QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

13 Due for dismissal (3,3,4) 14 Grave inscription (7) 15 At sea (6) 16 Meal (6) 17 Relax (7) 18 Church body (5) 19 Impulse (4) 20 Irritate (5) 21 Side (5) 22 Ambush (6) 23 Tint (5) 28 Incapacitating substance (4,3) 30 Doubt (7) 33 Persistent (9) 36 Seabird (6) 38 Expel (5) 39 Obscure (5)

40 Overcome (6) 42 Outdated (5) 43 Accustom (5-2) 44 Disastrous (6) 46 Entrance (4) 49 Rabbit’s tail (4) 51 Power failure (6) 53 School (7) 55 Dog (5) 59 Life-story film (6) 60 Protective garment (5) 61 Birdsong (5) 62 Attempt (6) 63 Waste (9) 65 Fatness (7) 66 Theft (7) 70 Condemn (5) 71 Putrefying (6)

73 Reel for yarn (5) 75 Reprove (5) 80 Bird (4) 82 Brownishyellow (5) 83 Brave (7) 84 Strangeness (6) 85 Sudden (6) 86 Astir (7) 87 Renewed enthusiasm (6,4)

DOWN

1 Buff (6) 2 Endure (5,3) 3 Tired (5) 4 Spectral (7) 5 Wrench (6) 6 Jaunty (5) 7 Small fish (6) 8 Road reflector (4-3)

9 Express views immediately (5,5) 10 Fop (5) 11 Laboriously continue (6,2) 12 Explosion (4) 24 Regional speech (7) 25 Skeletal (5) 26 Drape (7) 27 Tolerate (7) 29 Break out (5) 31 Pottery (5) 32 Speed (4) 34 Hidden (6) 35 Drab (4) 37 Pen (4,3) 41 Discharge (4,3) 45 Bet (6) 47 Idea (7)

48 Rapture (7) 50 Cooking (7) 52 Blood (4) 54 Gist (5) 56 Personal help (5) 57 Affectedly superior type (4) 58 Furnishings (5) 60 Driving (2,3,5) 64 Tense (6,2) 67 Yield (4,4) 68 Extend (7) 69 Communication (7) 72 Hole (6) 74 Commend (6) 76 Hidden (6) 77 Saying (5) 78 Sword (5) 79 Injury (5) 81 Dress (4)