QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Past one’s best (4-3-4) 13 Justify itself (3,3) 14 Trip (6) 16 Liberate (4) 17 Inexact (9) 18 Pub (5) 19 Sorrow (4) 20 Canal boat operator (9) 22 Rabbit (5) 23 Know-all (5,4) 27 Communicating (2,5) 30 Arenas (6) 31 Aristocrat (4) 32 Depression (5) 35 Give up (4) 36 Advantage (7) 38 Blow (4) 39 Colourful procession (7) 42 Falling star (6) 45 Obvious (5) 46 Road over intersection (7) 47 Rank (4) 48 Retail outlet (4) 50 Hate (7) 52 Cogent (5) 54 Journey (6) 56 Familiar routine (7) 57 Liveliness (4) 59 Flexible (7) 61 Elderly (4) 64 Proposal (5) 66 Extended story (4) 67 Wood (6) 69 List (7) 72 Use instrument freely (4,2,3) 73 Put off (5) 74 Egotistical (9) 79 Aim (4) 81 Register (5) 82 Settled (3,6) 83 Leave car (4) 85 Hearsay (6) 86 Caper (6) 87 Come to nothing (4,3,4)

DOWN

1 Always (4) 2 Ally (6) 3 Excite (6) 4 Cheerful (7) 5 Rain with snow (5) 6 Discipline (4,2,4) 7 Realm (5) 8 Not filmed (3,6) 9 Neglected (7) 10 Pace (4) 11 In operation (2-6) 15 Flowing (6) 21 Small weight (5) 24 Illness (7) 25 Suppress (6) 26 Stylish (6) 28 Fat (5) 29 Taxi (3) 33 Support (7) 34 Attic (6) 37 Heading (5) 40 Female relative (5) 41 Eagerness (7) 43 Moral system (5) 44 Lessen (6) 46 Fictitious (5) 49 Ceramics (7) 51 Incursion (6) 53 Alpine house (6) 55 Panic (5) 58 Advancing (2,3,5) 60 Slice (3) 62 Follow (5) 63 Indented text (9) 65 Pursue advantage (6,2) 68 Paltry (6) 70 From memory (2,5) 71 Humourless (2-5) 75 Nursery (6) 76 Obstruct (6) 77 Desolate (5) 78 Sea mollusc (5) 80 Appear (4) 84 Ascend (4)