THE BS CROSSWORD
# 3118
ACROSS
8 Better back out of the quarrel
Bond started (6)
9 Foreign girl returning after
midnight (3)
10 Incensed at being given the
wrong ride ? (4) 11 Service chief at the Savoy
maybe (10)
12 Unrefined female mad with
lust (4)
13 Girl claiming to be a man (6) 16 The famous home is returned
to the owner, renovated (8) 17 Not for profit, in a way (7) 18 Dropping in the main (3-4) 22 A slip of the tongue might mean
that it wasn't tight enough (8) 25 Why sing "Ring around..."
when a croon will do? (6) 26 Doesn't pass in bridge ? (4) 27 A beer - that fish drink ?
Nonsense ! (10) 30 Half-hearted retain one
military cap (4)
31 Deep drawer for papers,
formerly (3)
32 Snooker leaders with a colour
trapped (6)
DOWN
1 High church cover (4)
2 Looked injured, so left in bed
(4)
3 Use foot-levers to steer lad in
different direction (8) 4 Loving, but admits to being a
conservative (7)
5 Unit of measurement, a thousand one hundred, right on (6)
6 Start with irrigation and
you'll get best quality (5,5) 7 Flood of French glue,
perhaps (6)
14 A fool with drink inside,
maybe (3)
15 Perfectly sure it is under top bunk with oil for rough work garb (10)
19 Consequence of second Shaw
play presented (8)
20 Made no attempt to hide lair (3) 21 Disappointment when told new arrangements are to be made (3-4)
23 Greeted as if he would be
about to be sick (6)
24 Oddly chary about fifty, in a
teasing way (6)
28 Drip out of the lake ? (4)
29 It could hold about half a
gallon - or more (4)