GIANT CROSSWORD
CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Coastal beacon, though, lies at sea (10)
14 Mocking cast I suspect about religious instruction (7)
15 See commercial journalist becoming wealthy (6)
16 Duty of sentry beginning to rotate in a plot possibly (6)
17 A guest if struggling with no end of introductions gets exhaustion (7)
18 Mention of calm musical extract (5)
19 Who in France is associated with quietly witty remark? (4)
20 Scope shown by Frenchman in a short while (5)
21 Light-headed man serving two directors with unknown character (5)
22 Wither here regularly amid decline (6)
23 Leading symbol of pugnacity? About right (5)
28 Terribly grey hall husband dismissed to a great extent (7)
30 First of trekkers fit, yes, after surgery gets to bear witness (7)
33 Chap with flirt moved board with pad of sheets (4,5)
36 Blunder learner exposed turns out as something oppressive (6)
38 Move fast in the water or grovel? (5)
39 Tarnish posh pair of liberals found in southern county lately (5)
40 Speed shown by person to get child (6)
42 Singer Bryan in passenger boat (5)
43 Sour condiment wrongly given by a waiter ultimately (7)
44 Additional performance once arranged leads to rising excitement (6)
46 Current units in sources of light first off (4)
49 Stuff from a volcano kept by Slav, amazingly (4)
51 Supple person making an ascent ignoring cold (6)
53 Temporary problems here in Rome with trophies (7)
55 Do badly in Belgium and Switzerland penning religious books (5)
59 Bowl-shaped cavity concealed by aristocrat, erroneously (6)
60 Bleak entrance to emporium showing ingrained dirt (5)
61 Serious person might lay a wreath on it (5)
62 A couple confused when overlooking European dome (6)
63 Eccentric cleans art to do with forebears (9)
65 Retired writer in English city reduced measure of noise (7)
66 Edited clip too showing flying assistant (7)
70 Dutch poet wandering in warehouse (5)
71 Timeless material about councillor, dishevelled figure (6)
73 Money’s put back in thing used by piano player (5)
75 Private comment from assistant about latest piece of news (5)
80 Promote device for making an electrical connection (4)
82 Influence shown by Celt at intervals in public (5)
83 Put at risk prime reforms in independent league (7)
84 Henry is given less modern receptacle (6)
85 Foolish sort regarding sheep’s meat (6)
86 English pair of guys getting thrown out (7)
87 Describing poor person in a ranch not available for sale (3,2,5)
1 Win over engineer said to be with Royal Marines (6)
2 Very pleasant companion with a piece of jewellery to inspire male (8)
3 First signs of western holidaymaker encouraging little kids to get mollusc (5)
4 Excess shown by son getting drunk if true (7)
5 Deceived after the expulsion of clubs of a passionate nature (6)
6 Custom in Western country, say, getting overturned (5)
7 Emphasise effect of a heavy workload? (6)
8 Get ready version of paper on religious education (7)
9 Scenery pal shifted as basis for a film? (10)
10 Glossy bottoms of boats coming from the south (5)
11 Overcome group in front or thereabouts harbouring question (8)
12 Some close misses in round before final (4)
24 Present ace, perhaps, in the lead (5,2)
25 Vacant panel lately put in financial institution (5)
26 Outstanding sister keeping order over area (7)
27 New day in resort with former partner in stretchy fabric (7)
29 A measure to save money and energy is severe (5)
31 Delete part of folder as expected (5)
32 Commotion with these people entering edges of fracas (4)
34 Greek character aboard ship marks division (6)
35 Tribe encapsulated in Nordic languages (4)
37 Inactive soldiers with staff in confines of department (7)
41 Use app nervously to acquire ordinary greenish liquid food (3,4)
45 Fish-eating bird has very large quarry (6)
47 Lucidness shown in planning of trial in Cyprus (7)
48 Greek character left with forbidding shrine visitor (7)
50 Organise garage for emptying south of Scottish island (7)
52 Be without sun for departure (4)
54 Pursue originator of hoax in legal event (5) 56 Confined space with old stringed instrument (5)
57 Report of top player getting to yield (4)
58 Ladle in second supermarket (5)
60 Examine hastily early sign of corrosion in different large oven (6,4)
64 Extend somehow lone entrance to a field? (8)
67 Put in case a utensil needing repair (8)
68 Terse Australian at home has something hanging in window (7)
69 Foul election with leaders in unison tolerating excesses (7)
72 Spirited female is yet to be replaced (6)
74 Bass hidden by fantastic trout or another fish (6)
76 Soak group among children cheekily (6)
77 Limited medical examination ending in appointment (5)
78 Digging implement in residence in the Home Counties (5)
79 Ray of light in part of building used by lift (5)
81 Praise titled figure on radio (4)