SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Briefly, intercede for (3,2,1,4)

8 A runner, but not in the vegetable garden (6)

9 Fool kid! (4)

10 Having no choice - but to go to the doctor? (3,2,5)

11 The woman we take in, question (3)

13 Is writing on the outside: ‘Wish you were here’ (4)

14 Again I send in the answer (7)

15 Being old-fashioned, you object (4)

17 A bit quiet and looking ashamed (5) 20 Got fed up keeping the sides apart after that (5)

22 It’s the same when holding back water (4)

24 Back on the list of the famous (7) 25 Returned with Ed, a weary girl (4) 27 Said it’s the ice bird (3)

28 When it’s serving time, up it comes for those who are! (6,4)

29 Ill, pull through on return (4)

30 The vegetarian’s goo se (6)

31 Starting by putting on display (7,3)

DOWN

1 Left in round about tea-time with a wave (8)

2 Collapses in a hollow the snow’s piling up round (6)

3 Here to introduce (7)

4 Hang about after being branded? (5) 5 Mad to feed the animals at the zoo? (4) 6 Being filmed, then, having been cast in ‘Twinkle-Toes’ (2,3,3)

7 Gracious! It’s been misread twice! (4,4) 12 Stone is two rounds up (4)

14 Told one again about the peat and grass (4)

16 A man holding a big pipe (4)

17 Why one needs to water, in summer, various things (8)

18 Not saying much about it, returned the money (8)

19 Puts a bit on the fish (4)

21 Altogether, I count ten flying overhead (8)

23 Pop up and indicate, or name (7) 25 Again, run out of ‘8’ (6)

26 The horse has nothing to drink (5) 28 Drawing, aim (4)