CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. It is a frame-up where counters are concerned (6)

8. How can zoo be adapted for alcoholic drink? (5)

9. Shelter the East provides for one fleeing his country (7)

11. Their occupation is a needling one (8)

12. Anno Domini, to which one is liable to change and fit (5)

15. The lime is among several I mention (4)

16. Vehicle used by Vincent Gogh (3)

17. The supreme feature of a building (4)

19. Siam didn’t finish in an environment that’s oriental (5)

21. Pure oils mixed can be dangerous (8)

24. Beans provided for certain athletes (7)

25. Bash one over the head with an old coin (5)

26. As he’s more healthy, he can work in a repair shop (6)

DOWN

2. The staff of life is needed in preparation, one hears (5)

3. Is in creases having credit lumped around it (8)

4. Go looking for a way to understand a king (4)

5. It will lessen it, to be at a roundabout (5)

6. Closely study an opening in the skin (4)

7. It isn’t so much as it turns up in vessels (4)

10. Attempt to finish over: a u-turn is needed (9)

12. Having the skill to be bodied as a rating (4)

13. Fish one may catch with an old pram (8)

14. Feature that was repeatedly toasted (4)

18. The side that is loud, tall and thin (5)

20. Take same gender, number, case or person (5)

21. Choose something for groundbreaking work (4)

22. How to cheer for a radical (4)

23. On this board, rider will have ace come to the top (4) SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Contretemps 9. Waste 10. Insatiable 11. Dread

12. Slaving 14. Lie 15. Star 16. Excite 17. Stub 21. Ceps

22. Murder 23. Host 26. Sai 27. Andante 29. Agent

30. Antichrist 31. Totem 32. Partnership

Down: 2. Oriel 3. Realistic 4. Things 5. Mobility 6. Swede

7. Assent 8. Gendarmerie 12. Sweethearts 13. Arch

18. Blunderer 19. Splinter 20. Odin 24. Scents 25. Garçon

26. Stamp 28. Tutti