SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 As someone to set up business with, he’ll do! (6,7)

8 When the lady-love returns, is oversentimental (7)

9 This is a tough one, yet simple (7)

11 Love to be contrary (6)

13 Lengthen the part about dicing the carrot (8)

15 Attend to the customers, do! (5)

16 Beastly hair cut the man has (7)

18 Is bringing the money round an atonement? (7)

19 Won’t necessarily have beef (5)

21 Warn one of an earthquake the time after (8)

23 On show as a precaution? (2,4)

25 The way a fish turns over (7)

26 To hammer the nail in before would be nutty (7)

28 Where a start is invariably made by the very active (6,2,3,2)

DOWN

2 He reckons it’s a token of some kind (7) 3 An evil scoundrel trapped in vain (3)

4 A long time getting over it, in quarters (4) 5 Wrapped up and taken away (10)

6 From one sharp is standing outside, which is characteristic(5)

7 Catches the absconding partners right away (7)

8 Laughed at and turned into a game (4,5,2) 10 Crackers, some missing (3,3,5)

12 Back at sea (5)

14 After half time one does get other goals (6,4)

17 Left out one M in ‘marmalade,’ perhaps (5)

18 Reading ‘Landlady’ (7)

20 Barking while eating (7)

22 A box upturned and on it a girl (5) 24 Begin by sending the ring-leader to prison (4)

27 A quiet wood (3)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Getting on. 8 Opinion. 9 Allegro. 10 Shadows. 13 Skittles. 14 Nose. 16 School song. 20 Trod. 22 Pear. 24 Deep regret. 28 Read. 29 Anaconda. 31 Badgers. 34 In a word. 35 Lineage. 36 Residence.

Down: 1 Grasses. 2 Tallish. 3 Ingot. 4 Growers. 5 Nous. 6 Enid. 7 Aniseed. 11 Hangar. 12 Over. 15 Stag. 17 Cue. 18 Ogre. 19 Ladder. 21 One. 22 Piebald. 23 Arid. 25 Pencils. 26 Run down. 27 Twaddle. 30 Chard. 32 Grew. 33 Seer.