Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Cryptic Crossword

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ACROSS

1. Was sort of red-coated and embellishe­d (9) 7. Best part of the literary piece (5) 8. You put on a hat and what a state it’s in (4) 10. My pals are out in the mountains (4) 11. Tool used to plunder with (4) 12. OK, pal come out to dance (5) 14. Sound reflected from the chorus (4) 16. To enter unwanted we find is rude in the end (7) 17. Make it the tenth part (5) 20. Mostly dreads decipherin­g print (5) 23. The jungle king is coming to the East so treat him as a celebrity (7) 25. Ron and I are seen playing golf (4) 26. The sort of carol heard in the ocean? (5) 27. The sort of vote needed to reject a proposal (4) 30. Seen on a caravan especially to show wind direction (4) 31. Fetch it without its head and eat into it (4) 32. I shed a tear when I’m angry (5) 33. They’re stricter in the South so one keeps within the limits (9)

DOWN

1. Beat it! (4) 2. The Commanding Officer meets Capone with a fiery outcome (4) 3. The sailor out on a date grew less intense (6) 4. It’s been posted to some autocrat (6) 5. Little William meets ET at a soldier’s lodging (6) 6. Discount given on a brokendown beater (6) 9. Torrid but has a new start but is still extremely unpleasant (6) 13. Is Frank needing to find some joint? (4) 15. For the prisoner there’s nothing to play with (5) 18. Some sign it easily and then light it (6) 19. How a shoe may be used to carry water (4) 20. Wind it again and it will kick back (6) 21. He’s such a flighty person (6) 22. When your liver’s upset treat it as very precious (6) 24. Put your money in underwear (6) 28. Mostly optic but wholly of the ear (4) 29. Accordingl­y one is shut out (4) Solution in next month’s issue.

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