GIANT CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

12 Maybe, Dawn has money for a narrow loaf (6,5)

13 Gentle medic, one with case for ligature (6)

14 A mood around college immediately (2,4)

16 Affectedly quaint material for a jacket that’s cut (4)

17 Bias I’m out to change, being of an aspiring nature (9)

18 Performer ahead gets to behave badly (3,2)

19 By the sound of it, proper ceremony (4)

20 Test’s due to be arranged around home firstly for a decorator’s cover (4,5)

22 Violent person in area around fairway (5)

23 Exotic caftan? It’s wonderful (9)

27 Take up again ordinary part after study (7)

30 Slogan that’s repeated among German traders (6)

31 Female relative making gibe after losing face (4)

32 Calculate good period in uniform? The opposite! (5)

35 Large-scale European film (4)

36 Unsettle putrid criminal hiding last of offences (7)

38 Enjoy food in restaurant amid round in Exeter (4)

39 Make merry in estate, say, by river (7)

42 What clerics do with religious education installed in pliable chap (6)

45 Retired Dane ran partly in stadium (5)

46 Ongoing stream (7)

47 Circular tent truly transformed with line gone (4)

48 A church society for experts (4)

50 Appease Mike and Oliver about condition (7)

52 Stage has curious shape (5)

54 New racket in, say, finale (6)

56 Less used route lately

marginalised in general (7)

57 Backing for fine record in course-based activity (4)

59 Put back note in front of retail outlet (7)

61 Start to overstate operations — oh dear! (4)

64 A person ending in comfortable residence (5)

66 Ring displayed by friend — and gemstone (4)

67 Hurriedly move to get southern Indian dish (6)

69 Washroom duly ran in a different way (7)

72 A councillor in charge around old club describing highly agile performers? (9)

73 Flinch with cold in port, say (5)

74 Bulb and brace replaced in vehicle with a domed canopy (6,3)

79 Cotton on part of a tree (4)

81 Hard Thai manipulated foot-operated cymbals (2-3)

82 Criminal trades fur in a terrible fashion (9)

83 Headwear first to emerge — and cloak (4)

85 Agreement made by number in varied seats (6)

86 Evergreen shrub for Stan? (6)

87 Feel sole son when stirred gets to become engrossed (4,7)

DOWN

1 Team from Cheshire town in audience (4)

2 Ned bit confused being behind with payments (2,4)

3 Covering offering warmth amid quiet (6)

4 Role MP played around start of business creates difficulty (7)

5 A coat for tourist in borders of Turkey that’s raggedy (5)

6 A drug a Scot turned out for a shoreline patroller (10)

7 Taint that’s damaged towering figure (5)

8 Have cooked starter in moderation (9)

9 A part devised in Western hotel for hostile course of action (7)

10 Dismal river in Portugal, nothing less (4)

11 Severely critical introduction to survey about slight obsession (8)

15 Withdraw from part of East London in public (3,3)

21 Exhaust milk and drink without lid (3,2)

24 How day’s represented as indistinct (7)

25 Dung found by chap on Yorkshire river (6)

26 Collect Regan after work with Rex (6)

28 Democrat with a limited talk in Russian country house (5)

29 Stuff in a person’s home (3)

33 Leader of units in NATO country, say, by custom (7)

34 Role in awful lament (6)

37 A tyre that’s burst making one emotion-filled (5)

40 Alarm spread in rest with time gone (5)

41 Start to become more advanced (7)

43 Park and old city come back to one’s mind (5)

44 Modest TV wildlife presenter (6)

46 One living in tent wasting money in antic (5)

49 Sadly a don’s totally unpleasant type (2-3-2)

51 Independent following ordinary liberal in U.S. city? I wish! (2,4)

53 Ridiculous U.S. bard in a different guise (6)

55 Overwhelm doctor now after surgery (5)

58 Foul flies buzzing around small coal, say (6,4)

60 Long time in another academy (3)

62 Stop in car, getting a hooded jacket (5)

63 Lively pair redirected light in second yard (9)

65 Support existed with hospital in aftermath (8)

68 Male relative shortly on poster exposed to view (6)

70 Companion in disorganised team beginning to employ heavy knife (7)

71 Sign of respect is brief? Certainly on reflection (7)

75 Arab enters gaunt aristocrat’s estates (6)

76 Cover November in English legal event (6)

77 Play a guitar in street on Hebridean island (5)

78 Academic figure supporting commercial accessory (3-2)

80 Some struggle naturally in narrow valley (4)

84 Heap in country house (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

12 Narrow loaf (6,5)

13 Submissive (6)

14 Immediately (2,4)

16 Affectedly quaint (4)

17 Aspiring (9)

18 Behave badly (3,2)

19 Ceremony (4)

20 Decorating

cover (4,5)

22 Bumpy (5)

23 Wonderful (9) 27 Take up again (7)

30 Repeated slogan (6)

31 Female

relative (4)

32 Measure (5)

35 Large-scale (4)

36 Unsettle (7)

38 Eat out (4)

39 Make merry (7)

42 Sermonise (6)

45 Stadium (5)

46 Contemporary (7)

47 Circular tent (4)

48 Experts (4)

50 Appease (7)

52 Stage (5)

54 Finale (6)

56 In general (7)

57 Sport (4)

59 Put back (7)

61 Oh dear (4)

64 Residence (5)

66 Gemstone (4)

67 Move

hurriedly (6)

69 Washroom (7)

72 Adept at gymnastic feats (9)

73 Flinch (5)

74 Vehicle with domed canopy (6,3)

79 Realise (4)

81 Foot-operated cymbals (2-3)

82 Criminal (9)

83 Cloak (4)

85 Agreement (6)

86 Evergreen shrub (6)

87 Become engrossed (4,7)

DOWN

1 Team (4)

2 Behind with payments (2,4)

3 Covering (6)

4 Difficulty (7)

5 Raggedy (5)

6 Shoreline patroller (10)

7 Towering figure (5)

8 Moderation (9)

9 Hostile course of action (7)

10 Dismal (4)

11 Severely critical (8)

15 Withdraw (3,3)

21 Exhaust (3,2)

24 Indistinct (7)

25 Dung (6)

26 Collect (6)

28 Russian country house (5)

29 Compress (3)

33 Habitually (7)

34 Role (6)

37 Emotionfilled (5)

40 Alarm (5)

41 Grow (7)

43 Happen again (5)

44 Modest (6)

46 Antic (5)

49 Unpleasant type (2-3-2)

51 I wish (2,4)

53 Ridiculous (6)

55 Submerge (5)

58 Type of heat-producing material (6,4)

60 Period (3)

62 Hooded jacket (5)

63 Lively (9)

65 Aftermath (8)

68 Naked (6) 70

70 Heavy knife (7)

71 Female bending of knee (7)

75 Aristocrat’s estates (6)

76 Surround (6)

77 Play the guitar (5)

78 Accessory (3-2)

80 Narrow valley (4)

84 Heap (4)