GIANT CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS 12

Very quickly showing you favour open car windows (4,3,4)

13 Complain when you

get the bird (6)

14 Thorough, leaving

nobody in it (3-3)

16 After a time, back

on location (4)

17 “Famous” is trite (4-5)

18 Are important,

you reckon (5)

19 Until I left for work (4)

20 There is, even now,

space for a pantry (5,4) 22 Takes the role of

the gambler? (5)

23 The opening number

in it is surprising (9)

27 Will do bird imitations?

He’s kidding! (7)

30 Two names for “client” (6) 31 Turning right back

to, run (4)

32 Tag with a number

and name on it (5)

35 Rock like crazy

coming back (4)

36 Was mum on the

stage? (5,2)

38 Said you see as

the pinnacle (4)

39 Maybe hard to wrap

papers round (7)

42 Keeps up with the

galloping horses (6)

45 Saturate in – and

it’s expensive (5)

46 The pupil is a fool to

tie up outside (7)

47 I manage to hide in what

remains of the building (4) 48 Prevent from giving

back the trophies (4)

50 Are revealed to have

gone on strike (4,3)

52 Reading from right to left

also is impossible (3,2)

54 Said “swagger”, and

said it unhappily (6)

56 Many abashed about

having faked it (7)

57 In the letters, said one

is indebted to (4)

59 Definitely left to return the

vehicle round about six (7) 61 She’s a failure (4)

64 Bet on a stayer (5)

66 Figure it sounds like

a warning (4)

67 Have taken to drink,

one admits (4,2)

69 Love – and it’s the rage (7) 72 Called out “An enclosure

for the ape” (5-4)

73 Gets, to travel round,

a coach (5)

74 Writing about the tart

ingredients, is lying (9)

79 Stand back (4)

81 Forced to take the

day off over (5)

82 Help by taking

Lorna’s part (2,4,3)

83 Running at a loss,

almost, too (4)

85 Understand you must

comply with (6)

86 No getting into trouble?

The very idea! (6)

87 On taking a quick look at,

finding it’s too full (7,4)

DOWN 1

He fixes things with the bank (4)

2 Sell up later, when

I come into (6)

3 A pathetic lot, as

he reveals! (6)

4 Does an insect gulp

when he sees one? (7) 5 Having climbed up a ladder, one may come down by it (5) 6 Showing spirit, bark

for a biscuit (6,4)

7 From a quantity, giving

a cake to a child (5)

8 The inference is, it’s

a discount (9)

9 Treat unfairly by imprisoning for attacking (7)

10 Pad, to create an

obese figure in (4)

11 Nude I streak, grabbed by

one of those watching (8) 15 Towel bought in a hairdressing equipment shop (6)

21 i.e., don’t drive the car to

the garage for repairs (2,3) 24 Beat the number, a

three, anyhow (7)

25 Feel, when you

deal with (6)

26 Endeavour to get a

star to perform in (6)

28 He sings a wrong

note right after (5)

29 The objective, you

conclude (3)

33 Order in various

wines. Delightful (7)

34 In addition, switching

the real gems (6)

QUICK ACROSS

12 Very quickly (4,3,4)

13 Complain (6)

14 Thorough (3-3)

16 Location (4)

17 Famous (4-5)

18 Are important (5)

19 Work (4)

20 Pantry (5,4)

22 Portrays (5)

23 Surprising (9)

27 Chirp (7)

30 Client (6)

31 Run (4)

32 Tag (5)

35 Astonish (4)

36 Stopped speaking (5,2) 38 Pinnacle (4)

39 Maybe (7)

42 Supports (6)

45 Saturate (5)

46 Pupil (7)

47 Spoil (4)

48 Prevent from (4)

50 Strike (4,3)

52 Impossible (3,2)

54 Said sadly (6)

56 Pretended (7)

57 Is due to (4)

59 Communist (7)

61 Failure (4)

64 Prop (5)

66 Number (4)

67 Admits (4,2)

69 Rage (7)

72 Ape (5-4)

73 Coach (5)

74 Lying (9)

79 Back (4)

81 Forced (5)

82 Help (2,4,3)

83 Too (4)

85 Succeed (6)

86 Idea (6)

87 Spilling out (7,4) 37 Beat it, little birdie! (5)

40 Really good from

the first (5)

41 And on entering isn’t

ordering a double (5-2)

43 What went wrong

with the lift? (5)

44 Fool unpopular with

the gardener (6)

46 Note to be upset, too (5)

49 Vegetable source of water

and possibly ink (7)

51 Travelling now on a

road ahead (6)

53 Shorten to “arrive” (4,2)

55 Talk me into providing

diversions (5)

58 Saw, to follow, there

is dessert (7,3)

60 Leaves China, perhaps (3) 62 It’s only a game, chum! (5) 63 Was no longer a secret that

one had coaxed into (3,6) 65 Excited, flipped

the switch (6,2)

68 Do follow back the silly

goon but it’s useless (2,4) 70 Either suppress or allow

to get out of hand (3,4)

71 Seeking to get, as paying

guest, a man in (7)

75 Giving one more

DOWN

1 Bank (4)

2 Sell (6)

3 Rain (6)

4 Engulf (7)

5 Reptile (5)

6 Biscuit (6,4)

7 Quantity (5)

8 Inference (9)

9 Beating up (7) 10 Home (4)

11 Watchers (8) 15 Wave (6)

21 i.e. (2,3)

24 Beat (7)

25 Deal with (6) 26 Try hard (6)

28 Singer (5)

29 Conclude (3) 33 Charming (7) 34 Gems (6)

37 Bird (5)

40 First-class (5) 41 Double (5-2) 43 Tie up (5)

44 Fool (6)

46 Note (5)

49 Vegetable (7) 51 Ahead (6)

53 Arrive (4,2)

55 Diversions (5) 58 Dessert (7,3) 60 Drink (3)

62 Wear (5)

63 Coaxed (3,6) 65 Excited (6,2) 68 Useless (2,4) 70 Suppress (3,4) 71 Examining (7) 75 Satisfying (6) 76 Work out (6) 77 Irritable (5)

78 Hesitate (5)

80 Bread (4)

84 Spotted (4) than enough to get a smart cover (6)

76 Are working the numbers

up, you deduce (6)

77 An irritable “Try a

ponytail” (5)

78 Hesitate to go back

with a strange man (5)

80 Wrap up the bread (4)

84 Had spotted being

escorted to (4)