CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 Halt playing of more octets (4,2,4) 14 Convert married one showing love? (7) 15 Man with rifle left out excited young cow (6) 16 Ring people in a group? (6) 17 Even out competition with a university (7) 18 Dance venue in Oxford is costly (5) 19 Grasp shown by Henry getting on (4) 20 Handle has broken by feet (5) 21 First sign of distinctly thin figure, English naval leader (5) 22 Delicious drink from new crate spilt (6) 23 Independent in Wyoming makes one nervous (5) 28 Dim Pole after stumbling gets to collapse (7) 30 Island with old timeless site devised for worship (7) 33 Substantial item presented on board for VIP (3,6) 36 Slack pupils make error (4-2) 38 Bring together academic institution firstly at edges (5) 39 Obsession in criminal brothers, it’s said (5) 40 Toxin is entering river, one with no end of slime (6) 42 Rubbish put right inside dump close to here (5) 43 Broadcast TV in bar that’s thrilling (7) 44 Tumbler is darker with no source of light (6) 46 Conceal part of outlandish idea (4) 49 Leading evidence of culinary skill? (4) 51 Something that stings retired figure let to wander (6) 53 Disease spread in coastal area (7) 55 A street musician avoiding odd parts of kerb gets hurt (5) 59 A treatment in North America for sickness (6) 60 Noted runner with power has condition affecting athletes (5) 61 Troublemaker rejecting quiet time gets profile (5) 62 Group faces charge for ointment (6) 63 Being economical, sign off with wave inside (9) 65 Article and film about team over year showing worry (7) 66 Tell about foreign aristocrat (7) 70 Hope store stocks sauce (5) 71 Not following song away from a recording? (3-3) 73 First appearance made by unionist amid financial problem (5) 75 Manner embodied by trusty legislator (5) 80 Miserable British liberal backed international grouping (4) 82 Thoroughly clean section of magistrates’ courts (5) 83 Petty officer gets to confront director that’s humourless (2-5) 84 Indulge last character in party agreement (6) 85 First of predators, wild cat makes swoop (6) 86 Drab nude man represented (7) 87 Top wine pro arranged programme for presentation (10)
DOWN
1 Accompany old comic entering good hotel (2,4) 2 Tranquil cafe couple managed after leaving company (8) 3 Spade-like tool son dropped in mean hut (5) 4 Old man blocks movement of older cat (7) 5 Assault in flat tackled (6) 6 View truth about Spain (5) 7 Call in question unregulated dumping Germany banned (6) 8 Day on railway cut short for site in port? (3,4) 9 Curtly dismiss concoction of sushi and bread (5,5) 10 Film plant’s new growth (5) 11 Fashionable society — what pilots often enjoy? (4,4) 12 Sound sci-fi writer with no end of surprises (4) 24 Record soldiers beginning to defuse strife (7) 25 Take up a tiny spot around piano (5) 26 Sickly cop avoiding work being dishonest about essence of job (7) 27 Page in secret brandished ornamental rod (7) 29 Tailless animal that burrows by a river shows tooth (5) 31 Motorist loses very short thing needed for hair care? (5) 32 Large bag is loose freed of pounds (4) 34 Old-fashioned question is not commonly put (6) 35 Good exercise to suppress a yawn (4) 37 Old writing material Ray supposed not half faulty (7) 41 Live with popular monkish outfit (7) 45 Key diner without hesitation cooked bit of offal (6) 47 A French fellow of small size leaving college is discontented (7) 48 Shortfall cited if bankrupt (7) 50 Rent chap cut unusually? A portion (7) 52 Spring in outskirts of Lille and Antwerp (4) 54 Limited cast released around November (5) 56 Faint writer’s entry in a short time encapsulated (5) 57 Two bridge players take in odd bits of play in bridge (4) 58 Pedestrian passage for U.S. sitcom actress (5) 60 Scam for now disrupted? It’s potentially difficult situation (3,2,5) 64 Dine then after work finally (2,3,3) 67 Noted hotel possibly missing the Spanish? Exactly (2,3,3) 68 Justify document for searching a property (7) 69 Weak summary (7) 72 Perform again something unwelcome to TV viewers? (6) 74 Bar times with clubs kept by Pete somehow (6) 76 Long list in Latin composed on back of dictionary (6) 77 Piece of property in Malta’s settled (5) 78 Curious tone about fighter frequently (5) 79 Keep in reserve warehouse (5) 81 Curve in swimming venue raised (4)