CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 13 ‘I would, but I can’t afford to’? (4,6) 14 Con man who misrepresents everything you say? (7) 15 Places much frequented by ghosts? (6) 16 Mr. Big (6) 17 Wrong sort of chorus for a lullaby? (7) 18 As was said before, no loss (5) 19 Give — applause to? (4) 20 The copper’s name? (5) 21 Moves very quickly (I, personally, holding back) (5) 22 Observe, when sleuthing? (6) 23 A very big word for ‘stop’ (5) 28 Dance to notes played by record (3-4) 30 Regretting the church is going in for magic (7) 33 Having a perennial freshness that makes, always, envious (9) 36 Writing about nice trip, uses affected language (6) 38 He’ll get time if he is found out! (5) 39 Step one, put light outside (5) 40 Top — and mum’s spinning it (6) 42 Looks and sounds like Samuel (5) 43 Changed a number to deter fiddles (7) 44 Made up for being disloyal (6) 46 Shamed, am evicted from building (4) 49 Holding a joker, bide your time (4) 51 A crooked S in ‘missing’ (6) 53 Try to chuck at a small bird (7) 55 Part of Iowa is threatened: the central part (5) 59 It’s old, groggy and apathetic (6) 60 Great friends at the end (5) 61 Maintain Michael is upset and he has left (5) 62 Soldiers go in to sort out the area (6) 63 Searched for answer. Tormented brain about (9) 65 Repeat that a tree fell on it (7) 66 An author? The heck he is! (7) 70 Lift seat out last of all (5) 71 Not broken gently. Had jumped on (6) 73 Radiant, having kicked goal at last quarter (5) 75 Stumble into my embrace, squiffy (5) 80 A shade off colour (4) 82 In order that you know it’s not real money (5) 83 Loving having a room, unusually, to ourselves (7) 84 Insurrection is on the increase (6) 85 The silly old boy with the shiner (6) 86 ‘Tourist’ is one of the fallers (7) 87 Has increased in popularity? That’s better! (4,4,2) DOWN 1 Why, about half the time, there’s a relocation (6) 2 Squeezes it into the literary compositions (8) 3 One playing small role in winning of cricket game? (5) 4 Pure nonsense. Lie invented that’s childish (7) 5 Raise objections to ‘English: sedate’ (6) 6 Take off for a small journey (5) 7 Depended on getting in good with. He’d got round (6) 8 Begins climbing and one gets into difficulties (7) 9 Emerge as chicks do when they leave eggs (5,5) 10 Liking, he’s travelling round in (5) 11 A breeze would topple (8) 12 Turn the fasteners upside-down and really shake (4) 24 Set out to annoy and that’s unproductive (7) 25 Accommodating a champion animal (5) 26 At school, thumped and scratched (7) 27 Brought into line when saucy (7) 29 Sound one out when one’s come in (5) 31 The duck will occupy a nest by the tree (5) 32 A plant shoot (4) 34 Compartments small top and bottom, big centrally (6) 35 Early woman (4) 37 Big letter, first-class (7) 41 Horse is upset by fly. A problem (7) 45 No longer call a spade a spade? (6) 47 Fish is, for a couple of days, immersed in wine (7) 48 Do string along with, in harmony (7) 50 Draw vehicle overturning in a race (7) 52 Number over twelve (4) 54 Rested against the unfinished shed (5) 56 Demonstrated how to position between poles (5) 57 Area of country rainy with sun peeping through (4) 58 The brighter it is, the better it reflects (5) 60 What only miserly person would buy at fishmonger’s? (5,5) 64 Taking short time away from work to recover from (5,3) 67 Don’t throw away Japanese bottle. It’s a souvenir (8) 68 Hands over and retires (5,2) 69 Because ruse worked. Definitely (3,4) 72 Gets one’s head around and gets one’s hand around (6) 74 Bad logo, good gracious. Dreary (6) 76 Followed by the police, scampered off (6) 77 A bird in the gooseberry bush? (5) 78 Get on a secondary road; winding (5) 79 Correct procedure, or what to do, to get well (5) 81 Left out ‘boor’ (4)