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CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Beef-based dish? Cook got a piece around end of feast (7,3)

14 Sully this rank somehow after disowning king (7)

15 Bother having left time to get foreign currency (6)

16 Get rid of piles in a mess behind back of ground (6)

17 Hasty note penned by skater John (7)

18 Mention of chap’s appearance (5)

19 Attendant in shop, a gentleman (4)

20 Farmers lastly to possess crop (5)

21 Following date possibly is preordaine­d (5)

22 Smart medic has written work dismissing article (6)

23 Small cuts as bargains (5)

28 Southern character eating fries regularly is marked with blemishes (7)

30 Defamation for all to see accepted by my clan surprising­ly (7)

33 Examine in order work completed (2,7)

36 Sailor to obtain objective (6)

38 Special approval required to admit old intelligen­ce operative (5)

39 Long for end to danger in undergroun­d area (5)

40 Awkwardly move to get material for furniture in the U.S. (6)

42 Bob in front of children loses control as a driver (5)

43 Alter moves associated with a line sideways (7)

44 Caper frequently linked to folk essentiall­y in charge (6)

46 Faculty reportedly in location (4)

49 Aid a British establishm­ent when vacated (4)

51 Director Spike with a year as latitude (6)

53 Pale container close to bag is deficient (7)

55 Slightly drunk type is staggering after taking last of wine (5)

59 Very large area, one kept by entertaine­r, for floor decoration (6)

60 Mawkishnes­s shown by second learner with American hospital (5)

61 Male duck beginning to dawdle by garden implement (5)

62 Truck twice viewed at intervals — and a motorised rickshaw (3-3)

63 Hard German, left-wing extremist, is eager to begin (3,2,4)

65 Illegally import and lug gems of a suspect nature (7)

66 Chocolate filling is plainer when chewed (7)

70 Bet high-quality meat is cited (5)

71 Lizard residing in Antiguan arboretum (6)

73 Quarrel about European weapon (5)

75 Group has midmorning meal right away (5)

80 Young cow kept in local farm (4)

82 Fancy canape without a nut (5)

83 Procedure varying in tour associated with Spain (7)

84 Leader of battalion marshalled these in command (6)

85 Precious metal? A small piece cut off is slightly adjusted (6)

86 Regular exercises to preserve fine appeal (4-3)

87 Early screen entertainm­ent left in slim work (6,4)

DOWN

1 Perfect Eastern European language (6)

2 Design post concerning break in a journey (8)

3 Sprightly American with short sleeveless jacket (5)

4 Distinctiv­e place is to be renovated (7)

5 Educationa­l qualificat­ion made Greek to an extent (6)

6 Money’s taken up for piece of furniture? (5)

7 Fellow with energy in dilapidate­d yard worn at the edges? (6)

8 Frenchman freely lingered with no hesitation and was sociable? (7)

9 Cashier not to be replaced in one in a series of shops (5,5)

10 Voracity shown by good grazing animal on reflection (5)

11 Meet by chance tramp before awful point (4,4)

12 Sell German car in an elevated state (4)

24 Tim and Peg are excited having acquired new colouring matter (7)

25 Singer Tom of secondary importance (5)

26 Observe junior scout coming up wearing stiffened fabric (7)

27 Companion supported by woman has wine cup (7)

29 Eccentric Conservati­ve standing (5)

31 Greatly love party held in revolution­ary period (5)

32 Small cut in prison (4)

34 Embarrass a fake entreprene­ur principall­y (6)

35 Couple making quiet broadcast (4)

37 Aide got unconventi­onal plant (7)

41 Mike is given thrill seeing footballer’s error? (7)

45 Disembarke­d and led astray (6)

47 Mollify Pat and Alec after mishap (7)

48 Musical group over period getting medical support? (7)

50 Dismiss and sound disapprovi­ng of one operating for profit (4,3)

52 Be next to a cask for beer largely (4)

54 Fall behind path in the countrysid­e (5)

56 Reject with disdain incentive over November (5)

57 Caprice shown by husband amid exercise in water without sun (4)

58 Uproar contained in past or minimised (5)

60 Nervously keep gas on having consumed cold food for tea? (6,4)

64 Opinion found on quintet getting to have a short rest (4,4) 67 Lightheart­edly dismiss joker on holiday (5,3)

68 Clean uniform found in type of spacecraft (7)

69 Look over lilies on and off for small antelope (7)

72 Daughter in a dispute lacking a secure connection? (6)

74 Stripe devised for cleric (6)

76 Lots for recreation in Cyprus is expensive (6)

77 Provide the stimulus for last of events with urban amenity (5)

78 Society beset by obligation that’s grubby (5)

79 Shivering by one dark wood (5)

81 Singer Craig missing introducti­on is enthusiast­ic (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

13 Beef-based dish (7,3)

14 Sully (7)

15 Russian currency (6)

16 Banish (6)

17 Hasty (7)

18 Appearance (5)

19 Attendant (4)

20 Crop (5)

21 Destined (5)

22 Smart (6)

23 Bargains (5)

28 Marked with blemishes (7)

30 Slander (7)

33 Examine in order (2,7)

36 Objective (6) 38 Ghost (5)

39 To long for (5)

40 Burden (6)

42 Loses control as a driver (5)

43 Sideways (7)

44 Caper (6)

46 Location (4)

49 Aid (4)

51 Latitude (6)

53 Deficient (7)

55 Slightly drunk (5)

59 Floor decoration (6)

60 Mawkishnes­s (5)

61 Male duck (5)

62 Motorised rickshaw (3-3)

63 Eager to begin (3,2,4)

65 Illegally convey (7)

66 Chocolate filling (7)

70 Bet (5)

71 Lizard (6)

73 Pointed weapon (5)

75 Clump (5)

80 Young cow (4)

82 Nut (5)

83 Procedure (7)

84 Command (6)

85 Precious metal (6)

86 Regular exercises (4-3)

87 Early screen entertainm­ent (6,4)

DOWN

1 Gloss (6)

2 Break in a journey (8)

3 Sprightly (5)

4 Distinctiv­e (7)

5 Extent (6)

6 Backless seat (5)

7 Worn at the edge (6)

8 Socialised (7)

9 One in a series of shops (5,5)

10 Avarice (5)

11 Meet by chance (4,4)

12 Sell (4)

24 Natural colouring matter (7)

25 Trivial (5)

26 Stiffened fabric (7)

27 Wine cup (7)

29 Eccentric (5)

31 Greatly love (5)

32 Notch (4)

34 Embarrass (6)

35 Couple (4)

37 Plant (7)

41 Footballer’s slip (7)

45 Disembarke­d (6)

47 Mollify (7)

48 Swathe (7)

50 Dismiss (4,3)

52 Be adjacent to (4)

54 Row (5)

56 Reject with disdain (5)

57 Caprice (4)

58 Uproar (5)

60 Soft baked food (6,4)

64 Have a short rest (4,4)

67 Lightheart­edly dismiss (5,3)

68 Wash and iron (7)

69 A small antelope (7)

72 Unmoored (6)

74 Cleric (6)

76 Expensive (6)

77 Fiery particle (5)

78 Grubby (5)

79 Dark wood (5)

81 Enthusiast­ic (4)

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