cryptic crossword
Yesterday’s solution ACROSS:
1 Maharaja. 5 Castro. 9 Membrane. 10 Cobalt. 12 Eddy. 13 Far and wide. 15 Penny-farthing. 19 Investigation. 23 Horror film. 25 Iffy. 28 Option. 29 Agrarian. 30 Editor. 31 Bowsprit.
DOWN:
1 Member. 2 Humid. 3 Rare. 4 January. 6 Aloud. 7 Tradition. 8 Outweigh. 11 Lava. 14 Onus. 15 Pavarotti. 16 Fag. 17 Twin. 18 Wishbone. 20 Info. 21 Allegro. 22 Cygnet. 24 Ovolo. 26 Flier. 27 Rags.
ACROSS
1 Go on holiday, smashing item during departure from airport (4,4,3)
9 Approaching sign for visitors
in hospital? (7)
10 Change pitch at home? It’s said to have patchy markings (7)
11 Dawn’s English, very withdrawn (3)
12 Lawyer ignores street obstacle (7)
13 Variety of claret containing
European syrup (7)
14 Energetic little fairy, principally (3)
15 She managed to recruit muscular guy (2-3)
17 Lukewarm leader of party in
parliament overthrown (5)
18 French underground came
across retreating troops (5)
20 Magician scraps trick for
member of panel (5)
22 River in France that’s offered
for sale (3)
24 He finishes stone, say, during
padre’s service (7)
25 Tears round posh London area and prepares to run film again (7)
26 Pair perform around university (3)
27 Power generator got name
confused (7)
28 Crudely insulate a shed for
household implement (7) 29 Move home with a bad hip, back trouble and blood condition (11)
DOWN
1 Source of support for tug-ofwar team member? (5,2,8)
2 Language course follows right
after British turned up (7)
3 Stunner took exam again, having been laid up (5)
4 With which to dampen some
inert ground? (9)
5 Unconventional, like policeman doing desk job? (7)
6 Chaperones fly in, needing work in Pacific island area (6,9)
7 Secure stud (6)
8 Go to a nurse to receive start
of treatment (6)
16 Pick up stick or upset mood
of house steward (5-4)
18 Nice woman’s a mother in
Maine (6)
19 Dirty outside broadcast location (7)
21 Untreated wood in unfair
transaction (3,4)
23 Let’s somehow engage
America in struggle (6)
25 Coarse part of course (5)