SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Wet paint, 5 Riviera, 9 Prophetic, 14 Cased, 16 Literature, 23 Nipped, 24 Free trade, 25 Intense, 26 Mar, 27 On the side, 28 Ince, 29 Hoarseness, 30 Ignores, 31 Ebbs, 32 Medium, 33 Pelé, 34 Rudders, 37 Eight, 38 Heron, 39 Trots, 40 Recollects, 42 Relay, 43 Entreaty, 48 Ales, 49 Bombard, 50 Spoon-fed, 51 Ivy, 52 Air hostess, 53 Rascal, 58 Scissors, 61 Redman, 62 Bottled, 63 Futility, 65 Touch-and-go, 70 Chinchilla, 72 Canoeist, 73 Duchess, 74 Supply, 75 Amethyst, 82 Robert, 83 Waste paper, 85 Jet, 86 Profiles, 87 Estonia, 88 Grit, 94 Psalmist, 95 Plugs, 96 Decoration, 97 Owner, 98 Rotas, 99 Heath, 103 Trapeze, 105 Iowa, 106 Merton, 108 Ills, 109 Earlobe, 110 Bill of fare, 113 Anti, 114 Ring a bell, 115 Tea, 116 Charade, 118 Harbinger, 119 Sprout, 120 Footlights, 121 Sides, 122 Electoral, 123 Wagered, 124 Opposite.

Down: 2 Editorial, 3 Paperchases, 4 Indeed, 6 Ides, 7 Irrigate, 8 Aberration, 9 Priest, 10 Out, 11 Hand-book, 12 Theo, 13 Commerce, 14 Corgi, 15 Slow march, 17 Issuer, 18 Enduring, 19 Third person, 20 Recur, 21 Proscribe, 22 Three acts, 31 Elements, 35 Gnarled, 36 Clive, 41 Spirit, 44 Tear-gas, 45 Ebro, 46 Unhorse, 47 Ascot, 54 Emma, 55 Menus, 56 Puts off, 57 Scam, 59 Cahoots, 60 Reis, 64 Type, 66 Elgar, 67 Behead, 68 Pharaohs, 69 Closure, 71 Needlepoint, 76 Edam, 77 Higher fares, 78 At a low ebb, 79 Heart, 80 Flower show, 81 Container, 84 Assembled, 89 Interrupt, 90 Ushering, 91 Accolade, 92 Stalwart, 93 Probable, 100 Fidget, 101 Cereal, 102 Toss up, 104 Ringo, 107 Rates, 111 Ache, 112 Knee, 117 Air.