THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Relax, listening to poems (4) 9 A hundred more than is needed to give protection (5) 10 A man holding a rest (4) 11 Banishing outsiders (6) 12 Cheat punished in one way or another (8) 13 Introduction before a stroll (8) 15 Cooks in about 11 seconds (6) 17 Having a stroke of luck like the lord of the grippe? (7) 19 A short time in the street, an initial test (7) 22 Susan's surname often has a novel appearance? (6) 24 Brides eventually have tales to tell (3,5) 26 In denial, Penny's ingenuous (8) 28 Shout about poor mum being bad (6) 30 France is an example of this hiding place, we hear (4) 31 Some sweet Welshman? (5) 32 Prophetically, I claim to be so backward (4)

DOWN

1 A young attendant brought to book? (4) 2 Pushed the boat out in Paris ? (4,4) 3 Gem that is a Scottish horse, perhaps (6) 4 Dissolute vice got Edward expelled (7) 5 Uses as one's local and is fascinated by (6,2) 6 Get high on beer - four and a half gallons taken in ! (6) 7 Came across an item of authority (4) 14 Advance with Normandy's second Norse conqueror (5) 16 Different names for a minister's house (5) 18 Overlooks the North and, for example, savage Celts (8) 20 Test about food in court (8) 21 No doubt it will strengthen if forty is reached (7) 23 Award for quiet hospital in city of Paris (6) 25 Lures away from shy selfstarter (6) 27 Number expressed surprise, seeing patriarch (4) 29 Rooftop seen behind low, open ground (4)