Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

3. Gee, that innkeeper has a phantom resident (5) 8. Remembered to carry a hot one safely within (5) 9. A hooded bird? (5) 10. I move a leg around in a nimble way (5) 11. Confer it on Cary for acting? (5) 12. Intense in a pleasingly attractive way (5) 13. Not moving from those finer things (5) 16. Opposed to seeing it as a stanza (6) 18. A way of looking at the T in space (6) 20. French friend of the family (3) 21. Two sailors put a deposit on some teeth (6) 24. A tasty item produced by little Sally and 20. Across (6) 27. I need her with us as he shows us to our seats (5) 29. The limits of being a bit ambitious (5) 30. A male demands the right to possess a kingdom (5) 31. The hero joins 500 Romans and that’s a lot of people (5) 32. One would do better to solve it (5) 33. In the South it’s grown despite derision being shown (5) 34. The right time to go back and send the money (5)

DOWN

1. Said to be loud-mouthed and rank in the army (8,5) 2. Scrape it off like some sort of a beard (6) 3. You can have this one for nothing (6) 4. Love carrying grapes and looking sheepish (5) 5. When most threats turn out to be enjoyable (6) 6. To be blunt or to use its blunt beginning (6) 7. First go in to the main tent for your amusement (13) 14. Approaches from the north to meet the listeners (5) 15. Lift it up with a lot of praise (5) 17. Sob on leaving 22. Down when finding decay (3) 19. That’s some appalling friend you have (3) 22. Men of iron have to wear the right boots (6) 23. Puts on our hat and then does the writing (6) 25. Will take one in for a right sort of repose (6) 26. Takes a strong woman to enter this river (6) 28. With just one arm he enters the restricted women’s quarters (5)

Solution in next month’s issue.