QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

13 Madness (5,5) 14 Talk (7) 15 Decorates (6) 16 Steering device (6) 17 Darling (7) 18 Groom feathers (5) 19 Intends (4) 20 Pry (5) 21 Poor (5) 22 Haphazard (6) 23 Brownish-grey (5) 28 Income (7) 30 Rural area (7) 33 Be comprehen-sible (4,5) 36 Miniature (6) 38 Name (5) 39 Motionless (5) 40 Get (6) 42 Corpulent (5) 43 Language (7) 44 Fee (6) 46 Tree (4) 49 Prudish (4) 51 Hire (6) 53 As last resort (2,5) 55 Tether (5) 59 Overjoyed (6) 60 Brief beforehand (5) 61 Wan (5) 62 Area (6) 63 Aromatic foliage (3,6) 65 Fish (7) 66 Spy in waiting (7) 70 Searches for (5) 71 Powerful (6) 73 Chilly (5) 75 Period (5) 80 Run (4) 82 Cries (5) 83 Backslide (7) 84 Of a clan (6) 85 Excited (6) 86 Ancestry (7) 87 Pitiful spectacle (5,5)

DOWN

1 Deed (6) 2 Bravo! (4,4) 3 Distress signal (5) 4 Several (4,3) 5 Request (6) 6 Metal fastener (5) 7 Glib talk (6) 8 Salary (7) 9 Brawl (4-3-3) 10 Prickly (5) 11 Clergyman’s residence (8) 12 Article (4) 24 Great love (7) 25 Enjoyment (5) 26 Extreme (7) 27 Recover from (3,4) 29 Decree (5) 31 Frequently (5) 32 Got up (4) 34 Twine (6) 35 Desire (4) 37 Epicure (7) 41 Garnish (7) 45 Hurried (6) 47 Progress (7) 48 Waiter (7) 50 Free (7) 52 Holdall (4) 54 Vegetable (5) 56 Spice (5) 57 Dog (4) 58 Bore hole (5) 60 More or less (6,4) 64 Ditto (8) 67 Clear (8) 68 Agree (7) 69 Seems (7) 72 European (6) 74 Tax (6) 76 Hate (6) 77 Tad (5) 78 Musical genre (5) 79 Remains (5) 81 Ring (4)