QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 When the time comes (2,3,6) 13 Display (6) 14 Small compartment (6) 16 Knob (4) 17 Worsen (9) 18 Rule (5) 19 Horny plate (4) 20 Have reason (4,5) 22 Uncertain state (5) 23 Reach adulthood (4,2,3) 27 Excessively flatter (3,2,2) 30 Mystery (6) 31 Soon (4) 32 Clothe (5) 35 Piece of foliage (4) 36 Relish (7) 38 Location (4) 39 Acoustic device (7) 42 Priest (6) 45 Additional (5) 46 Precisely define (3,4) 47 Large-scale (4) 48 Remove (4) 50 Excuse (7) 52 Gentle poke (5) 54 Glib talk (6) 56 Cheat (7) 57 Petty quarrel (4) 59 Topical (7) 61 Gown (4) 64 Threshing implement (5) 66 Lack (4) 67 Recess (6) 69 Imitator (7) 72 Moving (2,3,4) 73 Proposal (5) 74 Act timidly (9) 79 Dull sound (4) 81 Aromatic substance (5) 82 Look (4,2,3) 83 Region (4) 85 Top (6) 86 To some extent (2,1,3) 87 Expediency (11)

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1 Small fly (4) 2 Secret conference (6) 3 Predicament (6) 4 Imply (7) 5 Written composition (5) 6 Tinned seeds (5,5) 7 Wed (5) 8 Punctuation mark (9) 9 Mistake (7) 10 Closely examine (4) 11 Light cake (8) 15 Motto (6) 21 Conscious (5) 24 Amount of film (7) 25 Remove bar from (6) 26 Container (6) 28 Deduce (5) 29 Fool (3) 33 Hesitant person (7) 34 Disclose (4,2) 37 Respond (5) 40 Abridge (5) 41 Predict (7) 43 Vague (5) 44 Avoid responsibility (3,3) 46 Alarm (5) 49 Provide (7) 51 Make bare (6) 53 Draw (6) 55 Late (5) 58 Road congestion (7,3) 60 Pair (3) 62 Party (5) 63 Less valued cards (5,4) 65 Extended journey (4,4) 68 Wrinkle (6) 70 Almsgiving (7) 71 Aristocrat’s lands (7) 75 Detective (6) 76 Ostentatiously display (6) 77 Relative by marriage (2-3) 78 Contented (5) 80 Unload (4) 84 Facility (4)