QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 In advance (5,2,4) 13 Mouth liquid (6) 14 Treeless plains (6) 16 Ancient (4) 17 Fruit rind (5,4) 18 Dig (5)

19 Revolve (4) 20 Sound

judgment (4,5) 22 Nation (5) 23 Emblem of

surrender (5,4) 27 Common (7) 30 Powerful

car (3,3) 31 Annoy (4) 32 Command (5) 35 Curved glass (4) 36 Angrily

criticise (4,3) 38 Tale (4) 39 Invigorating

pool (7) 42 Upset (6) 45 Musical drama (5) 46 Show passion (7) 47 Female

relative (4) 48 Frolic (4) 50 Groom’s

attendant (4,3) 52 Mistake (5) 54 Overthrow (6) 56 Surprise (7) 57 Beat (4) 59 Picture (7)

61 Effrontery (4) 64 Overly sober (5) 66 Idol (4)

67 Team of three (6) 69 Mythical

animal (7) 72 Medicinal

lozenge (5,4) 73 Lithe (5) 74 Unkind

remark (5,4) 79 Unchanged (2,2)

81 Worth (5) 82 There and

then (2,3,4) 83 Attic (4) 85 Drown with

noise (6) 86 Emotional (6) 87 Meet with

mishap (4,2,5)

DOWN

1 Dull noise (4) 2 Frank (6) 3 Sheepdog (6) 4 Put in list (7) 5 Alter (5) 6 Decide to

stop (4,2,1,3) 7 Nervous (5) 8 Turn out

insufficient (4,5) 9 Lots (7) 10 Send out (4) 11 Object of

ridicule (4,4) 15 Loud song (6) 21 Very fat (5) 24 Recipe (7) 25 Surly (6) 26 Fixed to a

routine (2,1,3) 28 Follow (5) 29 Poorly (3) 33 Support (7) 34 Clear (6) 37 Coach (5) 40 Of areas (5)

41 Argument (7) 43 Openly

disregard (5) 44 Trifle (6) 46 Happening (5) 49 Skin between

hair (7) 51 Seasoned (6) 53 Scold (6) 55 Alarm (5) 58 Enter hiding (2,2,6) 60 Rounded vase (3) 62 Bric-a-brac

article (5) 63 Sensational

event (9) 65 Storehouse for

implements (4,4) 68 Recently (2,4) 70 Unyielding (7)

71 Section of book (7) 75 Engagement (6) 76 Wage (6) 77 Cooker (5) 78 Poison (5) 80 Filter (4)

84 Liberate (4)