GIANT CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS

13 O! A billet-doux! (4,6)

14 The first head of state (7) 15 For it’s switched on

to make toast (6)

16 Hits in the faces (6)

17 Take back “Always an

ice-block for a heart” (7)

18 A bonus for the actor (5)

19 In the ad, smoke (4)

20 Why do you think the

brother got in a jam? (5)

21 Short, broken rest,

then an early start (5)

22 Deviates and supports

the right in (6)

23 Stop saying “mauls” (5)

28 Can’t they choose the food

they have in pubs? (7)

30 Begins to take one

back in difficulty (7)

33 Having a meal in a little

and leaving (7,2)

36 Tickets for parking,

the fools got (6)

38 Live for the day

splendidly (5)

39 Not moving yet (5) 40 Sufficient to turn one

against – yuk! (6)

42 Tie up the back pieces (5) 43 Left one to get on

with, for a bit (7)

44 Say it’s about a saint (6)

46 Try to, when you join

the search party (4)

49 In a small bed, a

large twit (4)

51 Deserving, as a sailor (6) 53 Pieces fit round the other

end, to be exact (7)

55 Drink and fight (5)

59 Not allowed to mention

the poet (6)

60 Rattle to make tick (5)

61 Identify the location (5)

62 String inclines to, one

understands (6)

63 A card showing

a symbol (9)

65 Locks up at home –

terribly stern (7)

66 Blinking, blew (7)

70 Urge to clamp down on (5) 71 Filler-in films on

holiday wear? (6) 73 Had a go at, which

irritated one (5)

75 Run down – someone

at the door (5)

80 Awaken in jail (4)

82 Was a smasher but

penniless (5)

83 Unusual little snack (7) 84 Rot. Pack it in a

container: a box (6)

85 Gives it a bang

and it splits (6)

86 Gets tired of and

leaves (4,3)

87 HP? Not in a million

years! (5-5)

DOWN

1 Catch round the neck (6)

2 Going for – is attractive (8) 3 Contract many get

comfort from (5)

4 Showed surprise

when it opened (7)

5 Really nice people helping

build your house (6)

6 Health resort in a

foreign country (5) 7 Small, always

small, chops (6)

8 In the farm, I again

hide the weapon (7)

9 Fairly fit, more or less (6,4) 10 Use a sprinkler on

the flowers (5)

11 “Palm out when there’s money about,” you grumble (8)

12 Get the fellow well for

the return flight (4)

24 Outside the house front

one puts gravel (7)

25 Line up something for

the girl to wear (5)

26 Having legal trouble

on the ship (7)

27 Strips – and when

stripped, runs (7)

29 Following the former,

turn right (5)

31 Go into the subject of

how to negotiate (5)

32 Not – no no – to

ask for a job (4)

34 Taking a different road

to it is resourceful (6)

QUICK ACROSS

13 Billet-doux (4,6) 14 First (7)

15 Toast (6)

16 Timepieces (6) 17 Get (7)

18 Bonus (5)

19 Blow (4)

20 Mind (5)

21 Short (5)

22 Wanders (6)

23 Stop (5)

28 Mendicants (7) 30 Passages (7)

33 Leaving (7,2)

36 Tickets (6)

38 Live (5)

39 Yet (5)

40 Sufficient (6)

42 Tie up (5)

43 Bit (7)

44 Comment (6)

46 Search (4)

49 Fool (4)

51 Sailor (6)

53 Exact (7)

55 Blow (5)

59 Prohibited (6) 60 Rattle (5)

61 Location (5)

62 Understands (6) 63 Symbol (9)

65 Locks up (7)

66 Infernal (7)

70 Urge (5)

71 Trousers (6)

73 Attempted (5) 75 Bang (5)

80 Awaken (4)

82 Penniless (5)

83 Snack (7)

84 Box (6)

85 Splits (6)

86 Rots (4,3)

87 HP (5-5) 35 Get rid of, if upset

by again (4)

37 Break for mum: an

unusual treat (7)

41 Dark, which is hard

to understand (7)

45 In return, warns about

changing key in (6)

47 I’d crept off, as forecast (7) 48 Made a secret of what

the present was? (7)

50 The French translation

of heart beat (7)

52 Mean to get by (4)

54 May be on watch in

the mountains (5)

56 Holding, love, a rod,

in the boat (5)

57 It grows, when there’s

rain, in the marsh (4)

58 Not a stiff drink the

soldier came in for (5)

60 “Will remain until completion,” don’t believe (3,7)

64 Curtail, about to

get tough (8)

67 Why tanners apply cream

DOWN

1 Catch (6)

2 Attractive (8)

3 Rent (5)

4 Opened (7)

5 Good people (6)

6 Country (5)

7 Cuts (6)

8 Weapon (7)

9 Almost (6,4)

10 Atomiser (5)

11 Grumble (8)

12 Quarrel (4)

24 Gravel (7)

25 Attire (5)

26 Ship (7)

27 Strips (7)

29 Right (5)

31 Negotiate (5)

32 Job (4)

34 Skilful (6)

35 Dismiss (4)

37 Break (7)

41 Abstruse (7)

45 Return (6)

47 Forecast (7)

48 Enveloped (7)

50 Beat (7)

52 By (4)

54 Range (5)

56 Boat (5)

57 Plant (4)

58 Limber (5)

60 Don’t believe (3,7) 64 Curtail (8)

67 Etceteras (8)

68 Informed (7)

69 Convivial (7)

72 Lecture (6)

74 Birds (6)

76 Trefoil (6)

77 Chasm (5)

78 Gist (5)

79 Scratch (5)

81 Undecided (4)

to their bits and pieces? (8) 68 Fed on cheese, as one

put in the picture (7)

69 Set off in the early morning

in holiday mood (7)

72 A fatherly talking-to (6)

74 Boris going off about

northern birds (6)

76 A C-Casanova on

the lawn! (6)

77 By taking the animal

round the chasm (5)

78 Having got the gist,

mosey off (5)

79 Quite a few from

scratch (5)

81 Undecided, as to

the Navy (4)