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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

13 Reflect and ponder. Don’t act hastily (5,5) 14 Understand a reel’s wound to bring one in (7) 15 I am not one to inflict harm (6) 16 About a quarter have achieved fame (6) 17 Mug with strange dark brown top (7) 18 Having real trouble getting key in. It’s big (5) 19 Ordered to, he evicted the old (4) 20 Sunny smiles? (5) 21 Possibly George is grumpy (5) 22 Tear out top section of index to keep (6) 23 Set about changing the day (5) 28 Steed is the one making out the invoice (7) 30 North east. Honest! (7) 33 Here’s to forming, with me, a trio (9) 36 Punch — or beer (6) 38 By the bend, there’s a big kiosk (5) 39 Pursue hospital patient outside (5) 40 Thought, on turning it back on (6) 42 Roughly same time, should be put in to cook (5) 43 Friendly little girl in pink (7) 44 Back in the day, moles were seen round now and again (6) 46 Nonsense! A hard drinker will knock it back (4) 49 Blast! How do I clue ‘pizzazz’? (4) 51 Unwilling to inform you what was in the greetings card? (6) 53 A profit so huge it’s really funny? (7) 55 Tip of nose goes into bag for a little food (5) 59 Getting warmer — and more muggy (6) 60 Forced many to wander (5) 61 Room for only the most intrepid of travellers (5) 62 A grave, perhaps, in France (6) 63 Branch bare, stops (6,3) 65 Granted that everybody was indebted to (7) 66 Gushed out. Ran, trapping (7) 70 Look at small tear, dribbling (5) 71 Leant on, told another fib (6) 73 Fear dead and run inside (5) 75 It hides the neck and identifying mark fellow has (5) 80 At half past, we go back to cook (4) 82 A male mole? (5) 83 How card players walk? (7) 84 Little short of being a large majority (6) 85 Looking frightened, chum takes cover (6) 86 In short, managed to get fruit (7) 87 Search for boy in uniform: plump (5,5)

DOWN

1 I’ve squeezed into the lift (6) 2 He may get paid for singing (8) 3 Support for the resistance (5) 4 Past record shows the man’s right-wing (7) 5 Sent off for holding, in return game (6) 6 Money found in a bin (5) 7 Talk incoherently about and we’re not allowed to finish (6) 8 The sick are accommodated in best possible quarters (7) 9 Please be tolerant with furniture remover’s request for help (4,4,2) 10 The person speaking with highpitched voice is a musician (5) 11 The teeniest bit short of immaculate (8) 12 Poster boy (4) 24 Fruit — bananas — brought back to give to the children (7) 25 Time given to go through the notes (5) 26 Deceive like mad about the isle (7) 27 Nick? (3,4) 29 After renovation, opening therapeutic centre (5) 31 Paid about a pound for a purchase at the draper’s (5) 32 A wine joint (4) 34 On land or sea, travelling about an hour (6) 35 Bed of Black Sea is swarming with (4) 37 Items for dogs she got in jumble sale (7) 41 For huge attic I converted, new installation (7) 45 Assume the note is from Neddy (6) 47 Quick to conceal anger and most impartial (7) 48 So is deployed within half a minute for an assignment (7) 50 ‘Mental trouble’, I interposed, ‘is a sickness’ (7) 52 Killed for having photographed (4) 54 Let see a run on the pound (5) 56 Caught a strange-looking one from the boat (5) 57 Shut up! (It has a loud bark) (4) 58 Looked up the additional section ‘Summer Hazards’ (5) 60 Way in which a quarrel is dissimilar to an argument (10) 64 All right for the really fit (4,4) 67 Not vulgar — and that’s rare (8) 68 Models who are part-time nannies (7) 69 Assumes, when one competes against (5,2) 72 The gloomy daughter is married to Albert (6) 74 Decline to let us in free. Maddening (6) 76 Is in the band that’s rebelling (6) 77 Home and dry, having run out the Irishman (5) 78 Blow on balloon with great enjoyment (5) 79 Unhealthy-looking snack (5) 81 Bag a role to make a comeback (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

13 Consider carefully (5,5) 14 Understand (7) 15 Damage (6) 16 Fame (6) 17 Mug (7) 18 Big (5) 19 Informed (4) 20 Rays (5) 21 Angry (5) 22 Keep (6) 23 Prepared (5) 28 Warhorse (7) 30 Honest (7) 33 Trio (9) 36 Hit (6) 38 Kiosk (5) 39 Pursue (5) 40 Idea (6) 42 Vapour (5) 43 Friendly (7) 44 Rarely (6) 46 Nonsense (4) 49 Panache (4) 51 Unwilling (6) 53 Murdering (7) 55 Light meal (5) 59 Nearer (6) 60 Forced (5) 61 Room (5) 62 Stress (6) 63 Stops (6,3) 65 Permitted (7) 66 Gushed (7) 70 Gaze (5) 71 Depended (6) 73 Fear (5) 75 Muffler (5) 80 Cook slowly (4) 82 Spy (5) 83 Mix playing cards (7) 84 Nearly (6) 85 Pale (6) 86 Dried fruit (7) 87 Search (5,5)

DOWN 1 Rob (6) 2 Nark (8) 3 Pedestal (5) 4 Past record (7) 5 Game (6) 6 Money (slang) (5) 7 Ramble (6) 8 Quarters (7) 9 Be patient (4,4,2) 10 Kilted musician? (5) 11 Immaculate (8) 12 Poster (4) 24 Fruit (7) 25 Musical pace (5) 26 Deceive (7) 27 Pseudonym (3,4) 29 Centre (5) 31 Tartan (5) 32 German wine (4) 34 On land (6) 35 Foundation (4) 37 Leads (7) 41 Enormous (7) 45 Ass (6) 47 Most impartial (7) 48 Assignment (7) 50 Sickness (7) 52 Photographed (4) 54 Rent (5) 56 Boat (5) 57 Aquatic animal (4) 58 Insects (5) 60 Argument (10) 64 All right (4,4) 67 Rare (8) 68 Artists’ models (7) 69 Adopts (5,2) 72 Gloomy (6) 74 Decline (6) 76 Rebelling (6) 77 Patrick (5) 78 Enjoyment (5) 79 Sallow (5) 81 Catch (4)