounding more courageous (7)

71 Waste of a cup (7)

75 Observing it’s out

DOWN

1 Only (4)

2 Compartments (6) 3 Revealed (6)

4 Tails (7)

5 Hut (5)

6 Well done! (4,3,3) 7 Urge (5)

8 Usually (9)

9 Overflowed (7)

10 Scheme (4)

11 Intended (8)

15 Bloom (6)

21 Respond (5)

24 Game (7)

25 Animal (6)

26 Expand (6)

28 Number (5)

29 Gentleman (3)

33 Penning (7)

34 Wolfed (6)

37 Subject (5)

40 Excel (5)

41 Interrupts (5,2)

43 Concerning (5)

44 Teased (6)

46 Female name (5) 49 Confidential (7)

51 Foreigners (6)

53 Little child (6)

55 Cut (5)

58 Sometimes (3,3,4) 60 Bind (3)

62 Open up (5)

63 Remove (9)

65 Metal (8)

68 Wonderful (6)

70 Rock (7)

71 Waste (7)

75 Observing (6)

76 Get (6)

77 Empty (5)

78 Board (3,2)

80 Adds (4)

84 Blow (4)

– a fag end (6)

76 Get a boat sailing in (6) 77 Empty, deposit

sterling in (5)

78 Are successful – don’t

miss the bus! (3,2)

80 The children get shots (4) 84 Cheat one and

that’s a blow (4)