SOLUTION BELOW

ACROSS

1 Hard glossy coating (7)

4 Remarkable occurrence (10)

9 Fragile (7)

13 Smelter waste (4)

14 Emphasise (6)

15 Amuse (6)

16 Narrow-minded (7)

19 Pay for work done (10)

20 Heavenly place (8)

21 Backless sofa (5)

24 Lecture (6)

25 Tasks (6)

27 American spotted horse breed (9)

32 Wired message (8)

33 Maturing (6)

34 Lift up (7)

38 Causes severe physical or metal suffering (8)

39 Turn upside down (6)

40 Skipper’s hands (4)

41 Stage whisper (5)

42 Darkness (5)

45 Make threatening noises (6,3,5)

52 Chaos (5)

55 Meat sauce (5)

56 Family (4)

57 Affix (6)

58 Plot outline (8)

61 Confidential matters (7)

62 Peaceful (6)

63 Of the home (8)

66 Quarantine (9)

68 Highly decorated (6)

69 Companion (6)

73 Desert green spot (5)

74 Yacht (8)

76 Makes germ-free (10)

81 In sight (7)

82 Soak up (6)

83 Handy (6)

84 Scheme (4)

85 Wet slightly (7)

86 Enigmatic (10)

87 Put on clothes (7)

DOWN

1 No-hoper (5)

2 Scottish broadsword (8)

3 Go back (6)

4 Fabric fold (5)

5 Alleviate (4)

6 Multi-armed creature (7)

7 Go with (6)

8 Lubricated (5)

10 Spoil (4)

11 Torrid zone (7)

12 Room to manoeuvre (6)

17 Incomprehensible in speech (10)

18 Normal (5)

22 Lawbreaker (8)

23 Shed feathers (5)

24 Abridge (7)

26 Stringed instrument (4)

28 Cure-all (7)

29 Annoy (6)

30 Chemist’s grinder (6)

31 Workshop (6)

33 Representative (5)

35 Wax match (5)

36 Boast (4)

37 Rip (4)

43 Hebrew nation (6)

44 Fly in one place (5)

46 Competent (4)

47 Citrus fruit (7)

48 Tower in Paris (6)

49 Urgency of action (5)

50 Toboggan riding (8)

51 Pardon (6)

52 Skill or dexterity in working with the hands (10)

53 Diversify (4)

54 Blocked (7)

59 Plant stem (5)

60 Skip (4)

64 Take illegally (5)

65 Mythical strongman (8)

67 Strong liquor (7)

68 Month (7)

70 Gaming hall (6)

71 Retire gracefully (3,3)

72 Fluid (6)

75 Pressure group (5)

77 Thoughts (5)

78 Church council (5)

79 Chimney (4)

80 Japanese wrestling (4)