QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Tennis score (7,4) 13 Southern Spanish city (6) 14 Snoozing (6) 16 Begin (4) 17 Speculates (9) 18 Strands of hair (5) 19 Wild plant (4) 20 Excellent (5-4) 22 Florid (5) 23 Very cold (5,4) 27 Burrowing animals (7) 30 Northern Italian city (6) 31 Enclosure (4) 32 Saw (5) 35 Drawing (4) 36 Drank to (7) 38 World’s longest river (4) 39 Funny (7) 42 Dog (6) 45 Steed (5) 46 Pudding (7) 47 Delight (4) 48 Desire (4) 50 Loses (7) 52 Roosters (5) 54 Cure (6) 56 Mollify (7) 57 Put out cigarette (4) 59 Gem (7) 61 Incite (4) 64 Film award (5) 66 Crazy (slang) (4) 67 Blue (6) 69 Dare (7) 72 Shower (5,4) 73 Happy smiles (5) 74 Not enough (3,6) 79 Old (4) 81 Follow (5) 82 Close-fitting (9) 83 Sprain (4) 85 Mother or father (6) 86 Vegetable (6) 87 Recovering (7,4)

DOWN

1 Flabby (4) 2 Is in force (6) 3 Keep bothering (6) 4 Canadian province (7) 5 Each (5) 6 Made a fuss (6,4) 7 Dawdle (5) 8 Understands (7,2) 9 Rage (7) 10 Stupid (4) 11 Practise (8) 15 Suppose (6) 21 Wholly (2,3) 24 Fastening garment (7) 25 Tinker about (6) 26 Weighing device (6) 28 Ties up (5) 29 Dram (3) 33 Marijuana (7) 34 Ale (6) 37 Clothe (5) 40 Alter (5) 41 Full board (7) 43 Missile (5) 44 Tantrum (6) 46 Cut small (5) 49 Nonsense (7) 51 Painter (6) 53 Fee (6) 55 Could be (5) 58 Workwear (6,4) 60 Owing to (3) 62 Month (5) 63 Inquisitiveness (9) 65 Fish (8) 68 Realm (6) 70 Runs in (7) 71 Doesn’t remember (7) 75 Dormant (6) 76 Hurled (6) 77 Goatee, e.g. (5) 78 Speak (5) 80 Action (4) 84 Viral infection (4)