CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

13 If, during contest (2,3,5) 14 Teaching French, you and I get into difficulties (7) 15 Warmed to. Man arranged date (6) 16 Scrub c-clean, somehow (6) 17 Refer to the people it hinges on (7) 18 For soldiers, not good time to retreat (5) 19 Get off to school at last (4) 20 Stop to find a rhyme for ‘peace’ (5) 21 Find fellow was omitted from former list (5) 22 Darn silly order or no order at all (6) 23 Bag containing new junk food? (5) 28 Bet the female a pound, say (7) 30 Looks round again. It’s hideous (7) 33 ‘The course taken is straight ahead,’ I interposed (9) 36 Trouble to write the two letters of the royal monogram (6) 38 Obvious a number have real potential (5) 39 Canine tooth and one round other end (5) 40 Arrive to find (4,2) 42 Sleazy, yes — terribly, and am into (5) 43 Key question is ‘What’s that metal plate on the cooker?’ (7) 44 Small catalogue from firm (6) 46 Come upon, myself, and written in Latin (4) 49 Carrying small animal selected for the role (4) 51 As opposed to a very Celtic language (6) 53 Delays and causes to lose interest in (4,3) 55 Loose pants with bottom cut off (5) 59 Bottle — or the genie in it? (6) 60 Jack is a rotter (5) 61 Intend to get electronic tool (5) 62 Because in flap, then, hurry (6) 63 It’s lucky it’s a forgery (9) 65 Rabbits on about litre beakers (7) 66 Caustic joke man made (7) 70 Board at good school (3,2) 71 Bypasses ‘Womenswear’ (6) 73 Not going along with the others about pop art (5) 75 Time allocated to go through the notes (5) 80 Not happy with the colour (4) 82 Show key was put into wrong door (5) 83 Five, in all, ordered a plain flavouring (7) 84 Relax as they remove the bandage? (6) 85 Will put things on hooks — it’s an obsession (4-2) 86 Squabble about contents of cargo (7) 87 Minor performers given major roles (5,5)

DOWN

1 Silly, going round the bend and becoming crazy (6) 2 Burly and stupid, bent on (8) 3 Born in France, she is a beauty (5) 4 Do wine makers get in a tizzy about it? (7) 5 Can after, and set about altering, posture (6) 6 Band gets back right into orchestral areas (5) 7 The German consuming pub meal (6) 8 Aloof? Far from it (7) 9 These days, it’s old age (4,6) 10 Buys or sells information (5) 11 At home, dog is guarding cradle (8) 12 Untangled net that trapped river bird (4) 24 Winding up with fantastic course learner finds gripping (7) 25 Do wrong by covering the fruit (5) 26 Usually, for us, a real upheaval (2,1,4) 27 We take to heart changes in climate (7) 29 Duck inside to shake off, getting free (5) 31 Return to surrender (5) 32 Someone very dependable — and sweet (4) 34 Mark two notes as ‘rare’ (6) 35 Run, child. Run inside (4) 37 Pet food? Sitter doesn’t have it (7) 41 Going through regulations, doctor finds out about (7) 45 A blow — to those expecting a sit-down meal? (6) 47 For little fellow, Santa materialises. Young daydream (7) 48 End up somehow solving poser (7) 50 Agree to take a gentle stray (7) 52 Support a reprieve (4) 54 Slim at health resort again (5) 56 Wash lace ruffle at top of neck (5) 57 Sleek creature made of wax? (4) 58 Yell ‘Mum not at home?’ (5) 60 Was a thief and was a murderer (7,3) 64 Stage one in the development of man? (5,3) 67 Accompanies to matches (4,4) 68 Soldier came back with nothing to report about (7) 69 Unpredictable animal boy caged (7) 72 A very wise restraint for someone really vicious (6) 74 Set on the border of a sumptuous residence (6) 76 In which insect will snoop about for food? (6) 77 Complain of clutch to head of engineering (5) 78 Joins, giving rise to awful commotion (5) 79 Blasted fishy! (5) 81 Something bought for the dog — a pointer (4)