QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Give testimony (4,7) 13 Thin layer (6) 14 Prove too clever for (6) 16 Block (4) 17 Tropical fish (9) 18 Box (5) 19 Joy (4) 20 Postal buying (4,5) 22 Strait-laced type (5) 23 Evoke (4,5) 27 Take away (4,3) 30 Opening (6) 31 Fruit (4) 32 Lure (5) 35 Counterfoil (4) 36 Feast (7) 38 Period of time (4)

39 Starch (7) 42 Be stretched out (6) 45 Quick (5) 46 Substantially (2,5) 47 Jealousy (4) 48 Panic (4) 50 Museum employee (7) 52 Course (5) 54 Small bite (6) 56 Postmortem (7) 57 Moist (4) 59 Uncertain (7) 61 Skilful (4) 64 Insignificant (5) 66 Smart (4) 67 Obsequious subordinate (3-3) 69 Rude (7) 72 Follow (4,5) 73 Like (2,3)

74 Milk production site (5,4) 79 Spring (4) 81 Sudden roll (5) 82 Disgusting (9) 83 Hollow in rock (4) 85 Italian spirit (6) 86 Reliable (6) 87 Engaged in swindling (2,3,6)

DOWN

1 Occasion for food (4) 2 Thrifty (6) 3 Wood (6) 4 Shortly (2,5) 5 Written composition (5) 6 By a great deal (3,3,4)

7 Temporary stoppage (5) 8 Apparent worth (4,5) 9 Unfriendly (7) 10 Male deer (4) 11 Go on a spree (4,2,2) 15 Rotting (6) 21 Modify (5) 24 Former (3-4) 25 Weaken (6) 26 Bespatter (6) 28 Bone (5) 29 Decorative tab (3) 33 Livery (7) 34 Unmanageable (6) 37 Teacher (5) 40 Quibble (5) 41 Seasoned sausage (7) 43 Rice dish (5)

44 Destructive insect (6) 46 Pungent (5) 49 Raise (7) 51 Worthless (6) 53 Optimistic (6) 55 Alloy (5) 58 Flatter (3,5,2) 60 Cry (3) 62 Crowbar (5) 63 Uncomfortable fact (4,5) 65 Speedily (2,1,5) 68 Slipshod (6) 70 Get rid of (7) 71 Style (7) 75 Approve (6) 76 Front (6) 77 Yell (5) 78 Suffering (5) 80 Tube (4) 84 Electromotive unit (4)