CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

12 Give testimony to alter Western bias (4,7) 13 Thin layer shown in a thing mined in Pennsylvania (6) 14 Prove too clever for old fool around university (6) 16 Impediment in wooden shoe (4) 17 Large fish, a thing chewed in Hebridean island (9) 18 Box put in porches typically (5) 19 Enthusiastic expression about line giving joy (4) 20 By the sound of it, group of monks gets acquisition in the post (4,5) 22 Prince lacking politeness for strait-laced type (5) 23 Evoke everything seen on Scottish river behind clubs (4,5) 27 Take away vehicle trailed by posh sort (4,3) 30 Woman with husband gone acquires new gap in schedule (6) 31 Choice fruit (4) 32 Lure agency worker before end to recruitment (5) 35 Residual piece in small container (4) 36 A new question beginning to emerge in large company feast (7) 38 Number of months taken in Italy earlier (4) 39 Greek character in a jacket recalled starchy food (7) 42 Stretch out version of laws about advertising work (6) 45 Quick set of company cars (5) 46 Try to enter a Manx racing event substantially (2,5) 47 Victor in eastern U.S. city creates jealousy (4) 48 Female friend retreats in panic (4) 50 Museum employee showing restraint mostly with work schedule upset (7) 52 Yorkshire cricketer mentioned in course (5) 54 Mostly Bill and Ben toyed with snack (6) 56 Examination of a party after departure? (7) 57 Wet day facing lot in tents but not cold (4) 59 Call promises of repayment questionable (7) 61 Skilful Old Testament character, it’s said (4) 64 Young person held in room in oratory (5) 66 Smart concession on reflection by hotel (4) 67 Obsequious subordinate close to many varied names (3-3) 69 Sailor facing these people I have contracted is insulting (7) 72 Follow mark a fete created (4,5) 73 Like game with group of bridge players, we hear (2,3) 74 Mary afraid strangely to leave a milk production site (5,4) 79 Feature of some racecourses in spring (4) 81 Dog with no sign of hesitation in pitch (5) 82 Gun parent played with? That’s disgusting (9) 83 Hollow in rock gets cut overlooking river (4) 85 Doctor retains criticism about drink from Italy (6) 86 Reliable tool’s first affected by corrosion (6) 87 How one might describe a violinist acting dishonestly? (2,3,6)

DOWN

1 Timeless element, maybe, in occasion for food (4) 2 Thrifty fellow and girl touring Rugby (6) 3 Unusual merit about British wood (6) 4 How one might characterise part of remit shortly? (2,5) 5 Easy work to pen second written composition (5) 6 Start to favour a foreign currency on holiday by a wide margin (3,3,4) 7 Film director among friends in temporary stoppage (5) 8 Mug taken by judge has apparent worth (4,5) 9 This Pole sadly after leaving Portugal is unfriendly (7) 10 Time in decline for male deer (4) 11 To go on a spree has current appeal at college (4,2,2) 15 Rotten place found on endless journey on horseback (6) 21 Modify a point underlying commercial (5) 24 Former individual with U.S. magazine (3-4) 25 Add water to peculiar diet encapsulating first pair of lunches (6) 26 Liquid that’s thrown gets publicity (6) 28 Bone? A small piece turns up around island (5) 29 Fine old boy gets decorative tab (3) 33 Regular class after college (7) 34 Western colonist working becomes unmanageable (6) 37 One educating student finally in exotic tour (5) 40 Minor complaint about rural resident chucking out beer (5) 41 Love, say, to cook seasoned sausage (7) 43 Rice dish produced by the Italian in a French city (5) 44 Place with first sign of this destructive insect (6) 46 Biting chemical substance? About right (5) 49 Raise test for drivers restricted by sort of rope (7) 51 Hear about remains from fire being worthless (6) 53 Leading policeman might follow one, being optimistic (6) 55 Support on ship makes money (5) 58 Flatter fantastic actor with youth mostly after play’s opening (3,5,2) 60 Cry in this way over onset of bankruptcy (3) 62 One who exits, we hear, to get crowbar (5) 63 Place catering for some elderly tense woman? It’s an uncomfortable fact (4,5) 65 Run with hair loose over yard — typical of someone rushing? (2,1,5) 68 Slipshod senator’s first dubious ploy to acquire power (6) 70 Get rid of last of stuff caught in a flood curiously (7) 71 Kitchen item with a revolutionary style (7) 75 Approve a timetable initially provided in railway (6) 76 Showy exterior from a Conservative in decline (6) 77 Request for silence in public or loud noise? (5) 78 Attempt to stop some suffering (5) 80 Spot English musical instrument (4) 84 Element found in revolting unit (4)