QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

13 Announce a decision to stop (4,2,1,3) 14 Cropdusting

vehicle (7) 15 Scanty (6) 16 To tap

into (4,2) 17 Disconcert (7) 18 Alternative (5)

19 Whim (4) 20 Toil (5) 21 Semiprecious

stone (5) 22 Coiffure (6) 23 Cornfield

plant (5) 28 Marriage

ceremony (7) 30 Power of

endurance (7) 33 A carrion

feeding

animal (9) 36 Tropical grass (6) 38 Merciless (5) 39 A covering for

the shoulders (5) 40 Sturdy (6) 42 Enticement (5) 43 Diminish (4,3) 44 Negligent (6) 46 Assist (4) 49 Poke (4) 51 Regular

pattern (6) 53 A cavity in

the road (7) 55 Perfect (5) 59 A celestial

body (6) 60 Tree (5) 61 Ludicrously

busy (5) 62 A net that is used for dragging (6) 63 Disappear unexpectedly (2,7) 65 Parasite (7) 66 Burn up (7) 70 Untidily scatter (5)

71 Selection (6) 73 Linked series (5) 75 Brief meal (5) 80 Rafter (4) 82 Canal boat (5) 83 Field by stable (7) 84 Chase (6) 85 Flexible (6) 86 Whip (7) 87 In an isolated

position (3,2,1,4)

DOWN

1 Small cart (6) 2 Boastful sort (8) 3 Period of work (5) 4 Assess (7) 5 Young swan (6) 6 Stop (5) 7 Oration (6) 8 Satirical (7)

9 Orderly (10) 10 Dapper (5)

11 Retreat (4,4) 12 Broad smile (4) 24 Go before (7) 25 Fund (5) 26 Add detail to (7) 27 Employ too

much (7) 29 Avoid (5)

31 Heavy blow (5) 32 Prying (4) 34 Disease (6) 35 Counterfeit (4) 37 Make wider (7) 41 High-ranking

figure (7) 45 Fortunate (2,4) 47 Complain (7) 48 Imminent (7) 50 Launch of a

product (7) 52 Damage (4) 54 Hook for

turning (5) 56 Protection (5) 57 Fellow (4) 58 Mode of

expression (5) 60 Weightlifting

exercise (5,5) 64 Cold

refreshment (3,5) 67 Finance (8) 68 Petty

criminal (4,3) 69 Decrepit (7) 72 Dominion (6)

74 Jinx (6) 76 Friendly (6) 77 Subside (5) 78 Cow’s gland (5) 79 Use up (5)

81 Cloth covering (4)