GIANT CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS

13 The joint chief is a fool (10) 14 Soldier who’s in the

doghouse? (7)

15 Animal that features

in a pop song! (6)

16 Pose as a sportsman (6)

17 The rule is broken about the midSeptember time off (7)

18 Gets fifty per cent off on

the funny old house (5)

19 A beginner has

set the hair (4)

20 Say the pair came

in for flowers (5)

21 If not, the inside

is different (5)

22 Businessman in the

card room? (6)

23 Where there’s room for

further exploration? (5)

28 Does the foolish

Bert dig her? (7)

30 Very – in a big way (7)

33 Referring to one’s

calling on (7,2)

36 Sent the set off, in case (6) 38 See to be within the law,

anyhow, and permit (5)

39 Pull up, showing

courage (5) 40 Tell to alter, transposing

the key (6)

42 Holding a gold pen, what

the author wrote (5)

43 Do type the word

“partner” (7)

44 Order to reach out and

put the key in (6)

46 R-rabbit about clothes (4) 49 Having to have a final

cut, unfortunately (4)

51 Get dad to phone and

give a trimming to (6)

53 Rumour is there will be a

share-out the year after (7) 55 Usual answer to “What’s

in the pot?” (5)

59 Spoil a girl: the person

the son abandoned (6)

60 As wife to be, free

to enter (5)

61 Path the artillery

started beating (5)

62 Bust, stop (6)

63 Past performer in

slick comedy (9)

65 The fool, delighted to

be included, agrees (7)

66 For a second, left the car

and triggered it off (7)

70 Most upset about the

rain and bad weather (5) 71 Very interested in something the camper has (6)

73 Don’t get on? Rubbish! (5) 75 Quickly pop back

the card (5)

80 So it’s about back leave (4) 82 Piece rate for musicians (5) 83 Suppose you have very little money to go on with (7)

84 To save the wild deer,

getting me involved (6)

85 One of the more stupid

motoring devices? (6)

86 Are rounded up and

sent off: it’s no joke (7)

87 Eating hard tack is

exciting (4-6)

DOWN

1 Broken in a fight (4-2)

2 A paper flag (8)

3 Find the fellow has gone

off with old table (5)

4 Full pelt, bounding into the

centre of the green (7)

5 Information one got

round about day six (6)

6 “Staunch” written

“aunch”? (5)

7 Chum who has a runin

with the devil (6)

8 Deceive you about the French maid’s misbehaviour (7)

9 Is it both a game and not

a game to a dentist? (10) 10 The two of us set about

being charming (5)

11 Panic when the pal is

thrown into the can (8)

12 They fly but not, you

say, with ease! (4)

24 He’ll tell you how

many are against (7)

25 Looks after, for about a

day, the new nest (5)

26 Crazy way – mad – to

hire as protection (7)

27 Avoided when not

wearing trousers (7)

29 So silly to go off

carrying the perch (5)

31 The bundles of money

needed to buy one? (5) 32 Splashes as one

drinks from (4)

34 Prefer “good turn” (6)

35 Hurry up with that

old light! (4)

37 Arrives to put back and runs unexpectedly into (5,2)

QUICK

ACROSS

13 Fool (10)

14 Dog (7)

15 Animal (6)

16 Pose (6)

17 Time off (7)

18 Deposit (5)

19 Hair (4)

20 Flowers (5)

21 Different (5)

22 Businessman (6) 23 Room (5)

28 Female name (7) 30 Very (7)

33 Calling on (7,2) 36 Sent (6)

38 Permit (5)

39 Courage (5)

40 Tell (6)

42 Tale (5)

43 Partner (7)

44 Fee (6)

46 Clothes (4)

49 Sadly (4)

51 Trimming (6)

53 Rumour (7)

55 Usual (5)

59 Cosset (6)

60 Wife (5)

61 Path (5)

62 Stop (6)

63 Comedy (9)

65 Agrees (7)

66 Kindled (7)

70 Rant (5)

71 Engrossed (6)

73 Fight (5)

75 Quickly (5)

80 So (4)

82 Time (5)

83 Suppose (7)

84 Save (6)

85 More stupid (6) 86 Serious (7)

87 Exciting (4-6) 41 “Boat” would be fairer (7) 45 I’m surprised by

you! Truly! (6)

47 Carries it off with

humour (7)

48 Having real trouble

concealing the hide (7)

50 A little shoot out! (7)

52 With nothing to put

in it, a bag (4)

54 Beef, perhaps, when

you criticise (5)

56 Class for actors in

enunciation (5)

57 The recreation area

is a shambles (4)

58 Requiring lights to figure

the maps out (5)

60 It identifies a sportsman

as a has-been (4,6)

64 I’m sorry, as usual.

The demon got out of control (6,2)

67 Party I’d crashed. I nipped

through at speed (8)

68 Eats a number packed

in, artificially soured (7)

69 Within a month, fashioned

a vile weapon (7)

72 Listed as having given

gratuities to? (6)

74 Gets agitated when

DOWN

1 Quarrel (4-2)

2 Flag (8)

3 Table (5)

4 Full (7)

5 Information (6)

6 Plump (5)

7 Chum (6)

8 Deceive (7)

9 Denture (10)

10 Charming (5)

11 Panic (8)

12 Insects (4)

24 Against (7)

25 Looks after (5) 26 Crazy (7)

27 Avoided (7)

29 Perch (5)

31 Trundles (5)

32 Drinks (4)

34 Prefer (6)

35 Hurry (4)

37 Arrives (5,2)

41 Boat (7)

45 Truly (6)

47 Mood (7)

48 Hide (7)

50 Brochure (7)

52 Bag (4)

54 Cook (5)

56 Class (5)

57 Hash (4)

58 Lights (5)

60 Has-been (4,6) 64 I’m sorry (6,2) 67 Speed (8)

68 Wolfs (7)

69 Weapon (7)

72 Leaned (6)

74 Agitates (6)

76 Washes (6)

77 Begin (5)

78 Altercation (3-2) 79 Investigate (5) 81 Bar (4)

the child runs off (6)

76 Spruces up the many

winding lanes (6)

77 Begin with a small

quiche (5)

78 Test out a band with

a difference (3-2)

79 Investigate the pair

given the award (5)

81 Complain about and bar (4)