GIANT CROSSWORD
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ACROSS 12
Winning easily and going to the stable joyously (7,4) 13 Colour when one is
caught in wrongdoing (6) 14 Puts off many by giving
a wrong steer to (6)
16 Move as far out as
you can go (4)
17 Disgusted to find it’s
not working (6,3)
18 Beat hollow in,
showing craft (5)
19 Not allowed to hear
the musicians (4)
20 Understand you’ll arrest (9) 22 Hard to cycle up, about
a quarter walk (5)
23 Continental bread
and a cake (5,4)
27 Far from friendly (7)
30 In a word, in France
people have time (6)
31 On the page “Afflicted with” there’s “Treatment for” (4)
32 Tree on a quiet
country road (5)
35 Mix together in the can (4) 36 Gave, you assume, the
wrong date to (7)
38 The one in blue, going
back to the platform (4) 39 Not much point in
showing dexterity (7)
42 Muse about the figure
the owner laid out (6)
45 In addition, he has
transport (5)
46 The bit where the federal
agents set about (7)
47 Forage about for food (4) 48 Not lacking humour
(hard, that!) (4)
50 Comforted the one
knocked down outside (7) 52 A scoundrel and a profligate in possession of a key (5)
54 Resolve to be, with the
retiring editor, cold (6)
56 Relied on right through,
one found out (7)
57 Make for the seat (4)
59 Humdrum. It’s so different
in the Capri resort (7)
61 Home team member (4) 64 Had a go at, which
irritated one (5)
66 Sound make by a bird
that’s very funny (4)
67 Is it smoked in bed? (6) 69 In the foolish teens,
it’s great (7) 72 Hang on! It’s only a
little mark! (4,1,4)
73 Stretches back to get
the pictures (5)
74 The others stay –
embarrassed to return (9) 79 Supports the measures (4) 81 An unsuitable surname
for May? (5)
82 Had continued – to
act as leader? (4,5)
83 Cut the string – has
got knotted (4)
85 Go out and you
light a match (6)
86 Use, to get me
back, a trick (6)
87 Sounding genuine on
the telephone? (7,4)
DOWN
1 Try to do somersaults
– not bad (4)
2 It would seem the
father raised fruit (6)
3 Grasp only a very little (6)
4 Has arranged to call on
for the distribution (7)
5 A coloured girl? (5)
6 Not disturbed emotionally
by, as would be natural (10) 7 Tone of voice used
for a sales talk? (5)
8 Thriving, being a
successful cheat (5,4)
9 Antagonistic, these
days, to poetry (7)
10 Put out to see the
counterfoil (4)
11 He’s concealing nothing
and taking nothing back (8) 15 A fragile courage (6)
21 Quietly turning it on
at this stage (5)
24 Working a pastry
that’s very rich (7)
25 Ate and ran (6)
26 Surprise with,
making jump (6)
28 Fed up with it, changed
the colour (5)
29 Greet the fellow,
standing up (3)
33 Crossly, if any silly
girl interrupts (7)
34 Criticised for having modernized the thatched roof? (6)
37 Ventured to pop
round again (5)
40 After an hour undo,
to free the dog (5)
41 No particular rank (7)
43 Not a lime tree! (5) 44 Shoots produced
by plants (6)
46 Remove the paint from
just a narrow piece (5)
49 Hard to starve out,
we gather (7)
51 Administers corporal punishment to many hooligans (6)
53 Note the lover scribbled,
to show humility (6)
55 Taxi half a mile to
get the rope (5)
58 Being successful in getting
children to behave (6,4)
60 Trick to make study (3)
62 I left it in a bag in class (5) 63 Anxious to be
involved in (9)
65 Let get in the way
of the game (8)
68 Decorating a cake
that’s hot (6)
70 Gave the impression one had put one’s foot down firmly (7)
71 Get back on the green roughly round a quarter to five (7)
75 Saying also in the
summing up (6)
76 To invalidate the two
points, get a move on (6) 77 Tokens that will get
you snacks (5)
78 Didn’t stand out at
the draper’s (5)
80 A great deal upset, I
went in to work (4)
84 Cut the cakes up (4)
QUICK ACROSS
12 Winning easily (7,4)
13 Colour (6)
14 Puts off (6)
16 Move (4)
17 Not working (6,3)
18 Boat (5)
19 Orchestra (4)
20 Arrest (9)
22 Precipitous (5)
23 Cake (5,4)
27 Remote (7)
30 Instant (6)
31 Medication (4)
32 Tree (5)
35 Mix (4)
36 Gave (7)
38 Platform (4)
39 Dexterity (7)
42 Muse (6)
45 Addition (5)
46 Piece (7)
47 Food (4)
48 Accompanying (4)
50 Comforted (7)
52 Scoundrel (5)
54 Resolve (6)
56 Found out (7)
57 Bench (4)
59 Humdrum (7)
61 Team member (4)
64 Irritated (5)
66 Bird cry (4)
67 Smoked fish (6)
69 Great (7)
72 Hang on! (4,1,4)
73 Pictures (5)
74 Rest (9)
79 Measures (4)
81 Month (5)
82 Continued (4,5)
83 Cut (4)
85 Go out (6)
86 Use (6)
87 Sounding genuine (7,4)
DOWN
1 Fine (4)
2 Seem (6)
3 Grasp (6)
4 Distributing (7)
5 Colour (5)
6 Natural (10)
7 Tone of voice (5)
8 Thriving (5,4)
9 Hostile (7)
10 Counterfoil (4)
11 Male name (8)
15 Courage (6)
21 Stage (5)
24 Very rich (7)
25 Wolfed (6)
26 Jump (6)
28 Fed up (5)
29 Greeting (3)
33 Crossly (7)
34 Criticised (6)
37 Ventured (5)
40 Dog (5)
41 Rank (7)
43 Green (5)
44 Shoots (6)
46 Narrow piece (5)
49 Gather (7)
51 Hits (6)
53 Bootlick (6)
55 Rope (5)
58 Being successful (6,4) 60 Trick (3)
62 Class (5)
63 Anxious (9)
65 Game (8)
68 Putting icing on (6)
70 Imprinted (7)
71 Get even (7)
75 Totting up (6)
76 Invalidate (6)
77 Tokens (5)
78 Material (5)
80 Work (4)
84 Cut (4)