CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

26/8 ACROSS

1. A suture may cause runner some pain (6)

8. Show what will be screened off the beaten path (5)

9. Take advice from our man abroad and start trading (7)

11. Requires careful handling if one’s not robust (8)

12. A light repast, when back in work, can satisfy (5)

15. Something one can’t find in the glossies (4)

16. What in general starts by being a peruque (3)

17. It’s not hard for the English to say, perhaps (4)

19. Torch vocalist almost used to get scorched (5)

21. A greeting press, etc, is putting out (8)

24. Even nil result may add some pep to it (7)

25. Incline to get louder as a dandy (5)

26. Write about the North maybe when it’s cold (6)

DOWN

2. An Old English letter that had its point (5)

3. A trial try-out? (4,4)

4. One won’t let go of cargo space (4)

5. Take everything off and start sunbathing on the journey (5)

6. A sweet potato raised by the S American Indians (4)

7. Squander one’s money on a university athlete (4)

10. Put a stop to it in order to meet train (9)

12. Bargain time was a let-down, in part (4)

13. It is done in a way that is an offence against the state (8)

14. It took some pluck to be entered in early recitals (4)

18. Bulge out like the upper surface of a violin (5)

20. Birds to see rising among the game am leaving (5)

21. It may damage plant or plants (4)

22. Make a hash of the fish-pond (4)

23. It may be heroin that brings about a fall (4)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Whiplash 5. Tandem 10. Roves 11. Cavernous

12. Sundown 13. Ratline 14. Oyster 16. Revenge 19. Make out

21. Ambush 25. Resigns 26. Relieve 28. Constancy 29. Alert

30. Select 31. Grandson

Down: 1. Workshop 2. Invents 3. Lasso 4. Second 6. Airstream

7. Droning 8. Muster 9. Oversee 15. Energetic 17. Fussing

18. Threaten 20. Arsenal 22. Useless 23. Crocus 24. Prayer

27. Learn SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 7. Assign 8. Allows 10. Nearest 11. Eaten 12. Fret 13. Nears

17. Boats 18. Silo 22. Level 23. Niggles 24. Ignore 25. Genius Down: 1. Magnify 2. Ashamed 3. Agree 4. All ears 5. Worth 6. Using

9. Attesting 14. Bollard 15. Villain 16. Consist 19. Flair 20. Event

21. Ogled

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