TODAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD

CHOOSE cryptic or quick, answers are the same. SOLUTIONS ON MONDAY

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

13 Disregard U.S. president holding Republican ideas mistakenly (5,5) 14 Specialist disheartened when facing total speech impediment (7) 15 Arrange break to consume last of juice in glass (6) 16 Fool easily frightened in retirement about source of water (6) 17 Bishop and queen taking part in unusually neat feast (7) 18 Contributor located in London ordinarily (5) 19 Family possessing large oven (4) 20 One much admired northern wading bird (5) 21 René’s improvised a contemptuous look (5) 22 Chap certain to miss sun for fertiliser (6) 23 Money needed in past possibly for item of postage (5) 28 Forestall Peter crazily detaining politician (3-4) 30 Type prone to lose bottle in a form of check-in (7) 33 Feature of a river largely drained now (9) 36 Scrub awful place without power around North Carolina (6) 38 Colonel outwardly has objective for assertion (5) 39 Imposing duke behind aged relative (5) 40 Writer probing current company executive? It’s to happen shortly (6) 42 Inexpensive hotel found in exotic cape (5) 43 Predict sore feet mostly after dancing (7) 44 A lot of commotion about old film showing embryo (6) 46 Lively dance more electrifying in part (4) 49 Part of a tree in bay (4) 51 DIY today taking a year represented as a peculiar thing (6) 53 Graduate in a short time comprehends small woodwind instrument (7) 55 Delicious yoghurt’s first found by unmarried parent (5) 59 Container for food and unlimited bubbly drink (6) 60 Strange invention shown in article (5) 61 Drive shown by a graduate in staged work (5) 62 Blue bar after demolition missing a pile of bricks? (6) 63 Doctor is quieter? That’s indispensable (9) 65 Exemplary character in much of large-scale book (7) 66 Sculpture, say, behind slope in defensive mound (7) 70 Fine U.S. comedian in woman’s dress (5) 71 Lay aside tips of such essential value (6) 73 Wide thoroughfare for slower drivers? (5) 75 Fast flier (5) 80 Ointment stored by tribal merchant (4) 82 Sizeable fighter in Hungary yet to be battered (5) 83 A doctor is housed in expensive French room (7) 84 Politician finally in Italian city gets to retire? (4,2) 85 Start to deviate breaking down route for diversion (6) 86 Admit eccentric now to pub with no end of hubbub (3,2,2) 87 Escort person in custody and assume control (4,6)

DOWN

1 Injury for Sue and Brian leaving a new discoloured mark (6) 2 A whale so seen at sea in general (2,1,5) 3 Standard type shunning exercise for a social gathering (5) 4 Break up to rework Dan’s bid (7) 5 A scene that’s transformed for psychic session (6) 6 Publish an item of contention? (5) 7 Established thing some mostly cut when trained (6) 8 Central part of idea in cheap piece of publicity for one at college? (7) 9 Win over brother with mixed gin followed by a set of drinks (5,5) 10 Stop in bistro basically when coming from the south (5) 11 Give up replacing cap in kit (4,2,2) 12 Touch head of fantastically slippery fish (4) 24 First person with U.S. actress in a mixture (7) 25 Waste something for lighting a candle (5) 26 Run about briskly with Mike and Penny in varied races (7) 27 Pair set for ramble walk aimlessly (7) 29 Come to care about hospital (5) 31 Chef waved after shedding outer layers to get lift? (5) 32 Advantage kept by refined German (4) 34 Agreement in a cricket club — or beginning of dispute (6) 35 Henry has love for circle of light (4) 37 Record what might be used by a snooker player in the lead? (5,2) 41 PR brute manufactured produces worry (7) 45 Old boy enthralled by hateful figure? That’s regrettable (3,3) 47 Rude bachelor trashed his room almost (7) 48 Staff given scheduled time for instruction (7) 50 A struggling team for all to see on river lacking professionalism (7) 52 Neat border put below back of allotment (4) 54 Crowd conflict within confines of stadium (5) 56 Damage around essential part of sole tooth (5) 57 Break a card game (4) 58 Vision somehow remained but not in Spain (5) 60 Fetch a tool for play and indulge in buffoonery (3,3,4) 64 In Provence, a piece of public land? That’s rare (8) 67 A new prop is devised for a restorative snooze (5,3) 68 Surprisingly coy girl not right to keep name that’s sickly sweet (7) 69 Father grabs cocktail on the rise and pepper (7) 72 Bar with excellent Eastern part (6) 74 A beret needing repair gets discount (6) 76 Female on journey to acquire good kitchen appliance (6) 77 First signs of wealth here are reviving famous quay (5) 78 Ring in farm building for aristocrat (5) 79 Part of a library, say, most acknowledged? Not altogether (5) 81 Ancient French painter turned up with no end of paintings (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

13 Disregard (5,5) 14 Speech impediment (7) 15 Glass (6) 16 Fool (6) 17 Feast (7) 18 Contributor (5) 19 Oven (4) 20 Wading bird (5) 21 Contemptuous look (5) 22 Fertiliser (6) 23 Impression (5) 28 Forestall (3-4) 30 White meat (7) 33 Now (9) 36 Revoke (6) 38 Assertion (5) 39 Sublime (5) 40 Loom (6) 42 Inexpensive (5) 43 Predict (7) 44 Embryo (6) 46 Lively dance (4) 49 Dog’s cry (4) 51 Peculiar thing (6) 53 Woodwind instrument (7) 55 Delicious (5) 59 Impede (6) 60 Strange (5) 61 Staged work (5) 62 Masonry fragments (6) 63 Indispensable (9) 65 Personification (7) 66 Defensive mound (7) 70 Woman’s dress (5) 71 Postpone (6) 73 Wide (5) 75 Quick (5) 80 Ointment (4) 82 Sizeable (5) 83 Room (7) 84 Go to bed (4,2) 85 Diversion (6) 86 Admit (3,2,2) 87 Assume control (4,6)

DOWN

1 Discoloured mark (6) 2 In general (2,1,5) 3 Social gathering (5) 4 Break up (7) 5 Psychic session (6) 6 Publish (5) 7 Usage (6) 8 Learner (7) 9 Win over (5,5) 10 Stop (5) 11 Give up doing (4,2,2) 12 Touch (4) 24 Mixture (7) 25 Overflow (5) 26 Run about briskly (7) 27 Walk aimlessly (7) 29 Come to (5) 31 Make an effort to lift (5) 32 Rim (4) 34 Agreement (6) 35 Circle of light (4) 37 Record (5,2) 41 Worry (7) 45 Regrettable (3,3) 47 Rude (7) 48 Instruction (7) 50 Non-professional (7) 52 Prune (4) 54 Throng (5) 56 Tooth (5) 57 Break (4) 58 Vision (5) 60 Indulge in buffoonery (3,3,4) 64 Rare (8) 67 Restorative snooze (5,3) 68 Sickly sweet (7) 69 Red pepper (7) 72 Apart from (6) 74 Discount (6) 76 Kitchen appliance (6) 77 Quay (5) 78 Aristocrat (5) 79 Large pile (5) 81 Ancient (4)