CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
4 Face a girl and a wise man (6) 7 Hangs around a high-sounding place in China (8) 8 Old-fashioned, but having all the angles (6) 10 Fully sensitive to a vile manoeuvre (5) 13 Austere party for the pure at heart (4) 14 She has a line in licentious art (4) 15 How a liar can make a bit of money (4) 16 It’s clever to move fast (3) 17 Hero down at the Den? (4) 19 What people eat and drink in the Far East (4) 21 It may flutter by (9) 23 The region of Albert Square, as on TV (4) 24 French cross-country runner (4) 26 In an earlier age, a noted artist (3) 27 Flashy old wreck going round the youth centre (4) 29 Quarrels that come in series? (4) 32 Bit of a thin time, I suggest (4) 33 A letter hard to believe to any extent whatever (2,3) 34 Possibly credit with being straight (6) 35 Do better than another bootblack? (8) 36 Take the mickey in an elevating way? (4,2)
DOWN
1 He gets only one oar out for a bit of sculling! (5) 2 One leaning overboard to hold up the boat? (5) 3 Look round at an exceptional leg? (4) 4 In knightly combat, it helped to save face (5) 5 Coming from an embittered source? (4) 6 Making this noise can be a bit of a struggle (6) 9 Knocks back with bent elbow (6) 11 Women’s political preference, in short? (3) 12 Something like a valve you expect to get at a shop (5) 13 Eat away (4,3) 15 Left out heartlessly a good deal (3) 16 Junior school? (3) 18 Of the sloping type (6) 20 Ready for later revision (5) 21 As worn by Brenda endlessly? (3) 22 What it’s a relief to be — from Friday! (3) 23 Finish being a traveller (6) 25 Fowler’s bird? (3) 28 In a good position, but not to revise a musical work! (2,3) 30 A nice place, yet deserted? (5) 31 How smooth and shiny keels can be! (5) 32 Heartlessly heckled, take notice (4) 33 Additionally contributes to the general sound (4) ACROSS: 1. Laurel 7. Overture 8. S-lag 10. Octa-VO 11. Manual 14. (London) Eye 16. Kipps 17. Raps 19. Va-le-t 21. Caber 22. Janus 23. Cone 26. Can-a-L 28. Rev. 29. Una-ble 30. Berate 31. Axil 32. Pres-U-me-s 33. Keener DOWN: 1. Labour 2. Relays 3. Log-O 4. Breaker 5. Cut up 6. Meals 8. Ste-p 9. Ave 12. Nit 13. Ap-Ron 15. Kabul 18. As-Ian 19. Va.-N 20. Les 21. Call out 22. Ja-B 23. Cerise 24. Oval 25. Ex-eter 26. Cuppa 27. Navel 28. Re-X 30. B-ask