CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

12 Cooked meal using yesterday’s joint, but did so badly? (4,1,4,2) 13 Catching a blow in the stomach (6) 14 Very constricted by buzzing horse flies (6) 16 Fight well. Right puts an end to (4) 17 Wreck vehicle and deal is off (9) 18 I.e. what to do with broken-down car (2,3) 19 Be furious he deleted her age (4) 20 So then I cut a figure in – and bragged about (4,1,4) 22 It rhymes with ‘scary; and it is! (5) 23 Gather bits and pieces, too. Packing inside, hide (2,2,5) 27 Be incensed by ‘Hair of the dog?’ (7) 30 Field of sheep, wandering right into (6) 31 Worry the retrogressive namby-pambies (4) 32 Bang repeatedly, to make tender (5) 35 Some pen names reverse a name (4) 36 Voice their views, as former newspapermen (7) 38 Sees the point, all right (4) 39 Or, when translated to English, ‘an also-ran’ (7) 42 Stopped — or had mistakenly let in (6) 45 Reminder to camouflage dungeon on leaving (5) 46 Being a buyer, first off is furious (7) 47 Annoy by removing tips and buckling centre with pliers (4) 48 She appears, carrying a bundle (4) 50 Editing article is a performance (7) 52 House is terribly old, with granite exterior (5) 54 Party will have an overwhelming win (6) 56 Grasped and somehow held, to take outside (7) 57 Just giving the fellow a look (4) 59 Height of the sculpture is about right (7) 61 He’s a famous poet, dad. English (4) 64 Stick the label back on (5) 66 Day at end of June, perhaps? (4) 67 An incentive for private transport? Phooey! (6) 69 A puritanical person going to won’t half be cautious! (7) 72 Man having fish (man on fat-free diet) (4,5) 73 Trivial, dear. Tiny lacks in (5) 74 Past performing in slick comedy (9) 79 Why fellow’s buying skin cream? (4) 81 Ring number with ‘Hello’ to self (5) 82 Stand around, no help, fiddling with mobile? (9) 83 Arrest that man! (4) 85 Inflict on one poems to adapt (6) 86 One new donor is under cover (6) 87 Leave in no doubt what filtering water will do (4,2,5)

DOWN

1 Out of shape, tail-ender dropped catch (4) 2 Discovered antler had been damaged (6) 3 Mum released vole from garden shed (6) 4 Is a back number and ludicrous (7) 5 Am, at the moment, held up by a female (5) 6 The screw won’t budge until it’s reversed (4,6) 7 Heals as one practises occupational therapy (5) 8 Given food for thought, ruminates on? (5,4) 9 Not amending question about item of furniture (7) 10 On the subject of love, clergyman uplifted (4) 11 Cheer up, then, waving at the vessel (8) 15 ‘Face will need lift,’ I’ve scribbled outside (6) 21 Bird is the female? No. Wrong (5) 24 No change of heart about, for a second (7) 25 As before, unhappy about the expansion (6) 26 Resting easel, folded, against piano (6) 28 Was really tired — of saving? (5) 29 Are found to be misleading (3) 33 Demolished chips and left unfinished green vegetable (7) 34 Not concealing expression of disgust for nothing (6) 37 Write ‘W-H-I-L-E’ (5) 40 Lists transport only the rich can afford (5) 41 Conceal the hole ourselves. It’s horrible (7) 43 Stadium that’s new in the region (5) 44 Add shadow to ship in study (6) 46 Splits in left shoe about to be repaired (5) 49 Security device to safeguard apartment? (7) 51 Finds and takes right back lost case (6) 53 Pull over something spewing flames (6) 55 Run to iPad, switching on fast (5) 58 Fun and games that will be the making of you anew? (10) 60 Make the mistake of again turning right? (3) 62 Get frightened by shocking pain and start crying (5) 63 Call on someone who’s owed a call (3,1,5) 65 Warped by hate, a man has become an abomination (8) 68 Sound reason for deducing there’s a baby about (6) 70 Kind of keys enemy agents have in their possession (7) 71 Silly fool got embarrassed and totally disconcerted (7) 75 Quite right, ‘73’ holds (6) 76 Become embroiled with no-good in story (6) 77 Out of sorts — or, perhaps, full of beans? (5) 78 Given small tip, don’t remain mute (5) 80 Walk heavily, carrying large case (4) 84 Fur ball animal swallowed (4)