QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 12 Tree (6,5) 13 Beer (6) 14 Ahead (6) 16 You (4) 17 Gathered (9) 18 Advantage (5) 19 Group (4) 20 Easily (5,4) 22 Truncheon (5) 23 Annoying (9) 27 Draw (7) 30 Fatal (6) 31 Drive off (4) 32 Set of rooms (5) 35 At what time? (4) 36 Supposed (7) 38 Inured (4) 39 Refrained (7) 42 Nearer (6) 45 Fabric (5) 46 Stop (7) 47 Cheat (4) 48 Compass point (4) 50 Refers to (7) 52 All right (5) 54 Shower on (6) 56 Attack (3,4) 57 Bearing (4) 59 Confiscation (7) 61 Shut securely (4) 64 European country (5) 66 Sloughed off (4) 67 Cleans (6) 69 Perfect example (7) 72 Speaking personally (3,2,4) 73 Below (5) 74 Write (4,1,4) 79 Mistake (4) 81 Scale (5) 82 Trio (9) 83 Eavesdrop on (4) 85 Blue (6) 86 Easy one (6) 87 Try (4,1,4,2)

DOWN 1 Insect (4) 2 Expansion (6) 3 Supported (6) 4 Chaps (7) 5 Cheat (5) 6 Well done! (4,3,3) 7 Cook (5) 8 Refreshed knowledge (7,2) 9 Twist (7) 10 Little branch (4) 11 Send (8) 15 Beach (6) 21 Letter (5) 24 Sleep (7) 25 Gravity (6) 26 Zephyr (6) 28 Crosspieces (5) 29 Bed (3) 33 Solace (7) 34 Entrance (6) 37 Looks after (5) 40 Origins (5) 41 Crying (7) 43 Let (5) 44 Work out (6) 46 Becomes detached (5) 49 Travel abroad (7) 51 Wanders (6) 53 Caught upon (6) 55 House (5) 58 Occasionally (3,3,4) 60 Epoch (3) 62 Monarchy (5) 63 Be a regular (9) 65 Great (8) 68 Cuts (6) 70 Bird (7) 71 Looking spruce (7) 75 If you don’t mind (6) 76 Liquid preparation (6) 77 Fraction (5) 78 Broadcast (5) 80 Lure (4) 84 Drama (4)