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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
13 Pretty much, but not exactly, same quantity as before (4,2,4) 14 Hard part is playing the musician (7) 15 Brought round a new telly recently (6) 16 Foreigner concealed it, being well-mannered (6) 17 Plucky, had lain curled up in tank (7) 18 With both openers dismissed, was then looking very frightened (5) 19 Butter up to curry favour with a young thing (4) 20 Take the helm. Am disembarking from steamer (5) 21 Puzzle must ruin page (5) 22 Miserable and shivering, are brought in to dry (6) 23 Foggy. Good gracious, it’s swirling in! (5) 28 In June and July, my dear, I will take a break (7) 30 Obviously a number had left ahead of schedule (7) 33 At a pinch, amended totally — and humbly (3,2,4) 36 Fun is wrong and the tiniest bit of levity wicked (6) 38 Gather mother animal is protecting (5) 39 Money pooled to get a little pet (5) 40 Masterstroke by the French duo (6) 42 And, by the way, are still in effect (5) 43 Nevertheless, it’s a question always put to (7) 44 He’s pulling something from a storage place (6) 46 Two notes: hush money (4) 49 Take hasp off duck coop (4) 51 Career damaged by lies, is departing (6) 53 He got taken in by a daft fiddle, the fool (7) 55 Parry is person police are questioning about stolen goods (5) 59 Keen to get Ned back into painting (6) 60 Stopped working and is penniless (5) 61 With characteristic skill, returned it (5) 62 Hand over to police on outskirts of N. Italian city (4,2) 63 Queuing to get and quite likely to be given (2,4,3) 65 Will chat about, I figure, in secret (7) 66 Having the power to resist change, be resolute (7) 70 Would it not form part of a sensible diet? (5) 71 Mend — a broken marriage? (6) 73 A jerk from the beginning (5) 75 Person who mended the darned drain? (5) 80 To be retrogressive is bad (4) 82 Yearns to, when he’s taken to account (5) 83 The drive back in incurred a surcharge (7) 84 The coin is a nicker (6) 85 Implied, then, I’d falsified (6) 86 Taking time, manage to construct frame, to provide shade (7) 87 Does it keep slipping off the armchair it’s on? (5,5)
DOWN
1 Preparing to shoot arrow, withdraw (3,3) 2 It frees one — from the necessity to collect? (8) 3 Dope, swallowing again, is gullible (5) 4 Stop. He has an embargo on (5,2) 5 Would one have to be mad to seek refuge in it? (6) 6 Also constructing hotel in and school (5) 7 Note assessed as having been discordant (6) 8 Widened, did accommodate the former (7) 9 All set for that trip before day-break (2,3,5) 10 Deposit, entering figure in empty space (5) 11 Fits out to do some angling, though it’s rather difficult (8) 12 Quickly gobble up and run (4) 24 No good. Yarn’s caught and is knotting (7) 25 In story book, a list of contents (5) 26 The ram’s become a pet (7) 27 Because, again, it’s true (7) 29 I dot the i in ‘twit’ (5) 31 Reveals the centre’s broken in — split (5) 32 Having characteristics in common, find pleasant (4) 34 Prefer the A5. Four is roundabout (6) 35 The sun, Jack, is a celestial body (4) 37 Excellent. Can convert into money (7) 41 To member of family, are mostly hard to understand (7) 45 With the artist in spirit (6) 47 Break that’s mended up again (7) 48 Tip off that grotto contains prisoner (7) 50 Mean to rent out to an associate (7) 52 Cut hole through to make noose (4) 54 The misshapen A, right in the middle (5) 56 Attaches magazines (5) 57 Are turning right back (4) 58 Top of rock is obscured by aquatic creature (5) 60 Oh me! A divorce (6,4) 64 For little brat to lie is wrong: disrespectful (8) 67 Will it bleat if there’s no walkies? (8) 68 Mum’s given herbal rub (7) 69 Release from engulfing river that’s rising (7) 72 New coin with Queen facing backwards on head (6) 74 Drops back — right back — feels sick (6) 76 Team with which one has a match (6) 77 Ginger is a small boy (5) 78 Being prone to error and not altogether kind (5) 79 Behaved badly. Cheated. He was expelled (5) 81 The big-headed one in front (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
13 Pretty much (4,2,4) 14 Musician (7) 15 Recently (6) 16 Courteous (6) 17 Brave (7) 18 Pallid (5) 19 Young deer (4) 20 Guide (5) 21 Baffle (5) 22 Dismal (6) 23 Foggy (5) 28 Summer solstice (7) 30 Obviously (7) 33 Humbly (3,2,4) 36 Wicked (6) 38 Gather (5) 39 Pool of bets (5) 40 Pair (6) 42 Be in effect (5) 43 Nevertheless (7) 44 Sliding compartment (6) 46 Money (4) 49 Unlock (4) 51 Dash (6) 53 Chump (7) 55 Evade questions (5) 59 Keen (6) 60 Penniless (5) 61 Characteristic (5) 62 Hand over to (4,2) 63 Likely recipient (2,4,3) 65 Confidential (7) 66 Persevere (7) 70 Nonsense (5) 71 Mend (6) 73 Beginning (5) 75 Drain (5) 80 Diabolic (4) 82 Yearns (5) 83 Campaign (7) 84 Policeman (slang) (6) 85 Implied (6) 86 Purplish red (7) 87 Furniture protector (5,5)
DOWN
1 Withdraw (3,3) 2 Postal consignment (8) 3 Naive (5) 4 Stop a vessel (5,2) 5 Refuge (6) 6 School of fish (5) 7 Jarred (6) 8 Expanded (7) 9 All set (2,3,5) 10 Empty space (5) 11 Rather rigid (8) 12 Run (4) 24 Gets snarled up (7) 25 List (5) 26 Furry animal (7) 27 Genuine (7) 29 Fool (5) 31 Depart (5) 32 Similar to (4) 34 Prefer (6) 35 Asterisk (4) 37 Economics (7) 41 Obscure (7) 45 Ghost (6) 47 Smash (7) 48 Prisoner (7) 50 Associate (7) 52 Noose (4) 54 Centre (5) 56 Trims (5) 57 Back (4) 58 Aquatic creature (5) 60 Fractured family (6,4) 64 Rude (8) 67 Collie (8) 68 Rub (7) 69 Liberty (7) 72 Latter-day (6) 74 Lags behind (6) 76 Number (6) 77 Reddishyellow (5) 78 Homo sapiens (5) 79 Behaved (5) 81 Conceited (4)