QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Close relative (4,7) 13 Moderate (6)

14 Vent (6)

16 Release (4)

17 Fault finder (9) 18 Faithful (5)

19 Smear (4) 20 Dishonest moneylender (4,5) 22 Phoney (5) 23 Romantic pursuit (9) 27 Denigrate (7)

30 Having diverse elements (6) 31 Tightly fasten (4)

32 Bear (5) 35 Self-congratulatory (4) 36 Enter (3,4)

38 Arab ship (4)

39 Host (7)

42 Ruddy (6) 45 Advantage (5) 46 Change the image of (7) 47 In the past (4)

48 Not new (4) 50 Improve (7)

52 Vacant (5)

54 Domain (6)

56 Publicity device (7)

57 Long time (4)

59 Short fight (7)

61 Frolic (4)

64 Inhibit (5)

66 Ripple (4)

67 Insert in a seam (6) 69 Friendly (7)

72 Hosiery (9)

73 Put off (5)

74 Rum cocktail (4,5) 79 Projecting edge (4) 81 Large farm (5) 82 Shelter from danger (4,5) 83 Shove (4)

85 Unit of liquid (6)

86 Lay aside (6)

87 Root vegetable (5,6)

DOWN

1 Large waterbird (4) 2 Urge (6)

3 Part of a tree (6) 4 Reputation (7) 5 Deserve (5) 6 Unkempt (10)

7 Tip over (5) 8 Racing dog (9) 9 Traffic post (7) 10 Large-headed nail (4) 11 Odd (8)

15 Glider on ice (6) 21 Hatred (5)

24 Hair wash (7) 25 Window screens (6) 26 Engross (6)

28 Beer (5)

29 Piece of cloth (3) 33 Diplomat (7)

34 Treat indulgently (6) 37 Freakish (5) 40 Happen again (5) 41 Retreat (4,3) 43 Indian drink (5) 44 Soak (6)

46 Puzzle (5) 49 Devilish (7)

51 Small lump of metal (6) 53 Charm (6) 55 Windproof jacket (5) 58 Redolent (10) 60 Sprite (3)

62 Tooth (5)

63 Grey metal (9) 65 Teaching session (8) 68 Devious (6)

70 Lively (7)

71 Scope of influence (7) 75 Sudden (6) 76 Assign (6)

77 Lustre (5) 78 Grimace (5) 80 Ponder (4) 84 Badger’s burrow (4)