QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

13 Halfwit (10) 14 Puzzled (2,1,4) 15 Dull (6) 16 Dung (6) 17 Type (7) 18 Clothing (5)

19 Metal (4) 20 Answer (5) 21 Woodworking

machine (5) 22 Tune (6) 23 Widely

circulating (5) 28 Goose (7) 30 Improve (7) 33 In a risky

situation (2,4,3) 36 Pliable

twigs (6) 38 Tiresome

task (5) 39 Disreputable (5) 40 Relaxed (6) 42 Hair dye (5) 43 Discern (4,3) 44 Of the skin (6) 46 Light blow (4) 49 Potato (4)

51 Opposed (6) 53 Waterfall (7) 55 Attractively

small (5) 59 Ceremonious (6) 60 A male

relative (5) 61 Written

defamation (5) 62 The very

beginning (3,3) 63 Absolute (9) 65 Blasphemous (7) 66 Behave

unrestrainedly (3,4) 70 Bitter (5)

71 Minion (6)

73 Leave quickly (5) 75 Residence (5) 80 Turn (4) 82 A Greek

letter (5) 83 Get rid of (7) 84 Self-assurance (6) 85 Manoeuvre (6) 86 Fragrant

fumes (7) 87 Precarious (5,3,2)

DOWN

1 Perforate (6) 2 In fact (8) 3 Drive (5) 4 Of a shoreline (7) 5 Oration (6) 6 Foundation (5) 7 Healing

ointment (6) 8 Large bag (7)

9 Dominance (10) 10 Become red (5)

11 Wizard (8) 12 Nought (4) 24 Praise (7) 25 Hirsute (5) 26 Attentive (7) 27 Fetter (7) 29 Elevate (5) 31 Knotted

loop (5) 32 Price (4) 34 Predicament (6) 35 Counterfeit (4) 37 Realm (7)

41 Financial aid (7) 45 Confusion (6) 47 Inflatable toy (7) 48 Cancel (4,3) 50 Mundane (7) 52 A foot

garment (4) 54 Shed (5) 56 Japanese

fencing (5) 57 Fruit (4) 58 Make sense (3,2) 60 Unresolved

(2,2,3,3) 64 Relocate

abroad (8) 67 Co-exist

satisfactorily (3,5) 68 Ruler (7) 69 Frankness (7) 72 Finale (6)

74 Talkative (6) 76 Harm (6) 77 Light source (5)

78 Up to now (2,3) 79 Russian villa (5)

81 Vigour (4)