QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Prepare for meal (3,3,5) 13 Flood (6) 14 Annoy (6) 16 Obscene (4) 17 Variety entertainment (5,4) 18 Move furtively (5) 19 Salary (4) 20 Poor (9) 22 Wit (5) 23 Balding (4,2,3) 27 Aim (7) 30 Board (6) 31 Small coin (4) 32 Cheerful (5) 35 Unfortunately (4) 36 Loathing (7) 38 Rear (4) 39 Heavy fire (7) 42 Cloak (6) 45 Different (5) 46 Alike (7) 47 Impend (4) 48 Weight measure (4) 50 Defy (7) 52 Substantial (5) 54 Valuable piece (6) 56 Painting, say (4,3) 57 Ring of light (4) 59 Reveal (7) 61 Too (4) 64 Mar (5) 66 Immense (4) 67 Changeable (6) 69 Tedium (7) 72 Dull, remote place (9) 73 Quay (5) 74 Immediate (5-4) 79 Unchanged (2,2) 81 Mistake (5) 82 Loud clamour (3,3,3) 83 Screen symbol (4) 85 Consequence (6) 86 Senior journalist (6) 87 Shift responsibility elsewhere (4,3,4)

DOWN

1 Bemoan (4) 2 Stationary (2,4) 3 Recluse (6) 4 Untruth (7) 5 Obstruct (5) 6 Dependable figure (4,6) 7 Blaspheme (5) 8 Assist (4,1,4) 9 Conflagration (7) 10 Casserole (4) 11 Signal to stop (4,4) 15 Indian turnover (6) 21 Peer (5) 24 Impartial (7) 25 Waylay (6) 26 Rupture (6) 28 Claim (5) 29 Gloomy (3) 33 Support (7) 34 Senior nurse (6) 37 Late (5) 40 Sphere (5) 41 Aged (7) 43 Plea (5) 44 Last (6) 46 Cold dish (5) 49 Tapering pillar (7) 51 Attractive person (6) 53 Rising (6) 55 Dazzling light (5) 58 Out of trouble (3,3,4) 60 Selfishness (3) 62 Tempest (5) 63 Resemble (4,5) 65 Act cautiously (4,4) 68 Awkward position (6) 70 Arrogant (7) 71 Debate (7) 75 Agricultural implement (6) 76 Hat (6) 77 Earn (5) 78 Readily available (2,3) 80 Look for (4) 84 Previously (4)