February 2006 - 18x18 Barred Grid Cryptic
by Cullen

Across

4Protection for despatch rider on the old Russian front? (9,6)
16Evil spirit's regularly cathartic fellow (7)
17Crawling, but it's strictly comparable (2,3,5)
18Man confused by rough map by being sentimental (5-5)
19Young child standing over a princess (7)
21Fashion garment's debut in society (4)
22Father masters a series of notes showing spirit (6)
24Preferably aide will not have a friend (7)
25Left before midday to organise strike (3)
26Reporter's cold Mexican dish (5)
27South African decapitated - now dead! Weep over him (7)
29Only fellow on strike? (3-3-3)
32They're a drag for jobbing schoolboys (4)
34The tube for below-surface travel (7)
37White coats put on by patisseur? (6)
38Upset if and when the firm has a failure (6)
42Minor AA mix-up in Europe (7)
45Look round only outside of priory? That's stupid (5)
46There is a notice in this place to be loyal (6)
48Old settlers died with oil pollution (5)
51Servitude is meekly displaying belief in God (5)
52Team at play appear in profile (4-2)
53Badly made bunks appear lumpy (5)
56Work in-charge is bound to offer a view (7)
57Set out twice with a dangerous flier (6)
58Head skips to end of liturgy - er - it's Latin again (6)
59Idly talking - but it could be harmful (7)
63Roman bones buried beneath Mt Pelion (4)
64Tact Helga used in the Irish- speaking districts of Ireland (9)
67Minstrel playing melange (7)
69Carolyn nearly trapping another girl (5)
71Turn brown in Istanbul? (3)
73Villain enfolded in strange robe in rich fabric (7)
76Interrogates cooks (6)
77Mathematical irrationality a

sailor finds ridiculous (4)
78Scribbled on a page, demonstrating moon's furthest point (7)
79Right - a Frenchman is captured (10)
80In anticipation of hearing why you need glasses (10)
81Pointing a GT out, with modification in small instrument (7)
82Work on ketches, which no man can do (5,3,7)

Down

1Restrained worker - and hit him! (10)
2The mistress of the house has a talk with the girl (10)
3Refurbished room in mid-blue or gilt decoration (6)
5The little woman's awfully glad, old fruit (7)
6Flaps, Scandinavians and French admitted (7)
7"Witness thou, best *****! Thou the pride of vegetable life" (James Thomson) (5)
8Attractive play in which duke is ousted by leader of Left (6)
9Spherical, topless, like part of the ear (7)

10Virginia going round when on line by Tube? (5)
11Revolving index with broken dial, notice (6)
12Doctor Caius' office producing the desired result (11)
13Lake contains a fish (5)
14Bean located in Tutankahmun granary (4)
15Empress in difficult straits with a following (8)
20Drag in half-German language (6)
23Threatening to dig into mint cocktail (8)
28Wishing to have leaderless soldiers competing (7)
30An official denial from France (7)
31Willing to cover outlays - overheads? (2-5)
33During high wind, high priest recalled biblical region (7)
35Short book placed before Jonah (7)
36Playing fish circling ship (7)
39An appeal and a duck - not bad! (2-2)
40Prosecute me ruthlessly for using PC's jargon (11)
41Mishap to upset mature student (8)
43Henry, on receiving rings expresses gratification (3)
44Sailor to be priest? (4)
47Money wasted in protest for Roman God (3)
49Not feeling so passionate in a dress lent out (4,6)
50Conditions produced by ocean winds, oddly enough (3,3,4)
54Firsy Day covers? (3,5)
55Put off one's retirement (4,2)
60Shrub that makes a circle in water (7)
61This writer of Irish folk tales sounds transparent (7)
62Blushing celebrity displaying Communist symbol (3,4)
65New car broken down in Wicklow village (6)
66Champion solver taking minute to fill in gaps (6)
68Not holding line, Kremlin arranged cover for Bush! (6)
70Parts of Geneva without a Jewish area (5)
72New attempt to import excellent Kiwi tree (5)
74Cut short, using a different spelling (5)
75Beetle found in a pond or river (4)


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