QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Speak (4,3,4) 13 Intelligent (6) 14 Bold (6) 16 See (4) 17 Fortitude (9) 18 Din (5) 19 Tweet (4) 20 Dealt with (9) 22 Slap (5) 23 Sailors’ song (3,6) 27 Male name (7) 30 Alter (6) 31 Infants (4) 32 Crowbar (5) 35 Slim (4) 36 Root for (7) 38 Type (4) 39 Dig up (7) 42 Tasks (6) 45 Got up (5) 46 Mussolini follower (7) 47 Neck and neck (4) 48 Uninteresting (4) 50 Mixes (7) 52 Sways (5) 54 More lofty (6) 56 Shrinks from (7) 57 Epic (4) 59 Believe gullibly (7) 61 Certain (4) 64 Impracticable (3,2) 66 Not all (4) 67 Lands on (6) 69 Amaze (7) 72 Air (9) 73 Conceal from (5) 74 Chock-a-block (3-6) 79 Tints (4) 81 Find (5) 82 Please repeat (4,5) 83 Steal (slang) (4) 85 Ruined (6) 86 Royal seat (6) 87 Huge comfort (5,6)

DOWN

1 Shut in (4) 2 Missive (6) 3 Woody plants (6) 4 Teemed (7) 5 Step (5) 6 Verify (10) 7 Spy (5) 8 Free to (2,7) 9 Hostile (7) 10 Support (4) 11 Disturb (8) 15 Lecture (6) 21 Avenue (5) 24 Typical (7) 25 New growths (6) 26 Makes amends (6) 28 Proprietor (5) 29 Man’s (3) 33 Economising (7) 34 Fragment (6) 37 Is inclined (5) 40 Subject (5) 41 Rehashed mince (7) 43 Home (5) 44 Only (6) 46 Questionnaires (5) 49 Sentinel (7) 51 Drunk (6) 53 Maps (6) 55 Enthusiasm (5) 58 Usual installations (3,3,4) 60 Had been (3) 62 Gamut (5) 63 Quickly (9) 65 Individually (3,2,3) 68 Shines (6) 70 Small gamble (7) 71 Yellow fruit (7) 75 Larder (6) 76 Taper (6) 77 Listened to (5) 78 Ward off (5) 80 Stupid (4) 84 Actors’ signals (4)