CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
13 The H in ‘hope’? (10) 14 Prim and proper, quiet and rather illmannered (7) 15 It keeps room warm for her to eat in (6) 16 Poor fellow having snack in pub (6) 17 Silly, having dessert before his stew (7) 18 Well-built and under new ownership, I occupy (5) 19 Where sailors disembark to have a drink (4) 20 Even so, it’s split fifty-fifty (5) 21 Having had run-in, bound to be irritated (5) 22 Generous — very — I lash out all round (6) 23 Hour-long problem (5) 28 So then cut right through the middle to reduce (7) 30 Tell to demolish ‘24’ (7) 33 Made a lot of money as a decontaminator? (7,2) 36 Mistake made by backward students (4-2) 38 Figure tree outside must be felled to build (5) 39 Twice married, in embrace of toy boy (5) 40 Scold bedraggled beater (6) 42 What people are talking about to policeman when I enter (5) 43 Again, second page contains forecast (7) 44 See the figure entered is insignificant (6) 46 It can fly — and that’s fun (4) 49 Touched, it’s soft and matted (4) 51 Question is, did I drop in to annoy? (6) 53 With partner at firm having odd snort (7) 55 Fast getting in trouble with fellow workers (5) 59 Manages to afford when spring’s come round again (6) 60 Ex-girlfriend who’s a red? (5) 61 First pair I go with myself (5) 62 Decree there must be a hole to drain off (6) 63 European bread sold at patisserie (5,4) 65 With one side removed, stopped (4,3) 66 Extract from book: page about animal (7) 70 The usual procedure is to make a hole (5) 71 By day four, packed, set to take off (6) 73 Highly priced but dropping sharply (5) 75 Loose synonym would be ‘lazy’ (5) 80 Sign that there’s a tot on the way (4) 82 Backing the good one, among a number (5) 83 Can rake about. It’s standard practice (7) 84 He sorted out lass in trouble (6) 85 Day is bad. Gloomy (6) 86 Deliver, as I go out, a plant (7) 87 Not going downhill. Honest (2,3,5)
DOWN
1 What made dog’s nose twitch going up? (6) 2 Rum — just one (8) 3 I can jog outside: run with terrier (5) 4 Go awry and you dismiss the wrong person? (7) 5 As before, unfairly con into again (6) 6 Bridge I take into a foreign country (5) 7 Going by public transport, he’ll reduce by fifty the quantity (6) 8 ‘Wish you were here,’ I have added to the letter (7) 9 ‘Walk in the Park’ with only minor actors in the cast? (6,4) 10 Disreputable and fishy! (5) 11 Perhaps dressed one in blue (8) 12 Herbivores upset by grass (4) 24 He can tell us how many are opposed (7) 25 Left out peas and capers (5) 26 Home with tot playing in pen (7) 27 Animals on border of new bib. Furry animals (7) 29 He’s going to love what you say at the meeting (5) 31 Disregarding that the water’s in jugs (5) 32 Upsetting surprise makes mad (4) 34 Are embarrassed about being fostered (6) 35 Bringing back fruit for the boy (4) 37 Does it meditate when it wants to go walkies? (7) 41 Told off later by the editor (7) 45 Dressed fish on culinary base (6) 47 Are worried, doubtless, by the removal (7) 48 Arrive astride favourite to take part in (7) 50 Authorise me to switch electricity on (7) 52 In the first place, it’s very heavy (4) 54 Hard back. It’s ‘Ear Piercing’ (5) 56 Chuck at the f-fish (5) 57 Now and again he goes over (4) 58 Back from Vietnam, or from Italy (5) 60 Decline in the number of tightrope walkers’ accidents (7-3) 64 To yours truly, no different. Identical (8) 67 Spent a lot of money on climbing mountains, she had (8) 68 He is brought in later for treatment (7) 69 Clergyman, having had rest break, goes back (7) 72 It eats fruit in your garden? That’s a childish complaint (6) 74 On journey back, ditto. Stand (6) 76 Named as having visited (6) 77 Coped with, a lot of the time (5) 78 Being subject to error (5) 79 Hurled or cast one into (5) 81 Put large hand on (4)