THE GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic clues or quick, the answers are exactly the same. The Solution will appear in MONDAY’S PAPER.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Mum finished dressing the child (8,2) 14 A glass dropper (7) 15 Medication index takes time to assemble (6) 16 Taint embodied right in the lineage (6) 17 Not all there will be at the fruiterer’s (7) 18 Concealing small holes in pants (5) 19 Name of tot running after ball (4) 20 Tatters, at end of lead, pulls (5) 21 Novice in team picture (5) 22 Thought it’s a river joining the sea (6) 23 Kiss child cried when given (5) 28 Dish is second of two on page (7) 30 Squabble about entering as ‘Cargo’ (7) 33 China with plain exterior around carved core (9) 36 Force fifty? That’s nonsense! (6) 38 ‘Wallop’ is a drink (5) 39 Open again a little time after (5) 40 Mad — and very — I called round (6) 42 Don’t argue. Come aboard (3,2) 43 The woman inside senses and dries up (7) 44 Game to take bird out and game to take morning off (6) 46 Collar stud is an ornamental one (4) 49 Only a French woman with a child (4) 51 Entertain, knocking back European beer (6) 53 Not if I stupidly get caught in a lie (7) 55 Identify the soft ornamental material (5) 59 Manipulating, plots to frame one with gun (6) 60 Give little son hair cut (5) 61 I took the Scandinavian round the animal sanctuaries (5) 62 Irritated by the mercurial chef: a dunderhead (6) 63 Ad. Ad with funny red snake (4,5) 65 See the disc inside is flexible (7) 66 Among the best possible animal pets (7) 70 Great race by specially bred ‘Happy Ending’ (5) 71 Small-minded, is unnerved (6) 73 I’d moved to the front seat (5) 75 Turning trips, getting cuts (5) 80 Said, for all to take to heart (4) 82 Have cut by a pound, to reduce drastically (5) 83 Reminder to me repeatedly not to stray (7) 84 Awfully crude boxing: amateur clot (6) 85 I got head stuck in, myself, for a short time (6) 86 Laugh at Ginger’s screw-up (7) 87 About treating with deference and esteem (10)
DOWN
1 As president, speak for the club (6) 2 Fair — and not permed (8) 3 How ‘puerile’ ends — and ‘risible’ (5) 4 A nut that’s circular but misshapen (7) 5 Thought love wasted on (6) 6 What jewel thief stole. Small-time one (5) 7 Grasping English translation of Dumas was entertaining (6) 8 Stopped cold, having entered (7) 9 Break due to, went off and had a sleep (7,3) 10 By the way, has collected a cache (5) 11 A born twister, bad: not like the average person (8) 12 The wiggly a in ‘warm’ (4) 24 I sing one about wine (7) 25 Sources that reveal the author’s name (5) 26 Can’t decide whether to shred, mixing it in (7) 27 Point out claret is red (7) 29 Hear he was dismissed through leg break. Great (5) 31 Fled with child from farm (5) 32 Ring up with ‘Don’t think much of that!’ (4) 34 Sprouting — all but out — in season (6) 35 Swallowing a half of bitter, rush (4) 37 About damaged oil duct, is ferocious (7) 41 For house, an interior that’s plain white (7) 45 Swishing sword, young, is ready for cot (6) 47 Opening, the pair escape (7) 48 Lost rings and I’m upset (7) 50 Gourmet has fancy pie to preserve (7) 52 Be ahead by half mile now (4) 54 Object to ‘scrawny grey head’ (5) 56 Part of human body found in cupboard (5) 57 Say nothing at work but tell police about (4) 58 Axe fight (5) 60 Surprised to find lacking an address (10) 64 Too good to be true? (8) 67 For treason, wrongly imprisoning one foreign girl (8) 68 Killer putting key in car’s escaping outside (7) 69 Leave, finding a move so upsetting (7) 72 How old weir is and what repairs are required (6) 74 Don’t notice misspelling of ‘reign’, taking nothing in (6) 76 Upset, having nothing to fill gap in fence (6) 77 Throws and she’s caught one (5) 78 Hurt when vehicle’s overturned (5) 79 As well as a cold, he has pains (5) 81 Hurried one inside from the downpour (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
13 Silent (8,2) 14 Drinking glass (7) 15 Pill (6) 16 Lineage (6) 17 Fruit (7) 18 Pants (5) 19 Male name (4) 20 Pulls (5) 21 Photograph (5) 22 Thought (6) 23 Slap (5) 28 Dish (7) 30 Cargo (7) 33 China (9) 36 Nonsense (6) 38 Hit (5) 39 Open (5) 40 Delirious (6) 42 Go aboard (3,2) 43 Dries up (7) 44 Card game (6) 46 Catch (4) 49 Only (4) 51 Entertain (6) 53 Not fact (7) 55 Identify (5) 59 Gun (6) 60 Cut (5) 61 Dens (5) 62 Irritated (6) 63 Snake (4,5) 65 Resilient (7) 66 Dogs (7) 70 Horse race (5) 71 Frightened (6) 73 Backless sofa (5) 75 Clips (5) 80 Spoken (4) 82 Bisect (5) 83 Souvenir (7) 84 Turn sour (6) 85 Sixty seconds (6) 86 Giggle (7) 87 Concerning (10)
DOWN
1 Golf club (6) 2 Honest (8) 3 Silly (5) 4 An eccentric (7) 5 Considered (6) 6 Gem (5) 7 Entertained (6) 8 Stopped up (7) 9 Fell asleep (7,3) 10 Cache (5) 11 Uncommon (8) 12 Warm (4) 24 Italian wine (7) 25 ‘H. G. - - - - - ’ (5) 26 Vacillates (7) 27 Red (7) 29 Big (5) 31 American farm (5) 32 Circular band (4) 34 Season (6) 35 Hurtle (4) 37 Ferocious (7) 41 Ice cream flavour (7) 45 Sleepy (6) 47 Introduction (7) 48 Lost (7) 50 Gourmet (7) 52 Be ahead (4) 54 Object (5) 56 Thorax (5) 57 Inform on (4) 58 Fight (5) 60 Astounded (10) 64 Mythological (8) 67 Spanish girl (8) 68 Poison (7) 69 Scarper (7) 72 Harm (6) 74 Disregard (6) 76 Fence (6) 77 Throws (5) 78 Sting (5) 79 Pains (5) 81 Shower (4)