CrYPTic croSSword
ACROSS:
1 Boathook. 5 Mosaic. 9 Flyblown. 10 Asthma. 12 Rasp. 13 Broadsheet. 15 Emulsion paint. 19 Identity cards. 23 Entomology. 25 Asia. 28 Public. 29 Laxative. 30 Nieces. 31 Fearless.
DOWN:
1 Before. 2 Abyss. 3 Hilt. 4 Onwards. 6 Oasis. 7 Athletics. 8 Chastity. 11 Mayo. 14 Gust. 15 Electable. 16 Icy. 17 Pyre. 18 Wide-open. 20 Tile. 21 Cognate. 22 Papers. 24 Maize. 26 Snipe. 27 Pair.
ACROSS
1 Dishonest, not having enough
workers? (11) 9 Sing carols with attack (7) 10 Edible plant books amateur
kept in jail (7) 11 A church’s best service (3) 12 Before long, quiet men appear on telly now and then (7) 13 Reprocess material concerning transport (7) 14 Place sheep in reverse order
(3) 15 Service large area in east (5) 17 Bird, partly computer generated, heading west (5) 18 Austria’s ambassador holds
dance (5) 20 Article in image creates
scare (5) 22 Republic loses land, showing
fury (3) 24 Brown patch made by oil
gent spilt (7) 25 One fuel or two (4,3) 26 Low satellite expels nitrogen
(3) 27 Crow’s nest isn’t cleaner on
the outside (7) 28 Street in Manhattan, not British street (7) 29 Only evil clues (about 10) solved with dictionary finally (11)
DOWN
1 Ulsterman in Kop’s misbehaving? It’s not cricket (15) 2 Doctor supported by a cane
almost? That’s serious (7) 3 Race to put down carpet
again? (5) 4 Make sure a canister is
replaced (9) 5 Young lady coming out left in
11, causing shambles (7) 6 Railway guard with 11 damaged main artery (4,11) 7 Admits Oxford publisher
retains three quarters (4,2) 8 Deprived fellow wearing cloth
cap (6) 16 Unprepared writer’s on time
at university (9) 18 Italian dish unfortunately
upset 6 perhaps (6) 19 Rectify sciatica, not cold,
coming from 15, say (7) 21 Church ousts priest at head
of march? What a farce! (7) 23 Students write these, for example, in verses regularly (6) 25 Dog climbs among big rocks
(5)