QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Gain further on (5,3,3) 13 Parsimony (6) 14 Take away (6) 16 Enclosure (4) 17 Set free (4,5) 18 Whatsoever (2,3) 19 Blood (4) 20 Consequently (2,1,6) 22 Gist (5) 23 Cabaret performer (3,6) 27 Flower (3,4) 30 Too (2,4) 31 Summit (4) 32 Bleak (5) 35 First place (4) 36 Augur (7) 38 Measure (4) 39 Deteriorate (7) 42 Divided among (6) 45 Textile (5) 46 What’s inside (7) 47 Castle (4) 48 Cut (4) 50 Frolics (7) 52 Essential (5) 54 Wealth (6) 56 Indicates (7) 57 Small branch (4) 59 Cafe (7) 61 In addition (4) 64 Pugilist (5) 66 Couple (4) 67 Weak (6) 69 Overflowed (7) 72 Sailor’s song (3,6) 73 Transverse (5) 74 Spoke stumblingly (9) 79 Apartment (4) 81 Bid (5) 82 Be helpful (5,4) 83 Merit (4) 85 Raps (6) 86 Adoring (6) 87 Very early (5,2,4)

DOWN

1 Bathing pool (4) 2 Fit of anger (6) 3 Announces (6) 4 Tiredly (7) 5 Item of furniture (5) 6 Idiocy (5,5) 7 Backless sofa (5) 8 Ruse (9) 9 Introduction (7) 10 Complacent (4) 11 Eavesdrop (8) 15 Lesson (6) 21 Twenty (5) 24 Unjust (3,4) 25 Climb (6) 26 Sponsor (6) 28 Added clause (5) 29 Debilitate (3) 33 Suppose (7) 34 Communication (6) 37 Hollows (5) 40 Pebble (5) 41 Empathise with (4,3) 43 Thus (5) 44 Academic award (6) 46 Crave for (5) 49 Skill (7) 51 Ahead (6) 53 Follows (6) 55 Swimming stroke (5) 58 Sell cheaply (2,3,1,4) 60 Ungroomed hair (3) 62 Turnip (5) 63 Finally (4,2,3) 65 Too lengthy (8) 68 Guarantee (6) 70 Make whoopee (7) 71 Period (7) 75 Genial (6) 76 Alters (6) 77 Energy (5) 78 Was told (5) 80 Credit (4) 84 Fights (4)