QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 13 Uncertain (2,2,3,3) 14 Eradicate (7) 15 Summary (6) 16 Mute (6) 17 Scale down (3,4) 18 Hearten (5) 19 Orient (4) 20 Repository (5) 21 Gem (5) 22 Ran (6) 23 Spectre (5) 28 Refrain from (7) 30 Very (7) 33 Thriving (5,4) 36 Be boss of (6) 38 Desert animal (5) 39 Rigid (5) 40 Lessen (6) 42 Rental agreement (5) 43 Went berserk (3,4) 44 Meagre (6) 46 Agrees (4) 49 Equitable (4) 51 Overtly (6) 53 Deceive (7) 55 Announce (5) 59 Broad street (6) 60 Concede (5) 61 Bore hole (5) 62 Plumber’s ring (6) 63 Called on (7,2) 65 Elastic (7) 66 Complain (7) 70 Brownish tone (5) 71 Consented to (6) 73 Cash (5) 75 Shrewd (5) 80 Cutting side (4) 82 Wood (5) 83 Put in case (7) 84 Warns (6) 85 Stay (6) 86 Platform (7) 87 Also (2,8) DOWN 1 Race (6) 2 Privately (2,6) 3 Slide (5) 4 Short axe (7) 5 Speaker (6) 6 Deadly (5) 7 Sodden (6) 8 In wrong role (7) 9 Fed up (7,3) 10 Game (5) 11 Toast (5,3) 12 Gratuities (4) 24 Comforted (7) 25 Helped (5) 26 Sailing ship (7) 27 So that (2,5) 29 Shore up (5) 31 Dance (5) 32 Whip (4) 34 Scratch (6) 35 Hobble (4) 37 Nowhere (4-3) 41 Gives (7) 45 Truly (6) 47 Shrank from (7) 48 Scorn (7) 50 Opposed to (7) 52 Leash (4) 54 Telling fibs (5) 56 Rows (5) 57 Finish (4) 58 Bestow upon (5) 60 Becoming angry (5,5) 64 Competitive selling (5,3) 67 Farce (8) 68 Opposite (7) 69 Many (7) 72 Want (6) 74 Get (6) 76 Idea (6) 77 Insufficient (5) 78 School periods (5) 79 Chinese animal (5) 81 Sketched (4)