GIANT CROSSWORD

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 One wielding authority before exercise has electric tool (5,5) 14 Male accompanied by a tough and powerful dog (7) 15 Toxic stuff quietly soon spread around institute (6) 16 Book introducing role I suspect for heating apparatus (6) 17 Merit shown by verse composed in Germany and Spain (7) 18 Turn away a former military employee? About right (5) 19 Aims shown by European directors after vacation (4) 20 Children beginning to block entrance in turn (5) 21 Join peacekeepers in front of location lacking sun (5) 22 Graduate is given in rotation Sikh headwear (6) 23 Abandon thing requiring excavation (5) 28 Delight shown by a theologian in Scottish valley (7) 30 Outline external parts of really ornamental work (7) 33 Firm with sort of fab, free refreshment venue (6,3) 36 Practical living initially found in renovated abode (6) 38 Female enthralled by exotic loaf and meat parts (5) 39 Damp start to October shrouded by haze (5) 40 Salad component is hard to cook (6) 42 Take a measure of exercise, maybe, to suit (5) 43 After revolution, name leaders of coup seen as very severe (7) 44 Source of beauty in wild acorn? There’s an element (6) 46 Sound French banker, we’re told (4) 49 End to boxing match is acceptable, first to last (4) 51 Plan at home followed by nurse (6) 53 Relax with story from the past (3,4) 55 Guard regularly wearing hat? That’s sensational (5) 59 Haggle with lawyer, no flipping gentleman (6) 60 Something naturally transmitted about island spirit (5) 61 Rush downhill, lacking power and thrust (5) 62 Confirm breakdown of Fiat in outskirts of Rugby (6) 63 Evict a mob after rioting, full of antagonism? (9) 65 Demarcated group in British criminal enterprise (7) 66 Position in hierarchy managed by monarch (7) 70 Flexible objective kept by those on the verges of bankruptcy (5) 71 Horrified husband in long story from the East ending in torment (6) 73 Darius and Niki on and off in an intoxicated state? (5) 75 Modify a part about U.S. prosecutor (5) 80 Greek embassy’s walls proving nondescript (4) 82 Skimpy garment features in marathon game (5) 83 Mike has a peculiarly clean thing used for restraint (7) 84 Humid start to summer truly requiring analysis (6) 85 Aiming at obtaining striking car for the most part (3,3) 86 Innocence shown by a teen wandering around middle of dive (7) 87 Gang rung in randomly as repeated joke (7,3)

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1 Misrepresent Green, perhaps (6) 2 Food prepared with glee, generating optimism (8) 3 Love meandering road close to lake (5) 4 Fine, fashionable Dutch cocktail of gin? That’s a discovery (7) 5 Covert group largely infiltrating awful sect (6) 6 Married artist with manuscript shown up for ingratiating behaviour (5) 7 Accord? It’s advantage when sealing end to dissension (6) 8 Peculiar business getting order lately in revolutionary period (7) 9 Starter oaf ruined to some extent (5,1,4) 10 Southern deli product found in huge amount (5) 11 Lift not half shown by excited viewer, energetic type (4,4) 12 Women love piece of publicity for a dye (4) 24 Make rougher things used by rowers in centre? Not half (7) 25 Discourage one seeking to shed weight when shunning first of indulgences (5) 26 A thing that’s asserted about Conservative getting praise (7) 27 Insult from fighter in a revolutionary group (7) 29 Free facilities online (5) 31 Plunder creamy dessert with no end of fat (5) 32 Surly person is deprived of good rest (4) 34 Fight group to get collection of items (3,3) 35 Female singer showing enthusiasm after rising (4) 37 Trouble in stint making one escape? (4,3) 41 Gus and Sid developed over time a revulsion (7) 45 One supporting supplier of buns around entrance to city (6) 47 Wrongly judge broadcast I stream (7) 48 Hotel I left overlooking secure mound (7) 50 Sailor without company gets seafood (7) 52 Number retained by expedition in Egypt (4) 54 Head bishop in the past (5) 56 Informal article in French for amusement (2,3) 57 Be clothed in Western kit excluding top (4) 58 Feature of a tyre poorly rated (5) 60 Supply reason to make way (4,6) 64 Unusually bald Yankee on holiday in a poor state (5,3) 67 Youngster given piece of wood in ordinary yard is bluffing? (8) 68 A grain’s mixed for Spanish drink (7) 69 Deduce response from those denying major fire? (7) 72 Meddle in resort in Florida, we hear (6) 74 Put down musical artist’s work (6) 76 Side of a ship with a large entrance (6) 77 Fixed look in celebrity with little energy (5) 78 Park employee losing head in fury (5) 79 Romeo after Italian wine is in an excited state (5) 81 Batter lastly bowled, perhaps, in overwhelming victory (4)