CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

12 Dog that, seeing red, becomes aggressive? (4,7) 13 Are outside. Ring us to awaken (6) 14 Can break free, held captive, and that’s bad (6) 16 Sounds like goodbye to Italian food! (4) 17 Suitable fare for a thé dansant? (4,5) 18 Pronounce fit (5) 19 Look on page two (4) 20 Something speed cops are very hot on (9) 22 Courage required to trim those bushy eyebrows? (5) 23 Nevertheless, whatever the speed (2,3,4) 27 Why a release of rage would be crazy (7) 30 The girl lies ridiculously when imprisoned (6) 31 A sunny ‘OK by me!’ (4) 32 Games of a quiet variety, accepts (5) 35 Had been, before coming to the point (4) 36 Take advantage of, to use as a stand (7) 38 Said ‘nouveau’ and ‘was au fait with’ (4) 39 Decide, again, love’s mercurial (7) 42 Hurtle in pursuit (6) 45 Trainee, beside ‘circa’, put ludicrous date (5) 46 Crook took about two days to assemble rifle (7) 47 Following time, everything is incredible (4) 48 Don’t allow daughter to join group (4) 50 Seem to be placed here and there (7) 52 Heard ‘Get it on paper, OK?’ (5) 54 Yell ‘Go away!’ when key’s inserted (6) 56 Lay it on thick for assembled pals and better half (7) 57 Sounding, you think, like catcalls (4) 59 Are they trafficking in the card room? (7) 61 Indisposed, many are taken to hospital (4) 64 Pinhead weaving lies about in sales talk (5) 66 Open wounds treated at the centre (4) 67 For choir, wrong note is a bloomer! (6) 69 Has me convinced about a particular action (7) 72 Country co-star, myself and half the cast are from (5,4) 73 Harry, first off, is a really good swimmer (5) 74 Jottings to myself (or a damn, illegible mess!) (9) 79 Romanced with a song in German (4) 81 Draw attention to good life model on cover (5) 82 So one trained, then entered, to win (2,3,4) 83 Party bachelor has thrown (4) 85 In particular, get rid of the shadow (6) 86 Why local entering got a greeting in stable (6) 87 Couldn’t contact by phone and was flummoxed (3,2,6)

DOWN

1 Cloying sentimentality in a film about huskies? (4) 2 The very best runner (6) 3 Shortage there is on dead planet (6) 4 Running after bus? Not us, though it is stimulating (7) 5 So he once dropped the ball (5) 6 Verify the animal is a mongrel? (10) 7 May contain coins. Pence? Sure. Change (5) 8 Having somehow learnt of bad cut coming through, is hesitant (9) 9 Wise to fold under, with point on the outside (7) 10 In return, secured a good bargain (4) 11 Creepy member of the family is hiding in (8) 15 Murder aboard a craft or crafts (6) 21 Pursue the occupation of an engraver? (5) 24 Empathy felt, ‘29’ has drink with (7) 25 Drank as it flowed (6) 26 ‘Rotten finish’ will miff (6) 28 At which point do we embrace her? (5) 29 Blame and thump (3) 33 Crazy about, is impossible to shake off (5,2) 34 Centres round time share dodge (6) 37 Observed returning to lair to hide (5) 40 By 6:50, Albert’s back home (5) 41 ‘Fly is tailless fly,’ say (7) 43 A ‘47’, in any shape or form (2,3) 44 Ran a stop light outside American hospital (6) 46 If off colour, sent packing by the boss (5) 49 Don’t agree to change sides and won’t, second half (7) 51 Shake up, right? And more shaking up to follow (6) 53 It’s a translation to Greek of Latin ‘free’ (6) 55 Expensive car parts are mentioned (5) 58 Search for little boy in uniform — plump (5,5) 60 A female, or small male (3) 62 Fed up with it. Upset and angry (5) 63 Are bowling pins sold at such a price? (9) 65 If it’s definitely established I’d occupied (8) 68 Fabricate about a Mediterranean island (6) 70 How you said ‘My piano’s not an upright?’ (7) 71 In round, be making comeback. Be resilient (7) 75 No oncoming traffic? That’s the ticket! (3-3) 76 Am getting coach to hotel to take by surprise (6) 77 Warm to the quiet one on the outside: Ted (5) 78 Having, myself, put boy up for reward (5) 80 Protege brought up to be an artist (4) 84 Escorts back, too (4)