SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

ACROSS:

1 Riches, affluence (6)

4 A type of blackbird (5)

7 Moves on hands and knees (6)

13 Civic-minded (7)

14 Nevertheless (3)

15 Not spiritual (7)

16 Tansy or thyme (4)

17 Female ruff

(3)

18 A very small amount (4)

21 Harem “log raise” anagram

(8)

23 Sang in a sing-song voice? (8)

27 Advancing, upgrading or improving (9)

29 Proceed to argue with person on point? (4,5)

31 Outermost point (9)

32 Makes the least of (9)

33 Unidentified

(8)

37 Hardened or became bonelike (8)

42 Honolulu’s island (4)

43 Of last month, in short, in correspondence (3)

44 Water from the clouds

(4)

47 Single occasion

(3,4)

48 Bleat of a sheep (3)

49 Testifier in court (7)

50 Bronze, brass, steel, et al.

(6)

51 Peevish (5)

52 Correct, fix or make well (6)

DOWN:

1 Makes or becomes broader (6)

2 Deeds (4)

3 Lustrous material (7)

5 Trade ban

(7)

6 Sweepstake or prize draw (7)

8 Public performance (7)

9 Brick erection (4)

10 Calm and unruffled

(6)

11 World-wide

(6)

12 Caught sight of (6)

19 Engagement

(9)

20 Persevered, endured or remained

(9)

22 Burns, sets ablaze (7)

24 Egg producing organs (7)

25 High temperature

(5)

26 Abrupt (5)

28 Hint (3)

30 I think therefore _ __? (1,2)

34 Equality in the eyes of the law and society (7)

35 Dripped, leaked or secreted

(6)

36 Beard growth (7)

37 Pariah (7)

38 Scattered about (6)

39 Played the coquette

(7)

40 Locale of historic caves in Maharashtr a (6)

41 Beginning

(6)

45 In good health (4)

46 S. American country (4)