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Across

1. Kettledrum (7)

6. Herb (5)

9. Reverie (5)

12. At no time (5)

13. Earlier (poetic) (3)

14. Scrooge (5)

15. Excessive (5)

16. Tilts (5)

18. Entice (5)

20. Grizzle (5)

21. Aspiring (5-2)

23. Seep (4)

25. Musical drama (5)

27. Gemstone (4)

29. Amputate (5)

31. Downcast (4)

33. Car for hire (4)

34. Request (4)

36. Genesis (9)

39. Spot (3)

40. Stew (6)

43. Foolish, hopeless search (4-5,5)

46. Tramp (4)

47. Grassed area (4)

49. Take and use unfairly (14) 54. Fail to consider (6)

56. Beer (3)

57. Heroic courage (7-2)

61. Prayer ending (4)

64. Tardy (4)

66. Prying (4)

67. Adjudicate (5)

68. Sensationalism (4)

70. Throw out (5)

72. Big refuse bin (4)

74. Indication (7)

76. Musical note (5) 78. Unemotional (5)

80. String (5)

81. Feelings of melancholy (5) 82. Transfer (5)

83.

84. Speak (5)

85. Old-fashioned (5)

86. Bring to mind (5)

87. Completely (7)

Down

1. Imaginary distortion of dates (4,4)

2. Miscalculate (8)

3. Pungent (5)

4. Foot arch (6)

5. Female reproductive cell (4) 6. Cruel person (5) 26. Urge on (3)

28. Pet hate (7)

29. Traditional Indian garment (4) 30. Visual recording (5)

32. stairs (7)

35. Garland (3)

37. Self-esteem (3)

38. Diamond (inf) (3)

41. Quickly (abbr) (4)

42. Women (Australia) (7)

43. Mentally and emotionally stable (4-8)

44. US cookie (4)

45. future (7)

48. Brandish (5)

50. Piercing cry (6)

51. Write (3)

52. Past it (3)

53. Golfer’s peg (3)

55. Short written record (4)

58. Bungling (5)

59. Interval (3)

60. Solely (4)

62. Spiritually unfathomable (8) 63. Usually (8)

65. Once more (5)

68. Modest (6)

69. Pretentious, insincere (6)

71. Accompany (6)

73. Matter (5)

75. Centre (5)

7. Popular puzzle (6)

76. Light fog (4)

8. Margin of safety (6)

77. Requirement (4)

9. Food store (abbr) (4)

79. Vow (4)

10. Relieve (4)

11. Clever move (12)

17. Catalogue (5)

19. Ordinary (5)

22. Explosive device (4)

24. Plant used to treat bruises (6)