Daily Mail - 17.08.2019

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SUDOKU

FILL in all squares in the

grid so each row,

column and each of the

3x3 squares contains all

the digits from 1 to 9.

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

ACROSS
13 Fondly regard model
variety of tea? It receives
positive reaction (4,4,2)
14 Alcoholic drink from trading area
in India (7)
15 Gardening implement gardener
lastly put in dry cloth (6)
16 Knitted more in wool (6)
17 Disturbance resolved in court (7)
18 American boards sports car with
first sign of obvious enthusiasm (5)
19 Dip in drink some bread
unknowingly (4)
20 Sleep lightly before noon, twelve (5)
21 Misery to appear shortly in
U.S. car company (5)
22 Hard figure gets elevation (6)
23 Transform driving speed
touring Oregon (5)
28 Success beginning for parvenu (7)
30 Endeavour shown by a casual
employee in middle of matter (7)
33 Loathe team in boat endlessly
at sea (9)
36 Regularly foil dog on seat having to
move restlessly (6)
38 Limit cold day for youngster (5)
39 Overlooking area, gently touch
leafy plant (5)
40 Old man in crumpled hat by yard
shows indifference (6)
42 Disprove engineers
with objection (5)
43 Publicise boost for
transport operation (7)
44 Rank university in
numerical data (6)
46 Singer restricted by
regional tour (4)
49 Evidence of injury in
strikebreaker (4)
51 Occupy criminal gang within limits
of enterprise (6)
53 Shift disclosed making one
vacate premises (4,3)
55 Striking power in summer drink (5)
59 Look in a tight-knit group
acquiring power (6)
60 Top orchestra not altogether
in foyer (5)
61 Clubs with a purpose and motive (5)
62 Firm right to probe
fashionable group (6)
63 Kelvin, English fighter, beset by
fluster in commotion (9)
65 Start to explain point
about current article’s
descriptive term (7)
66 How one might describe
an alcoholic drink’s
contents briefly (2,5)
70 Fund activity in three
different directions (5)
71 Declare property, perhaps,
fringing river (6)
73 Spread out second before action (5)
75 By the sound of it, stop interval
between lessons? (5)
80 Charge withdrawn for tie (4)
82 Insolence increased on reflection
in student (5)
83 Bunch of flowers has aroma in
port, say (7)
84 Give confidence to some
older U.S. salesman
making comeback (6)
85 Dress group enthralled
by revolutionary (6)
86 Esteem detail (7)
87 Cool time excited fine
European that’s become
animated (4,2,4)

DOWN

1 Manage to reach party (4,2)

2 Native politician needing

no introduction (8)

3 Pony moves round

large structure for

supporting cables (5)

4 A Northern rugby team hosting

rugby usually (2,1,4)

5 Engineer cuts cost in half for

decorative plaster (6)

6 A Frenchman cut range (5)

7 Sit-up’s critical moment (6)

8 Top figure on board secure as

key character (7)

9 She submits wrongly getting to

lose opportunity (4,3,3)

10 Sport played in bad temper (5)

11 Restrain husband with

grey hair (4,4)

12 Seed put in tube annually (4)

24 Trophy being filmed brings

critical remark (3,4)

25 Soup is rubbish in

British hospital (5)

26 Deflect leader away

from work (4,3)

27 Renovated beams, say, lacking in

a diplomatic building (7)

29 Balance is observed in

U.S. writer (5)

31 Six banned from

insignificant hearing (5)

32 Select film, fifth of

blockbusters (4)

34 Temporary work on stage? (6)

35 Skilful U.S. agent held up close

to fort (4)

37 Governor’s first to see

through complaint (7)

41 A time to drink up in a hotel

if necessary (2,1,4)

45 What could be put to

cover one’s head, ever

regularly ignored? (6)

47 Put right defective tyre if

going round Cuba (7)

48 Refuse to deal with

Yorkshire cricketer (7)

50 Movable crest in tank (7)

52 Pierce part of bag

or envelope (4)

54 Avoid introduction with

pair missing (5)

56 Nurse about to get

into vehicle (5)

57 Cut work to support

clubhouse (4)

58 Spectacle noticed in

audience (5)

60 Eastern European’s given a role

that’s very different (5,5)

64 Clown and comic, source of

hilarity, has to meddle (4,4)

67 Firm confined room, we’re told,

for aggressive promotion (4,4)

68 Secure ground around lake

for hermit (7)

69 Map site for recreation

as hobby (7)

72 Label permitted for pill (6)

74 Penny with a meal left out shows

sign of weight? (6)

76 A disagreement about director

that’s cut loose (6)

77 People of intelligence mostly

given line in glib talk (5)

78 Set of rooms is charming,

it’s said (5)

79 Quantity of pasta’s

typically delicious (5)

81 Annoy rector on

French island (4)

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are

CRYPTIC CLUES the same. SOLUTION ON MONDAY

QUICK CLUES

GIANT CROSSWORD

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6 78

9 10

11

12 13 14

15 16

17 18 19

20

QUICK CROSSWORD

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION (No. 8,307) — ACROSS: 1 Sapling. 7 Hermit.

8 Alabama. 9 Pain. 10 Twee. 12 Classic. 14 Destroy. 16 Saga. 18 Fist.

20 Earwigs. 21 Robert. 22 Endless. DOWN: 1 Started. 2 Peace. 3 Imam.

4 Ghastly. 5 Proposes. 6 Bikini. 11 Entitled. 12 Compete. 13 Chassis.

15 Editor. 17 Alive. 19 Arid. SOLUTION ON MONDAY

ACROSS

1 Partners or

companions

in business (10)

6 Demure (6)

7 Vends (5)

9 Underground

drains (6)

10 Quick,

sharp blow (3)

11 Drawn

matches (4)

14 Bring up (4)

15 Mesh (3)

16 Obvious or

noticeable (6)

17 Wading bird (5)

18 Slants (6)

20 Scientist who

studies the stars

and planets (10)

DOWN

1 Chopping

tool (3)

2 Climbs up (6)

3 Intelligent (6)

4 Help (6)

5 Made bigger (8)

6 Seedless

raisins (8)

8 Forcibly put an

end to (8)

9 Parts cut off (8)

12 One who

lights up

a cigarette (6)

13 Jail (6)

14 Mend one’s

ways (6)

19 Spike of

wheat (3)

KUROSU SOLUTION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27

28 29 30 31 32 33

34 35

36 37 38 39 40 41

42 43 44 45 46

47 48

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

57 58

59 60 61 62

63 64 65 66 67

68 69

70 71 72 73 74 75 76

77 78 79

80 81 82 83 84

85 86 87

PUB QUIZ ANSWERS: 1 Helen Mirren

2 Cabbage. 3 Germany.

4 Arthur C. Clarke. 5 Paris. 6 500.

7 Chuck Berry. 8 Dame. 9 Harrison

Ford. 10 Daley Thompson.

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ACROSS

13 View amorously

(4,4,2)

14 Vermouth (7)

15 Gardening

implement (6)

16 Breed

of sheep (6)

17 Disturbance (7)

18 Enthusiasm (5)

19 Dip in drink (4)

20 Twelve (5)

21 Misery (5)

22 Elevation (6)

23 Transform (5)

28 Nouveau

riche (7)

30 Try (7)

33 Loathe (9)

36 Move

restlessly (6)

38 Youngster (5)

39 Leafy plant (5)

40 Indifference (6)

42 Disprove (5)

43 Transport

operation (7)

44 Rank (6)

46 Singer (4)

49 Blackleg (4)

51 Captivate (6)

53 Vacate

premises (4,3)

55 Thump (5)

59 Look (6)

60 Foyer (5)

61 Reason (5)

62 Group (6)

63 Commotion (9)

65 Adjective (7)

66 Briefly (2,5)

70 Fund (5)

71 Declare (6)

73 Spread out (5)

75 Snap (5)

80 Sketch (4)

82 Student (5)

83 Floral bunch (7)

84 Give confidence

to (6)

85 Dress (6)

86 Esteem (7)

87 Become

animated

(4,2,4)

DOWN

1 Manage (4,2)

2 Dweller (8)

3 Gateway (5)

4 Usually (2,1,4)

5 Decorative

plaster (6)

6 Scope (5)

7 Chew (6)

8 Key person (7)

9 Lose opportunity

(4,3,3)

10 Bad temper (5)

11 Restrain (4,4)

12 Seed (4)

24 Critical

remark (3,4)

25 Soup (5)

26 Deflect (4,3)

27 Diplomatic

building (7)

29 Balance (5)

31 Hearing (5)

32 Select (4)

34 Temporary (6)

35 Skilful (4)

37 Complain (7)

41 If necessary

(2,1,4)

45 Wig (6)

47 Put right (7)

48 Refuse to

deal with (7)

50 Tank (7)

52 Pierce (4)

54 Baffle (5)

56 Nurse (5)

57 Cut (4)

58 Spectacle (5)

60 Very

different (5,5)

64 Meddle (4,4)

67 Aggressive

promotion (4,4)

68 Hermit (7)

69 Hobby (7)

72 Pill (6)

74 Belly (6)

76 Cut loose (6)

77 Long talk (5)

78 Set of rooms (5)

79 Delicious (5)

81 Annoy (4)

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