Irish Daily Mail

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12 European in revised London show has to maintain position (4,4,3) 13 Fantasy writer, one taken with a plant (6) 14 What directors are prone to say in lawsuit (6) 16 Jab given approval in exercise (4) 17 Go over fashion enveloping a northern and southern U.S. state (9) 18 New tone revitalise­d musical group (5) 19 Skin from some grape eliminated (4) 20 Note last character in factory getting bad-tempered (9) 22 Anglican church with area in drive for tree (5) 23 Rob, Viv and June sadly missing Jack as one liking good living (3,6) 27 Doubt about internatio­nal victor in a shaky state? (7) 30 British island, sort that’s refurbishe­d small restaurant (6) 31 Attention here engaged after contents are removed (4) 32 Untested part of a golf course (5) 35 List of items hidden by some numbers (4) 36 First of players apt to be supple (7) 38 Couturier’s latest award for dress (4) 39 Worry about politician’s quality (7) 42 Zone at college gets to be quiet (4,2) 45 Scrap plane journey after leaving Luxembourg (5) 46 Bachelor leads noise in grouping (7) 47 Near period for sleep almost (4) 48 It’s needed for a light section of Istanbul bridge (4) 50 One, say, excited to acquire good bunch of flowers (7) 52 Horrify a friend about origin of poverty (5) 54 Manual worker agitated for more, lacking money (6) 56 Carry out document behind person (7) 57 Thin strand put in window is prettified (4) 59 Female among thirty struggling to be economical (7) 61 Old boy in middle of shop is tramp (4) 64 Fellow given apologetic acknowledg­ement backed parody (5) 66 League in small amount produces shock (4) 67 Fine store rebuilt in wood (6) 69 Draw wooden vehicle put back in a Manx event (7) 72 Avert comic act with comment in private? (4,5) 73 Pass enclosure in South Dakota (5) 74 Star with director acquires abundant following and dubious money? (5,4) 79 Way for walking, we hear, in small offshore place (4) 81 Concur with a person running taverna largely (5) 82 Athlete left with second mark in medical facility (9) 83 An anchor might supply this fresh source of stability (4) 85 Light dieting revised with day gone (6) 86 Politician enters EU state, powerful area? (6) 87 Asian strike after rioting gets to cause trouble (5,1,5)

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1 Two identical notes for fool (4) 2 Commercial trade developed around heart of Dover (6) 3 Grab small part of song (6) 4 English pastor tidied grass (7) 5 Soprano with desire to be smart (5) 6 Drab hour is arranged around U.S. city as a form of punishment (4,6) 7 Bias shown by liberal in South Africa with conservati­onists (5) 8 Row men stirred up faced by rule to get gardening machine (4,5) 9 Top vet I fancy becomes prisoner (7) 10 Discontinu­e concession when touring Thailand (4) 11 Beer’s out for replacemen­t certainly (2,2,4) 15 Modern park put in front of part of hospital (6) 21 Terrible grouse when without special cosmetic powder (5) 24 Variant sort of novel largely is about queen (7) 25 Christophe­r is given secure knapsack (3,3) 26 A bishop if upset has no end of this irrational fear (6) 28 Leap over cellar (5) 29 Tear some strips (3) 33 Widely spread feud is sadly engulfing France (7) 34 Slow gallop in American terms (6) 37 Admission in set of competitor­s (5) 40 Scoundrel beginning to grow into profligate figure (5) 41 A lot of ability shown by one on paper in winter resort feature (3,4) 43 Avoid short game in here regularly (5) 44 Writer on Greater Manchester town with no leader and lack of resources (6) 46 Strongly criticise sound of car horn (5) 49 Clownish type, upper-class and very loud in favour (7) 51 Man around current loveless lot is culpable (6) 53 Die is cast in timeless Scottish city (6) 55 Alternativ­e set of holy books belonging to a woman (5) 58 Penny is enthralled by unusually fast fry-up or bakery item (4,6) 60 Unknown character on film still (3) 62 Graduate with argument against breakfast food (5) 63 Promise shown by group of monks in arrangemen­t of text? (4,5) 65 Advantage shown by Leo, maybe, getting mathematic­al symbol (4,4) 68 Type of payment managed in this way by Frenchman (6) 70 A southern journalist consuming meat is feeling humiliatio­n (7) 71 Problem is habitual housing defect (7) 75 What one could find on beach on a large item put on foot (6) 76 Limited thing requiring payment around centre of city (6) 77 Lively Spanish manager among friends positively pouring out heart (5) 78 Pinch hot drink in confines of school (5) 80 Be deprived of sun and leave (4) 84 Accustomed part of show on television (4)

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