GIANT CROSSWORD QUICK

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

ACROSS 13

Losing one’s temper and releasing the bird (7,3)

14 Make stand up, to ease (7) 15 Author carrying a

funny old dog (6)

16 Look for string and

something to cut with (6) 17 Washing, in case, to

have a spare (7)

18 Either strand or support (5) 19 Outstrips, you notice,

when in reverse (4)

20 Say it’s small, with

a point (5)

21 Present he’d accepted

but didn’t like (5)

22 About to come first,

unexpectedly get a pain (6) 23 Be economical with

water again (5)

28 Cold or laid back

and friendly (7)

30 Scoff when you save (3,4) 33 Weird, like something

from another planet? (9)

36 More suitable, being

in better shape (6)

38 At once, turn right (5)

39 Following a girl is wrong (5) 40 Trendy comic: a big

success (4,2) 42 Opened with a key,

entering “57” (5)

43 One’s going off, cheerful,

to get flowers (7)

44 Bully boy! (6)

46 Many get time – prison (4) 49 Revolve round the trip (4) 51 Handle the young with

understanding (6)

53 Gets information about the

return from savings (4,3) 55 Spoils by getting too

involved in (5)

59 Witness at a t-trial (6)

60 After a time, one does

make amends (5)

61 A short rest break at

a quarter past (5)

62 Garment that’s able to

conceal rolls of fat (6)

63 The speed at which number three travels is very poor (5-4)

65 Spied on the crooked

son, silly dope! (7)

66 Moving up and down

when cutting (7)

70 Instruct to get a hardwearing material (5)

71 Differences in the

fragments (6)

73 Mired right in the

scandal, disappear (5)

75 Be embarrassed, but

not financially (5)

80 Fight with a fellow man (4) 82 Fearful and stupid,

takes it back (5)

83 Depending on catching

the Spanish train out (7) 84 Being a magistrate

is stressful (6)

85 Appear, when you

shorten (4,2)

86 Weight put back, having

desserts, one sees (7)

87 How little one border

differs from another? (10)

DOWN

1 Skilled in, we tow

back (4,2)

2 Post the newspaper (8) 3 Resentful to start off

with, scoff at (5)

4 Not pounding the pavements? That’s unusual (7)

5 Girl the gardener was

familiar with (6)

6 Mind the b… awful

weather! (5)

7 Little, through in a

sense large (6) 8 Coloured ink’s

possibly Indian (7)

9 Be having cravings for

possessions (10)

10 Saw I had scorched

the outside (5)

11 A liking for the most

comfortable seat? (4,4)

12 Quickly put on an

undergarment (4)

24 Playing dice, is very rich (7) 25 Mr Ward? (5)

26 Having a liking for a boy

I pal around with (7)

27 Wrong way to hire

guards: it’s crazy (7)

29 In love madly: a

single girl (5)

31 At university, a

wise custom (5)

32 From far and near,

visiting the islands (4)

34 Or put in the minced

beef earlier (6)

35 Dismiss as “a heater” (4)

37 The learner, in a panic,

went into the tree (7)

41 Parasite removed,

scold (4,3)

45 Put a little egg back

inside, labelled (6)

47 Height of the royal

ACROSS

13 Attacking (7,3)

14 Ease (7)

15 Dog (6)

16 Look (6)

17 Washing (7)

18 Support (5)

19 Outstrips (4)

20 Utter (5)

21 Loathed (5)

22 Pain (6)

23 Extra (5)

28 Friendly (7)

30 Eat (3,4)

33 Weird (9)

36 Healthier (6)

38 Precise (5)

39 Wrong (5)

40 Trendy (4,2)

42 Opened (5)

43 Bouquet (7)

44 Chivvy (6)

46 Coop up (4)

49 Trip (4)

51 Understanding (6) 53 Savings (4,3)

55 Spoils (5)

59 Witness (6)

60 Make amends (5) 61 Short (5)

62 Garment (6)

63 Very poor (5-4)

65 Spied (7)

66 Ducking (7)

70 Exercise (5)

71 Fragments (6)

73 Go away! (5)

75 Level (5)

80 Fight (4)

82 Fearful (5)

83 Depending (7)

84 Aggravating (6)

85 Appear (4,2)

86 Observes (7)

87 Slightly (10)

sculpture outside (7)

48 The editor returned the

silly story. Tear it up (7)

50 A vessel or ship without

stabilisers (7)

52 The warning also stands (4) 54 Again within the time (5)

56 Focus on, when

you teach (5)

57 French, possibly, won’t

allow the English in (4)

58 With cops running round inside, getting a news exclusive (5)

60 Latching on to, having

a fondness for (10)

64 Getting better, have a

friend call round (8)

67 Either brag about a

chum or run down (8)

68 Order the team to

assemble and go inside (7) 69 Is able to take the odd

rest from runs (7)

72 Hit by, got jammed

right inside (6)

74 Maintains, when one

keeps mum about (6)

76 One broken leg’s

encased in (6)

77 Prevents blemishes

returning (5)

DOWN

1 Versed (4,2)

2 Post (8)

3 Scoff (5)

4 Unusual (7)

5 Shrub (6)

6 Intellect (5)

7 Minor (6)

8 Indian (7)

9 Possessions (10) 10 Saw (5)

11 Liking (4,4)

12 Undergarment (4) 24 Trundling (7)

25 Ward (5)

26 Fond of (7)

27 Crazy (7)

29 Tree (5)

31 Custom (5)

32 Irish islands (4) 34 Earlier (6)

35 Dismiss (4)

37 Learner (7)

41 Scold (4,3)

45 Labelled (6)

47 Height (7)

48 Annihilate (7)

50 Jug (7)

52 Honk (4)

54 Number (5)

56 Teach (5)

57 Vegetable (4)

58 Hollow out (5)

60 Affection (10)

64 Recovering (8)

67 Run down (8)

68 Order (7)

69 Runs (7)

72 Hit (6)

74 Maintains (6)

76 One (6)

77 Prevents (5)

78 Categorise (5)

79 Mark (5)

81 Defeat (4) 78 Categorise as a

study period (5)

79 Isn’t perturbed

about a mark (5)

81 “Defeat” is both right

and wrong (4)