CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Juvenile love of a fruit drink (5) 6 See sure disaster as an evil (5) 9 It’s edible, but for its tail (7) 10 One way to help to be sober (5) 11 It’s rude to be rakish! (5) 12 In Ireland, it takes some time to get a new hat! (5) 13 Letter to a skunk from a pig (7) 15 We understand it’s in Bridgetown, Barbados (3) 17 But over fifty by the end of February (4) 18 Make a furious fuss, or maybe just “make” (6) 19 If led out in the meadow (5) 20 Turn 6 into 9 (6) 22 Await an offer with new heart (4) 24 Rod mentioned a list (3) 25 In short, he could do with one less (7) 26 Black mark for a fellow getting out of line (5) 27 You’ll never convince him to leave a bit out! (5) 28 Heathen all out to be a bit savage? (5) 29 What L is for? (7) 30 Like every single adult (5) 31 Make up at lunch time (5) DOWN 2 Make a come-back again with an act (6) 3 Peevish and nervous about a bit of dirt (6) 4 Experienced in garish advertising (3) 5 One immersed in his job? (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

6 It’s sweet (but cowardly?) (7) 7 State that it’s genteel to raise one’s hat! (4) 8 Pushing three pins into it can give you power! (6) 12 The value, to me, of a pointless rite (5) 13 Injurious to a team, note (5) 14 For her, nothing may be evil (5) 15 Many are in profit, kid (5) 16 Belief in what is often ethical (5) 18 College head, angular and immaculate (5) 19 Worried when allowed to go around with bitter heart (7) 21 African style of bun for a Scot, perhaps (6) 22 In movies, he could have made Garbo tip-top! (6) 23 Keep in date, possibly (6) 25 Lacking solidarity as a party? (5) 26 The only one caught? (4) 28 One of the Green twins! (3)

ACROSS: 4. Brandy (snap) 7. Atalanta 8. Scan-ty 10. Tr-I-ad 13. Tr-E-y 14. S-O.A.P. 15. Dean 16. Den 17. Area 19. Spud 21. Crossword 23. Ruts 24. Her-O 26. Pup 27. T-r-oy 29. S-top 32. Heap 33. Pearl 34. Re-tort 35. Trickery 36. Storey (story)

DOWN: 1. Parts 2. M-aria 3. Ma-I-d 4. Basra 5. Away 6. Dot-Ted 9. Censor 11. Ro-d (ro-a-d) 12. A-part 13. Teas-hop 15. Des 16. Dud (rev.) 18. Roster 20. Prose 21. Cup 22. Wey 23. RU-pert 25. Co.-r 28. Ra-TT-y 30. Tares 31. P-lays 32. Hour(-glass) 33. Pick