coffee break 2
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 12 Hereafter, will there be no beer in it? (6,5) 13 Eat round about one, in a German city (6) 14 Imagines to be smear spread by daughter (6) 16 She’s four fifths Celtic (4) 17 What left a hoof mark on the plant? (9) 18 Heard bluebottles in the wood (5) 19 Cheat, or twist, all right (4) 20 Owned to be in need of an exorcist (9) 22 Planned to give false name the time after (5) 23 Sailors’ song coming from a beach hut? (3,6) 27 Potential danger in medication to dispense fat (7) 30 Lied about street being in directory (6) 31 Spare container hard to feed into (4) 32 Scowl when gale blows rain in (5) 35 Soft fish skin (4) 36 Having put coat on, I was too hot outside (7) 38 In a small way, providing some sympathy (4) 39 Someone wearing uniform, but not in public (7) 42 Went ahead and authorised (6) 45 Cut a big hole right in the middle (5) 46 Yields to pressure and shuts up (7) 47 Check in again before (4) 48 A pointless symbol (4) 50 Ran car in for repair. Damaged slightly (7) 52 Show the key is in the wrong door (5) 54 Lots of love, doles out to (6) 56 Given large number to accommodate, coped with (7) 57 The seeds of time? (4) 59 Somehow gets soldiers inside the section (7) 61 Weapons used in hand-to-hand fighting? (4) 64 Female — a female with arrows in a quiver (5) 66 Only containing small sculpture (4) 67 Go off about the coach — indelicate (6) 69 At home, chaps about to cook something to eat (7) 72 One-syllable words? (5,4) 73 Figure out, dear, whence came the cones? (5) 74 About to call Edgar in to sort out (9) 79 Merely the T in ‘stub’ (4) 81 Is it employed when measures are taken by monarch? (5) 82 Isn’t out to be a bother about, though intransigent (9) 83 The singer, a novice, has to (4) 85 No quarter given to one in the transaction (6) 86 Vehicle crashed. Giles was taken to hospital (6) 87 Data table on how to start making a bed? (6,5) DOWN 1 Contend Rasputin was half mad (4) 2 Improves the appearance of cakes that are disappointments? (6) 3 Dull, boring people from the backwoods (6) 4 A business. I sell trained dogs (7) 5 Extra hard or very soft fabric (5) 6 Mum finished getting the infant dressed (8,2) 7 Tar on the playing field? (5) 8 Interrupted with ‘Didn’t have to putt’ (7,2) 9 Opposed to the commercial jingle (7) 10 Carry. Be after tips (4) 11 How Cole introduced himself to the businessman? (8) 15 Taking half an hour to get home. Truly (6) 21 Think there’s good in one (5) 24 Very effusive with a p-paramour (3,4) 25 An easy one for the artist to portray? (6) 26 The animals guarding it retreated, hissing (6) 28 The dossiers, if I removed lies, would be very different (5) 29 Chum standing a round (3) 33 Mark did come round to get rid of (7) 34 Not hanging about in bars! (6) 37 Twin daughters kidnapped are trembling with fear (5) 40 Moment right, going back to get the diamonds (5) 41 In garden plot, appear to have flowered (7) 43 A near disaster in the stadium (5) 44 The so-and-so bolted (6) 46 Boats that frightened the catfish? (5) 49 Weird O in ‘weirdo’ (7) 51 Identifies specific fielders? (6) 53 Assimilate a summary that’s given one food for thought? (6) 55 And I turn and run inside — run off (5) 58 Indeed needing no further convincing (4,6) 60 Hole up, given the information (3) 62 Cheat mother over the wine (5) 63 How the dynamiting is going when at its height? (4,5) 65 Pandered to in a funny way? (8) 68 Cook has key to rear (6) 70 Getting the old right in does scare! (7) 71 Told off later by the editor (7) 75 Changes when master comes back and puts a stop to (6) 76 The sad waves at departures (6) 77 Dope about to get trapped: new to it (5) 78 Fast getting cold (5) 80 I am inside a great deal, having retired from work (4) 84 With better half, I get into a row (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 12 The hereafter (6,5) 13 German city (6) 14 Imagines (6) 16 Female name (4) 17 Plant (9) 18 Wood (5) 19 Cheat (4) 20 Owned (9) 22 Planned (5) 23 Sailors’ song (3,6) 27 Potential danger (7) 30 In directory (6) 31 Spare (4) 32 Scowl (5) 35 Skin (4) 36 Decorated (7) 38 Small way (4) 39 Tommy (7) 42 Authorised (6) 45 Cut (5) 46 Crumples (7) 47 Check (4) 48 Nought (4) 50 Scratched (7) 52 Show (5) 54 Lots (6) 56 Coped with (7) 57 Time signals (4) 59 Section (7) 61 Weapons (4) 64 Arrows in quiver (5) 66 Sculpture (4) 67 Sturdy (6) 69 Vegetable (7) 72 Chitchat (5,4) 73 Tree (5) 74 About (9) 79 Stub (4) 81 Monarch (5) 82 Intransigent (9) 83 Singer (4) 85 No (6) 86 Vehicle (6) 87 Data table (6,5)
DOWN
1 Fight (4) 2 Disappointments (6) 3 Backwoods (6) 4 Dogs (7) 5 Soft fabric (5) 6 Silent (8,2) 7 Tar (5) 8 Interrupted (7,2) 9 Opposed (7) 10 Carry (4) 11 Businessman (8) 15 Truly (6) 21 Think (5) 24 Very effusive (3,4) 25 Model (6) 26 Hissing sound (6) 28 Dossiers (5) 29 Round (3) 33 Get rid of (7) 34 Quick (6) 37 Fear (5) 40 Moment (5) 41 Flowered (7) 43 Stadium (5) 44 Ran (6) 46 Dogs’ cries (5) 49 Weirdo (7) 51 Indicates (6) 53 Assimilate (6) 55 Run off (5) 58 Indeed (4,6) 60 Information (3) 62 Wine (5) 63 Maximum capacity (4,5) 65 Pandered to (8) 68 Cook (6) 70 Scare (7) 71 Told (7) 75 Changes (6) 76 Departures (6) 77 Inexperienced (5) 78 Chilly (5) 80 Work (4) 84 Row (4)