CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 How one might describe a
prominent actor favourably? (2,4,4) 14 Don had to reorganise to
accommodate line for veteran performer (3,4)
15 Practical Western power
diversifying fuel (6)
16 Absurdly outdated fellow needing
a duel to be resolved (6)
17 Rome VIP requires treatment
to get better (7)
18 Show amusement in part of
summer in large hotel (5)
19 Outstanding type
being adventurous (4)
20 Allegation made by Celt at
odd points with objective (5)
21 Huge crowd observed in
Pittsburgh or Denver (5)
22 Dependable NHS institution
close to bankruptcy (6)
23 Boss almost making mistake (5)
28 Tight-fisted Frenchman is ahead of schedule withholding article (7)
30 Niece excited to pursue self-contained, organised body of knowledge (7)
33 Excite group feeling uneasy? (3,2,4) 36 Director, say, revered figure from the East, is stubbornly persevering (6)
38 Series of battles in a
department to get prize (5)
39 Put forward for consideration
cart in a parade (5)
40 First sign of this number
requiring rope (6)
42 Sweet liquid, say, or lump
with regular parts missing (5)
43 Write again about drive
shown by a paper (7)
44 Head of technological facility
given right conundrum (6)
46 Tax obligation (4)
49 Large-scale element found
in Renaissance pictures (4)
51 Complete set of holy books obtained
in land around Dublin (6)
53 How one might describe a humanitarian’s aim on a permanent basis? (3,4)
55 Bob has something that
is deficient or loose (5)
59 Show fondness towards soprano
following troubles (6)
60 Firearm with grease at the
edges or sticky substance (5)
61 Put down inferior wine (5)
62 Bachelor is enthralled by wild
trout — or another fish (6)
63 Forerunner initially
recommending sort of course in advertising work (9)
65 Richard briefly in work
proves irritable (7)
66 Continue mobilising priests (7)
70 Number in English river
abandoning river (5)
71 Commotion at college
followed by shout (6)
73 Glib talk that is acquired
by special learner (5)
75 Fruit-based drink in break (5)
80 Lean walls limited housing (4)
82 Additional trouble when
leaving Belgium (5)
83 Army officer without others in
company lodge’s opening (7)
84 Public show of anger in poor country with no end of exploitation (6)
85 Taint indeed after swapping
Austria for Spain (6)
86 Name attached to a perfume
coming into being? (7)
87 Bored hand struggling by
yard is badly treated (4,4,2)
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ACROSS
13 Favourably (2,4,4) 14 Experienced
performer (3,4) 15 Practical (6)
16 Absurdly
outdated (6)
17 Get better (7)
18 Show
amusement (5) 19 Adventurous (4) 20 Allegation (5)
21 Throng (5)
22 Dependable (6) 23 Mistake (5)
28 Tight-fisted (7)
30 Organised body
of knowledge (7) 33 Excite (3,2,4)
36 Stubbornly
persevering (6) 38 Prize (5)
39 Drift (5)
40 Tie with rope (6)
42 Sweet liquid (5) 43 Write again (7)
44 Conundrum (6) 46 Obligation (4)
49 Large-scale (4)
51 Complete (6)
53 Permanently (3,4) 55 Loose (5)
59 Affectionately
touch (6)
60 Sticky
substance (5)
61 Inferior
wine (5)
62 Flatfish (6)
63 Forerunner (9)
65 Irritable (7)
66 Keep going (7)
70 Number (5)
71 Commotion (6) 73 Glib talk (5)
75 Overwhelm (5)
80 Lean (4)
82 Alternative (5)
QUICK CLUES
83 Army officer (7)
84 Public show
of anger (6)
85 Taint (6)
86 Embryonic (7)
87 Badly
treated (4,4,2) DOWN
1 Not healthy (6)
2 Terrestrial
crustaceans (8)
3 In a strange
way (5)
4 Caretaker (7)
5 Dim-witted (6)
6 Punctuation
mark (5)
7 Arrival (6)
8 Heartless (7)
9 Alteration (10)
10 Overly selfassertive (5) 11 Excessive words (8)
12 Fling (4)
24 Invention (7) 25 Clearing (5)
26 Depart (4,3) 27 Twist (7)
29 Tusk
content (5)
31 Seat (5)
32 End of
sleeve (4)
34 Aptitude (6) 35 Skeleton
part (4)
37 Opaque
pigment (7)
41 Young child (7) 45 Thickset (6)
47 Pudding (7)
48 Densely
packed (7)
50 Open
grassland (7) 52 Outer skin (4) 54 Snarl (5)
56 Traverse (5)
57 Dread (4)
58 Semi-aquatic
mammal (5)
60 Conformist collective outlook (10)
64 Afternoon
meal (5,3)
67 Critical
examination (8)
68 Holiday
business (7)
69 Condemn (7)
72 Sharply
increase (6)
74 Vigorous (6)
76 Medieval
clerk (6)
77 Slightly
crazy (5)
78 Laziness (5)
79 Temperamental (5)
81 Nation (4)
DOWN
1 A French place supplying water not in a good condition? (6)
2 Old cow I fancy ending in here — or terrestrial crustaceans (8)
3 Old theologian lately discontented in a strange way (5) 4 Caretaker is Trojan at work when around institute (7) 5 Novel is put on top of documents? That’s dim-witted (6)
6 Mark punctuating text in much of Australia once, say (5) 7 Commercial opening is coming (6) 8 Heartless leader of criminals, U.S. gangster and troubled soul (7)
9 Jam student concocted
needs alteration (10)
10 American beginning to holiday
in Paraguay’s borders is overly self-assertive (5)
11 Revolutionary priest crafted a big introduction to Easter producing too many words (8)
12 Fling here unwanted remaining
labels for starters (4)
24 Gent if desperate to acquire
money shows invention (7)
25 With a change of direction,
rate clearing (5)
26 Depart with leading
teacher on holiday (4,3)
27 Twist about Conservative
endlessly in court (7)
29 Merchant’s partner in
a type of white (5)
31 Preside over clubhouse
before broadcast (5)
32 Strike with the hand thing
used for restraint (4)
34 Appreciative word temporarily
supplied for people of ability (6)
35 Botanist principally taken with
single part of skeleton (4)
37 Try second of outfits with a
revolutionary pigment (7)
41 Relative with daughter Dorothy
raised small child (7)
45 Conventional yacht’s
front is firmly built (6)
47 Sweet of the French combined
with rest after cooking (7)
48 Smallish treaty (7)
50 A rep excitedly going round
Irish island’s open grassland (7)
52 Outer skin shown by pear
in dish partly (4)
54 Grey nocturnal creature
gets to snarl (5)
56 Cold TV chat show host
makes one angry (5)
57 Alarm fighter with one of two projections? (4)
58 Some spot term for semi-aquatic mammal (5) 60 Greek publishing group has restricted latest in pack showing conformist collective outlook? (10) 64 Best side curtailed afternoon indulgence? (5,3)
67 Nearly get rid of small-scale critical examination (8) 68 Holiday business for all to see beset by unusual riots on Malta (7) 69 Condemn dishevelled Pole wearing terrible red (7)
72 One planning firework display might get this severe reprimand (6) 74 Powerful summer drink taken by unknown character (6) 76 Medieval clerk amazingly cries about book (6) 77 Monetary prize pursued by type not half crazy (5)
78 Host is troubled about
Latin laziness (5) 79 Temperamental doctor fronting non-British organisation (5) 81 Secure nation (4)