QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

12 Becoming unpopular (2,3,3,3) 13 Lament (6) 14 Bowman (6) 16 Mediocre (2-2) 17 Victorious (9) 18 Savage (5)

19 Close by (4) 20 Nonsense (9) 22 Suspicious (5) 23 Place of

trouble (5,4) 27 Unsettle (7) 30 Depend on (4,2)

31 Uncommon (4) 32 Foam (5) 35 Join

together (4) 36 Chastening (4,3) 38 Beginning (4) 39 Skilful (7) 42 Look for (6) 45 Wild (5) 46 Bumpkin (7) 47 Hastily attach (4) 48 Opinion (4) 50 Knowing (7) 52 Advantage (5) 54 Minor

criticism (6) 56 Unnatural (7) 57 Excess fat (4) 59 Hard to catch (7)

61 Feeling (4) 64 Fit of temper (5) 66 Price (4) 67 Recess (6) 69 Greatly

revere (7) 72 Informative

paper (4,5) 73 Doubtful

gesture (5) 74 Acclaim (9) 79 Opening (4)

81 Thick (5) 82 Punctuation

mark (9) 83 Small amount (4) 85 Small cart (6) 86 Store (6) 87 Hotel

hospitality (4,7)

DOWN

1 Release (4) 2 Certain winner (4-2) 3 Button (6) 4 Cleanliness (7) 5 Stupid person (5) 6 Nutritious fare (6,4) 7 Sofa (5) 8 Very active (2,4,3)

9 Security device (7) 10 Closely

examine (4) 11 Consider (3,5) 15 Dwindle (6) 21 Pitted fruit (5) 24 Follower (7) 25 Bestow (6) 26 Sleepy (6) 28 Additional

clause (5) 29 Hand (3) 33 Display of

enthusiasm (7) 34 Prison official (6) 37 Recover (5) 40 Neighbourly (5)

41 Pastry dish (4,3) 43 Decree (5) 44 Glaring

mistake (6) 46 Upward effort (5) 49 Industrial

strike (7) 51 Weaken (6) 53 Disease (6) 55 Auctioneer’s

hammer (5) 58 Marginally

(2,1,7) 60 Finish (3) 62 Plague (5) 63 Fluctuate (4,3,2) 65 Economic

dispute (5,3) 68 Sociable (6) 70 Murky (7)

71 Majestic (7) 75 Tarry (6) 76 Pester (6) 77 Facial hair (5) 78 Quickly leave (5) 80 Rubber

cushion (4) 84 Fold (4)