QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

13 Prove popular (2,4,4) 14 Feldspar, e.g. (7) 15 Metal stand (6) 16 Show (6) 17 Huge (7) 18 Article (5) 19 Central part (4) 20 Prevents (5) 21 Beginning (5) 22 Mean (6) 23 Luxurious (5) 28 Prevented growth (7) 30 Ship’s waiter (7) 33 Myself (6,3) 36 Packet (6) 38 Vigilant (5) 39 Difficult (5) 40 Sailing boat (6) 42 Fish for (5) 43 Guided (7) 44 Blossom (6) 46 Whirl (4) 49 Whip (4) 51 Exaggerate (6) 53 Hang (7) 55 Aggressively masculine (5) 59 Concealed (6) 60 Section (5) 61 Top grade (5) 62 Stick (6) 63 An advantage (2,3,4) 65 So that (2,5) 66 Disconcert (7) 70 Public school (5) 71 Request urgently (6) 73 Flood (5) 75 Looks after (5) 80 Attempt (4) 82 On the move (5) 83 Impersonated (4,3) 84 Checked (6) 85 Spud (6) 86 Busy (7) 87 Obvious (2,8)

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1 Instant (6) 2 Find unexpectedly (4,4) 3 Bell toll (5) 4 Relevant (7) 5 Look (6) 6 Strike (5) 7 Trapped (6) 8 Penning (7) 9 Blunt facts (5,5) 10 Juncture (5) 11 Round (8) 12 Carry (4) 24 Genuine (7) 25 Coped (5) 26 Cheep (7) 27 Dark (7) 29 Mark __ _ _ _ , author (5) 31 At that point (5) 32 List (4) 34 Skirmish (6) 35 Prearranged fight (4) 37 Perfume (7) 41 By means of (7) 45 Speculate (6) 47 Small house (7) 48 Prop up (7) 50 Be careful! (4,3) 52 Consider (4) 54 Self-assurance (5) 56 Cut (5) 57 Stingy (4) 58 Quip (5) 60 Real estate (10) 64 Cricketing appeal (4,4) 67 Swaps (8) 68 Fusillade (7) 69 Having employees (7) 72 Decrepitude (6) 74 Gain (6) 76 Saturate (6) 77 Buggy (5) 78 Crowd (5) 79 Mark (5) 81 Owl’s cry (4)