Puzzles: test your skills

ACROSS

1. Affectedly proper 4. Round in shape 9. Harley-Davidson user

10. Egyptian goddess

12. Showed the way, – traffic

13. Starts again 14. Shrill-sounding insect

16. Translate

19. The Red Planet 20. Deep mud 22. Thrusts forward 23. Act in an abject manner

24. Longed for, wanted 28. Denial 30. Innermost part 31. Essential 32. Abandoned, – his post 33. Provided a loan

DOWN

1. Couple 2. Long-beaked wading bird 3. Misapplies

4. Yield ground

5. Part of the eye 6. Visa or Amex, – card

7. Fate, – in life 8. Emits rays 11. Formula 1 legend, Ayrton – 14. Part of a dollar 15. Dry, parched 16. Conjectured 17. Group of three 18. Knitting stitch 20. Melodious 21. Mention, – to 22. Beer-tankard alloy

24. Bird of peace 25. Noddy creator, – Blyton

26. Part in play, eg 27. Dexterous 29. Oxygen, eg Solution in next month’s issue.