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13 Higgledy-piggledy — and that’s unacceptable (3,2,5) 14 Not having the knack of being worldly and sophisticated? (7) 15 A condensation that’s less than exact (6) 16 Add bizarre pad, to write in (6) 17 Tool a bird would do well to avoid (4-3) 18 A plus — but not that plus that makes a star? (5) 19 Belt, small, has buckle (4) 20 Force to plunge right in (5) 21 Alternatively, carrying the second (5) 22 Crazy, turning child against fruit (6) 23 With book apiece, where holiday-makers lie, sunning themselves (5) 28 Is he a race official for the first time? (7) 30 Boy ran to hide in storage room (7) 33 What strikes one as funny, in a joke? (5,4) 36 A manual worker is in better shape, physically (6) 38 Go for the Reubens type (5) 39 Greatly reduce numbers in band (5) 40 Run off into hole, coming back with something to eat (6) 42 Taking year, roughly, to seize power and get even with (5) 43 Having cheated and scarpered, did run in (7) 44 Tried, second time, to flip over (6) 46 Request that apple be cored and cut up (4) 49 Mum rounds on with ‘Clear off!’ (4) 51 Having caught gang, I arranged imprisonment (6) 53 It’s a feminine name: that’s very clear (7) 55 Claims to have sold out after an hour (5) 59 Loosened up when man unscrewed nut holding (6) 60 Having no means of support, collapsed (5) 61 Award I am put in for when leaving (5) 62 Refuse a stretcher (6) 63 Unfortunately, it makes the gambler lose more than before (5,4) 65 Told to re-do when botched, re-do almost all (7) 66 Working, I soon found out, by myself is not nice (7) 70 Lost boy found on street (5) 71 Way one’s put on weight (6) 73 How many are taking part in this event? (5) 75 Wrong to put on a skip (5) 80 Long to hit out and bag a century (4) 82 Likewise, a black lining is not allowed (5) 83 The clothing will add years to one? Rubbish (7) 84 Stick the head out, again (6) 85 Score a goal in, being smart (6) 86 Acted improperly about. He defrauded (7) 87 Catches in space. It’s very slow (6,4) ACROSS 13 Not in sequence (3,2,5) 14 Naive (7) 15 Summary (6) 16 Add (6) 17 A dupe (4-3) 18 Minor actor (5) 19 Cummerbund (4) 20 Impel (5) 21 Different (5) 22 Fruit (6) 23 Strand (5) 28 Course official (7) 30 Grain store room (7) 33 Point of joke (5,4) 36 Mechanic (6) 38 Fat (5) 39 Reduce greatly (5) 40 Vegetable (6) 42 Get revenge (5) 43 Cooked books (7) 44 Endeavoured (6) 46 Request (4) 49 Go away! (4) 51 Imprisoning (6) 53 Glass (7) 55 Claims (5) 59 Relaxed (6) 60 Penniless (5) 61 Leaving (5) 62 Waste matter (6) 63 Unfortunately (5,4) 65 Commanded (7) 66 Obnoxious (7) 70 Lost dog (5) 71 Units of weight (6) 73 Number (5) 75 Awry (5) 80 Crave (4) 82 Forbidden (5) 83 Rubbish (7) 84 Stick (6) 85 Fashionable (6) 86 Defrauded (7) 87 Very slow rate (6,4) DOWN 1 Huge (6) 2 Besides (8) 3 Obstreperous (5) 4 Teach (7) 5 Squirm (6) 6 Complains (5) 7 Packed (6) 8 Compensates for (7) 9 Be very demanding (3,3,4) 10 Bouquet (5) 11 Marine mollusc cover (8) 12 Pops (4) 24 Plot (7) 25 Long to (5) 26 Photographed (7) 27 Disperse (7) 29 Wind round (5) 31 Circular (5) 32 Ascended (4) 34 Season (6) 35 Final (4) 37 Flower (3,4) 41 Empathy (7) 45 Fruit (6) 47 Scamper (7) 48 Pulled (7) 50 Freebie (7) 52 Midday (4) 54 Gleam (5) 56 Fantasy (5) 57 Support (4) 58 Darkness (5) 60 One after another (4,2,4) 64 Breaking (8) 67 Very unlikely! (4,4) 68 Nosy parker (7) 69 Many (7) 72 Tourist attractions (6) 74 Go by (6) 76 Hit (6) 77 Postpones (5) 78 Swap (5) 79 Tree (5) 81 Pie (4)
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