QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Pre-arranged break (7,4) 13 Energetic type (6) 14 Assassin (6) 16 Tart (4) 17 Snowslip (9) 18 Punctuation mark (5) 19 Hot (4) 20 Lively dispute (4-5) 22 Indian dish (5) 23 Emergency refuge (5,4) 27 Unstable (7) 30 Gain (6) 31 Strained (4) 32 Seaside rock face (5) 35 Accustom to alternative nourishment (4) 36 Soup (7) 38 Counter (4) 39 Contend (7) 42 Permeable by fluids (6) 45 Inexpensive (5) 46 Give up space (4,3) 47 Whirlpool (4) 48 Sign (4) 50 Thorough (7) 52 Assail (2,3) 54 Chat (6) 56 Similar things (3,4) 57 Achievement (4) 59 Co-operate (5,2) 61 Pipe (4) 64 Coach (5) 66 Bargain (4)

67 Young cat (6) 69 Get rid of (7) 72 Behave irresponsibly (4,5) 73 Apple-based drink (5) 74 Effrontery (5,4) 79 Quay (4) 81 Serious (5) 82 Moving staircase (9) 83 Ready (4) 85 Ball game (6) 86 Negligent (6) 87 Coins of low value (5,6)

DOWN

1 Shout (4) 2 Very slim (6) 3 Large lizard (6) 4 Peculiar (7)

5 Bucolic (5) 6 Old office equipment (10) 7 Jig (5) 8 Workmate (9) 9 Party (7) 10 Slowly boil (4) 11 Abduct (5,3) 15 Untidy person (6) 21 Elevate (5) 24 Fall back (7) 25 Span (6) 26 Susceptible (2,4) 28 Martial art (5) 29 Twitching (3) 33 Admit (7) 34 Coloured pencil (6) 37 Drive back (5) 40 Porter’s room (5) 41 Dark (7) 43 Vitality (5)

44 Caress (6) 46 Study hard (3,2) 49 Make void (7) 51 Chilling (6) 53 Enrich (6) 55 Sum (5) 58 Avoid exertion (4,2,4) 60 Gist (3) 62 Fundamental (5) 63 Numerously (2,7) 65 Indeterminately defer (4,4) 68 Protective ditch (6) 70 Very poor (7) 71 Easily broken (7) 75 Smart (6) 76 Standard (6) 77 Surly type (5) 78 Flop (5) 80 Recognise (4) 84 Attendant (4)