City Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Goods include old personal

computer and valve (8)

5 He demonstrat­es bathroom

fitting (6)

9 Apathy in first part of drama,

short one (8)

10 Like herbaceous beds cultivated for all (6)

12 Steer around New York gem

(4)

13 Surveying device finds the

diamonds in limestone (10)

15 Traverse route a new for what detectoris­t hopes to find (8,5)

19 Sid never worked with nicer

set of dishes (6,7)

23 In East End, pick up sound of

jumbo using this? (3,7)

25 Part of Orkney is mostly

rented (4)

28 Swamp tug in river (6)

29 Poison left over in A & E

cases (8)

30 Dull fellows brought in cross

(6)

31 Appreciati­ve after swimming

in Gulf endlessly (8)

DOWN

1 Plaintiff produces diamonds

maybe, and gold (6)

2 Egg supplier initially offers

change (5)

3 It occupies suburbs of county

town (4)

4 Dress ambassador surrounded by fools (7)

6 I’m surprised leading pair quit

Shakespear­e tragedy (5)

7 Concerning Morris dancing in

distress (9)

8 Happy live bats found in grass

(8)

11 Space given up for berth (4)

14 Parched section of Serengeti

(4)

15 Music symbol annoys Florence after tango (5,4)

16 Value posh Home Counties

(3)

17 Tease fool (4)

18 Supplement takes a couple of

days to finish, I think (8)

20 Leaders in society are mostly

equal and alike (4)

21 Landlord houses European to

create another record? (2-5)

22 Uncover side of doorway (6)

24 Royal booze up (5)

26 Reserved small row (5)

27 Old eccentric person loves

being in court (4)

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