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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Manual telling you what male puppy should wear? (4-6) 14 A vacancy in the highest position? Excellent (3-4) 15 Coveted goal, struggle to get in (6) 16 With pencil, put number on material (6) 17 Man with a rope on the bridge? (7) 18 From the V in ‘exclusive’, manage to finish puzzle (5) 19 List, going back alphabetically, stops short of S (4) 20 Sprinkling seed round top of garden and borders (5) 21 Enunciate the consonants, kid (5) 22 For forty winks, mother’s gone back to the boat (6) 23 Catch with a left — like so (5) 28 Stupid law-breaker imprisoned: a migrant (7) 30 Spell ‘lengthen’ (7) 33 What you’d find growing on an airfield? (5,4) 36 The young louts may be responsible for it (6) 38 A bit to one side (5) 39 Grant everybody should have a ball point (5) 40 Turn it off, dear. It’s tiresomely long and angry (6) 42 Don’t allow to take book in to read, incomprehensibly (5) 43 To give warning of break out, I enter jail (7) 44 From the French, read translation of article (6) 46 For sailors, not the right drink (4) 49 Would you say what ‘coppice’ means? (4) 51 Lecture about the new chap absorbs (6) 53 Either not noticing or feeling the absence of (7) 55 Virginia’s line of descent? (5) 59 Hardens oneself. The bad weather’s coming back (6) 60 Spin doctor I have got on to (5) 61 In the sphere of couture, eye-catching gadgets (5) 62 Question the double D in ‘madden’ (6) 63 Old-timer with a shapely figure (9) 65 What reminded me twice not to move (7) 66 Don’t give up, dear sirs. Muddle through (7) 70 Holding a champion animal (5) 71 Slumps and lets go of ball caught (6) 73 Second hole is to the right (5) 75 Useful for start and end of holiday (5) 80 Returning to make a home in, is really bad (4) 82 A slice of tart and cake without filling (5) 83 Out — in — again outside. That’s the drill (7) 84 Leslie, silly dog, going inside gets stuck (6) 85 Could be spring or salt water, child (6) 86 For would-be slimmers, leaves too much to be desired (7) 87 On which rich learners take their driving lessons? (4,6)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 13 Proletarian (4-6) 14 Excellent (7) 15 Coveted (6) 16 Pencil (6) 17 Captain (7) 18 Work out (5) 19 List (4) 20 Borders (5) 21 Tantalise (5) 22 Oriental boat (6) 23 Lariat (5) 28 Bird (7) 30 While (7) 33 Forest plant (5,4) 36 Group of offspring (6) 38 Aside (5) 39 Permit (5) 40 Harangue (6) 42 Ban (5) 43 Warn (7) 44 Editorial (6) 46 Harbour (4) 49 Grove (4) 51 Lecture (6) 53 Absent (7) 55 Lineage (5) 59 Hardens (6) 60 Jaunt (5) 61 Metal catches (5) 62 Enigma (6) 63 Timing device (9) 65 Souvenir (7) 66 Keep on (7) 70 Animal (5) 71 Slumps (6) 73 Different (5) 75 Useful (5) 80 Wicked (4) 82 Section (5) 83 Usual procedure (7) 84 Gets stuck (6) 85 Part of year (6) 86 Salad vegetable (7) 87 Financial security (4,6) DOWN 1 Scowled (6) 2 All right (4,4) 3 Weight (5) 4 Shone (7) 5 Gutters (6) 6 Ceases (5) 7 Rejects (6) 8 Eat (7) 9 Badly disappointed (5,1,4) 10 At no time (5) 11 Cloudy (8) 12 Measures (4) 24 Slim (7) 25 Save (5) 26 Part (7) 27 Ahead (2,5) 29 Pen (5) 31 Area of land (5) 32 Home help (4) 34 Ferocious (6) 35 Depressed (4) 37 Nonsense (7) 41 Rumoured (7) 45 Language (6) 47 Long letter (7) 48 Boat (7) 50 Lasted longer (7) 52 Cut (4) 54 Brief (5) 56 Visits (5) 57 Dog (4) 58 Attempted (5) 60 Untidy (10) 64 Fidgety (8) 67 Average (8) 68 Minutes (7) 69 Opposite (7) 72 Grow (6) 74 Laboured (6) 76 Considered (6) 77 Think (5) 78 Healed (5) 79 Flat (5) 81 Panorama (4)

DOWN

1 Looked cross, though happy about being admitted (6) 2 Really fit — or just all right (4,4) 3 The weight of a coin? (5) 4 Shone a light that revealed fellow tied up (7) 5 They prevent puddles when the day is wet (6) 6 Ceases putting notices up (5) 7 Rejects new incentives all round (6) 8 For once, worried about the amount you eat (7) 9 Badly disappointed, lashed out at (5,1,4) 10 Appearing in one version not at all (5) 11 On the subject of mould, is dull (8) 12 Measures parts of the body (4) 24 Slim figure in the poster (7) 25 Save with ball difficult to catch (5) 26 A bit dry, poured into (7) 27 About to set the siren off, waiting for you (2,5) 29 Note sounds OK (5) 31 Holding motor race, elevated piece of land (5) 32 Drink that will do for you (4) 34 Ferocious when upset, gave trouble (6) 35 Go on a spending spree when miserable? (4) 37 Nonsense. There’s little time to dawdle. Chop-chop! (7) 41 Said to put the animals back outside (7) 45 And is awfully hot to the tongue (6) 47 First peel off cover from letter (7) 48 Craft shown by the arsonist (7) 50 Our two, tied with string, lasted longer (7) 52 Item of jewellery that’s a snip (4) 54 A succinct ‘Electrical trouble’ (5) 56 Either phones or visits (5) 57 ‘One’s best,’ you say, ‘best friend’ (4) 58 Aggravated, had a go at (5) 60 Disturbing the peace, needing to be sorted out (10) 64 Lacking support, is unquiet (8) 67 And playing darts is about average (8) 68 Herding most people inside in a short time (7) 69 The opposite of ‘misfortune’ (7) 72 Talk about rain making grow (6) 74 Worked until I was number one (6) 76 Considered going into action myself (6) 77 Think nothing superior to wood (5) 78 Better reductions. Half off. Fantastic (5) 79 Not short of money and that’s flat (5) 81 We go back at six to be shown round (4)