QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Off limits (3,2,6)

13 Cloak (6)

14 Dagger-shaped mark (6) 16 Small spike (4)

17 Pile of discarded goods (9) 18 Fissure (5)

19 Board game (4)

20 Expanding (9)

22 Sultry (5)

23 Wind instrument (9)

27 Bureaucracy (3,4)

30 Rule (6)

31 Grasp (4)

32 Yellow light (5)

35 Cutting tool (4)

36 Coal container (7)

38 Incursion (4)

39 Herbaceous plant (7)

42 Grow pale (6)

45 Bend (5)

46 Succeed (7)

47 Peck (4)

48 Dull pain (4)

50 Short hairstyle (4,3)

52 Athlete (5)

54 Lower (6)

56 Loving (7)

57 Aperture (4)

59 Diminish (4,3)

61 Coop (4)

64 Pointed weapon (5)

66 Very tired (4)

67 Young cat (6)

69 Vilification (7)

72 Cold drink (9)

73 Competitor (5)

74 Police officer (9)

79 Check (4)

81 Discover (5)

82 Fast food item (9)

83 Sheet of glass (4)

85 Engender (6)

86 Relieving (6)

87 Echo (11)

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1 Chunk (4)

2 Pressurise (6)

3 Insulted (6)

4 Topical (7)

5 Modify (5)

6 Activist (10)

7 Small branch (5)

8 In most cases (9)

9 Flat-bottomed boat (7)

10 Calf’s meat (4)

11 Direction (8)

15 Flood (6)

21 Implore (5)

24 Suspended bed (7)

25 Saunter (6)

26 Small crustacean (6)

28 Link (3-2)

29 Dance step (3)

33 Speed up (7)

34 Protect (6)

37 Vote in (5)

40 Contentious matter (5)

41 Continue (5,2)

43 Stand-in doctor (5)

44 Minor setback (6)

46 Send for consideration (5) 49 Specifically designate (7) 51 Dependent territory (6) 53 Dally (6)

55 Virile (5)

58 Start to manage (4,2,4) 60 Tab on key ring (3)

62 Thin liquid food (5)

63 Betting shop manager (9) 65 Unspoilt (8)

68 Distressing experience (6) 70 Pare (7)

71 Cross-bred (7)

75 Copyist (6)

76 Aim (6)

77 Stop (5)

78 Crushed food (5)

80 Fool (4)

84 Record (4)