CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
12 Get away from feature of snooker lacking in money? (3,2,6) 13 British church contains a new offshoot (6) 14 Main ground in Alabama for horse, say (6) 16 Sad Oxbridge athlete (4) 17 Young helper born ready to activate (6,3) 18 Summary about farming policy (5) 19 Spymaster has triumphant cry for spy (4) 20 Move a cashier round back of grey thing on which to sit (4,5) 22 Put off lady fussing about European (5) 23 Why no load is shifted without care (3,3,3) 27 Peculiar addition to the menu? (7) 30 Italian wine in part no longer so good (4,2) 31 Monstrous sort in fog recalled (4) 32 Food given jeer (5) 35 Reportedly obstruct group of countries (4) 36 Expert feeling sick occupies different desk (7) 38 Right established for break (4) 39 Take part in roofing badly (2,2,3) 42 Queen is not commonly described as pleasingly old-fashioned (6) 45 Avoid sweet concoction (5) 46 Unfortunate ambassador acquires a place on ship (7) 47 Set of exercises in yard in the past recalled (4) 48 Odd starter of pâté and cut of meat (4) 50 Reject insolence by surly religious devotee (7) 52 Not all rival ideas are legitimate (5) 54 Hidden part of camp behind U.S. city (6) 56 Do stall at sea retired seaman (3,4) 57 Pale daughter gets stick (4) 59 Company forged claim that’s laughable (7) 61 Kiss? That’s impudence (4) 64 Polite leaders of church in village, incredible lot (5) 66 Henry with Oscar has ring of light (4) 67 Very large quarry for fish-eating bird (6) 69 Austere section in medical facility (7) 72 Flags taken from a road among sales outlets (9) 73 First sign of this friend giving score (5) 74 Dishonest tone possibly about hotel with revenue (2,3,4) 79 Lowly chap infused with energy (4) 81 Credit mostly mixed alcoholic drink (5) 82 The Italian among varied entries is tough (9) 83 Huge tax restricting sales initially (4) 85 Manage to reach party (4,2) 86 Despicable sort gets to be sick, it’s said (6) 87 Imperious men I ignored when drunk (11)
DOWN
1 Extract influence (4) 2 Delightful playing of volley (6) 3 Address talk? (6) 4 Bitter account with book penned by Ernie’s partner (7) 5 Writer on U.S. city gets small coin (5) 6 Treaty Germany formulated without any intelligence (4,6) 7 Guard doffing cap in doorway (5) 8 Deception in article kept by elegant English railway (9) 9 Talk endlessly about old hunting weapon (7) 10 Strong business (4) 11 Poor lady possibly detained by scientist after leaving home (5,3) 15 Mind aim (6) 21 Horrify a Scandinavian getting upset (5) 24 Good quality in study about city, city losing appeal (7) 25 Song and dance over a degree (6) 26 Doctor going round is accordingly up for chat (6) 28 Prickly plants in California, Connecticut and India (5) 29 Fool embraced by masses (3) 33 Danger in point over autumn in the U.S. (7) 34 Creator of code left for bite (6) 37 Ideal padre among hosts (5) 40 Musical instrument shown in newspaper (5) 41 One that wrote notes on court giving decision (7) 43 Customary American university area supported by liberal (5) 44 Overthrow leading Eastern European, nothing less (6) 46 Husband with a military award takes in opening of official mess (5) 49 Strong feeling broadcast in soaps (7) 51 Motive in crime with no end of impact (6) 53 Pipe worker deprived of parking has burden (6) 55 Singer vocalised note (5) 58 Be tactless — like an absent-minded housebuilder? (4,1,5) 60 Friend took up circuit (3) 62 Eccentric in row supporting clubs (5) 63 Factory workers getting miserable easily (5,4) 65 Recorded characteristic of some soup? (2,3,3) 68 Perfect European language (6) 70 Hear number coming up gets to become popular (5,2) 71 Popular period around institute that’s provisional (7) 75 Loathing wrong order in brightly coloured headwear? (6) 76 Greek restaurant, not a pub (6) 77 Welcome Greek support in turn (5) 78 Inundation of old misrepresented (5) 80 Work in bakery, we hear, as a requirement (4) 84 Rational element in politics an expectation (4)