QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

13 Second-hand

garment (4-2-4) 14 Understand (7) 15 Employ

again (6) 16 Strong (6) 17 Defect (7) 18 Fruit (5) 19 Bird enclosure (4) 20 To a considerable

extent (2,3) 21 Plunder (5) 22 Sleepy (6) 23 Sheriff’s

group (5) 28 Characteristic (7) 30 Skill (7) 33 Remove impurities from (9) 36 Changeable (6) 38 Refracting

glass (5)

39 Loop with a knot (5) 40 Educational

qualification (6) 42 Very small (5) 43 Assignment (7) 44 Save (6) 46 Loosen (4) 49 Cease (4) 51 Varied (6) 53 Irritable (7) 55 Verbose (5) 59 Herb (6) 60 Segment (5) 61 Region (5) 62 Fake (6) 63 Tainting (9) 65 Wary (7) 66 Raw fish dish (7) 70 Well supplied (5) 71 Narrow body

of water (6) 73 Plait (5) 75 Interval (5) 80 Depressed (4) 82 Out of place (5) 83 Dull (7) 84 Frozen

mummy (6) 85 Perplex (6) 86 Part of a

serial (7) 87 Brownish bird

of prey (5,5)

DOWN

1 Awning (6) 2 Military aide (8) 3 Burly (5) 4 Hurriedly (7) 5 Consecrate (6) 6 Intellect (5) 7 With protruding

edges (6) 8 Motorcycle

passenger seat (7) 9 Indulgent (10) 10 Eccentric (5) 11 Mark on

list (5,3) 12 Pull (4) 24 Follow (7) 25 Produce (5) 26 Mystify (7) 27 Allied (7) 29 Select

group (5) 31 Supreme joy (5) 32 Sound of

a bell (4) 34 Elevate (6) 35 Ballot (4) 37 Key figure (7) 41 Deep-fried

strips (7) 45 Grouchy (6) 47 Match by

imitation (7) 48 Water tank (7) 50 Yellow-flowered

plant (7) 52 Give out (4) 54 Likeness (5) 56 Abandon (5) 57 List of

dishes (4) 58 Horizontal

plane (5) 60 Momentary (5-5) 64 Pay attention (6,2) 67 I suppose (1,4,3) 68 Biting (7) 69 Put pressure

on (3,4) 72 Customise (6) 74 Standing (6) 76 Not easily

upset (6) 77 Trainee (5) 78 In good condition though used (2,3) 79 Ancient

prophetess (5) 81 Vegetable (4)