SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Frames top sporting trophy (6)

5 Soften wax (6)

8 Let a pupil down (5)

9 Dan, for one, takes a bow (6)

10 Having become hardened, I run over a chap (6)

11 A rich man takes the plunge (5)

14 Give ring to a girl in a handkerchief (8) 16 Anger observed about record being overturned (6)

18 Paid many hands to transport the old friends (5,3,7)

20 Lovesuit (6)

22 No reason to stay in, in a temper (8) 25 Compare a figure with President North (5)

27 People don’t get any younger in this household (6)

28 It’s crazy to go back and enquire for this material (6)

29 Standard type (5)

30 Rod’s back to pick up a bit of silver (6) 31 One beginning to discover a writer in past poetic style (6)

Yesterday’s solutions: Across: Down: DOWN

1 Mark left behind Jack’s amulet (6) 2 Strong wine-container (4)

3 Where it’s said rain-storm will appear (8) 4 Quick as a footballer? (5,3,7)

5 Tangles the strands (6)

6 Knocked back too much French wine (4) 7 Colour left Kelly when upset (6)

12 Put off by modern day French way (7) 13 Object when a student heads the assembly (7)

15 Not out following a trail (5)

17 Force otherwise represented as ‘the old Bill’(5)

19 An ambiguous response Donne, say, aroused (3,3,2)

20 He’s the husband of that women over there (6)

21 Pick out the Spanish faction (6) 23 Delivery made by the Archbishop to the Queen (6)

24 Arms laid back, appearing nice and comfortable (4)

26 Secure a covered wagon (4)

- 1 Scrap paper. 6 Coop. 10 Prairie. 11 Itemise. 12 Attribute. 13 Since. 14 Sling. 15 Satinwood. 17 Regarding. 20 Loser. 21 Nicks. 23 Preferred. 25 Extends. 26 Attract. 27 Saps. 28 Celebrated.

- 1 Sepia. 2 Real thing. 3 Parting present. 4 Avenues. 5 Evident. 7 Onion. 8 Pretender. 9 Personal letter. 14 Springers. 16 Observant. 18 Impasse. 19 Grenade. 22 Cut up. 24 Dated. Find the phrase, saying or name in this arrrangement of letters

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Shopping around for bargains