CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Leaving work cold and turning the key on the driver’s side (8,3)

9. The French back acknowledgment of applause where funny bone’s concerned (5)

10. Float-car in need of modification, in part (10)

11. Gold – that is, Latin – college (5) 12. Public performer giving painter beginning of exhibition (7)

14. Of which Isle might one supply an operator? (3)

15. A rude fiddle played with fever? (4) 16. Polar feature of pack-ice worried the king less (6)

17. Looks down his nose, does he? Cobblers – he’s one! (4)

21. Get on to being off the main branch? (4)

22. He comes from the North of France to a British public school (6)

23. Get one out, out – but admit the section-leader (4)

26. Iris lost one at first, returning as a schoolmaster (3)

27. It commemorates late entry in the pit a philosopher revealed (7)

29. To lift the Gunners is beginning of experiment (5)

30. Referee shortly needs her to sing about being a revivifier (10)

31. Plants Act One after beginning of Concerto (5)

32. Not being hidebound for nothing simple, too! (4-3-4)

DOWN

2. He has long sentence in journal, if erudite enough (5)

3. Takes boot to pastry dish to get it going (4-5)

4. An upturn one was ahead of and got pinned down (6)

5. No time to change the National Theatre? Then don’t rub it in! (8) 6. Almost dropped on a criminal (5) 7. Declining to be up with an old crooner (6)

8. Men turn the TV low, but it might take a year (11)

12. Patricians are to carry Acis out (11) 13. Rank it’s up to the Queen to provide (4) 18. Scorch one will get rid of to be polished (9)

19. First-class motor-car changes one’s life at a shot? (3-5)

20. Old colonnade to find in South Africa (4)

24. Change to a tapering riding-whip (6) 25. Taxonomic groups show army leader to be curtailed (6) 26. Dismisses the very upset of cross-stroke in a letter (5) 28. Cries, ‘Calling Mr So-and-so!’ – bound to be booked! (5)