CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Down-to-earth fighting men, familiarly (5) 6 A letter I possibly chat about (5) 9 The present drift (7) 10 Sticky tapes maybe? (5) 11 They occur in accidents usually (5) 12 Large numbers in the southwestern branch (5) 13 The restraint shown in the place in question (7) 15 Not the off side of a vehicle generally (3) 17 Could tame ones be a star turn? (4) 18 In his company, Eric is not his usual self (6) 19 Charlie, sold out by a nagging woman (5) 20 He’s on course to give assistance (6) 22 Only a short show of dissent, etc? (4) 24 Regard as being a bit hackneyed? (3) 25 Sailor with his chum a good deal (7) 26 Keep on the road (5) 27 Figure a complaint to be general (5) 28 Kept a watch on two boys? (5) 29 Households that seem disrupted when there’s a nag in them (7) 30 One flapping around in the Rhone valley? (5) 31 Educationally he has a lot on his shoulders (5)

DOWN

2 Is she a bit extravagant with her fancy hat? (6) 3 The don’t show their true feelings (6) 4 Just the girl to key us up! (3) 5 Attracted to a redhead, in name, Dawn (5) 6 He hasn’t any feelings to show! (7) 7 In particular, it turns me up (4) 8 Has it sharp bows? (6) 12 Because a music centre may be nice (5) 13 Very little to cater for? (5) 14 Study of French (5) 15 Like one’s best grade? (5) 16 Character dramatically awaited (5) 18 Like a show-jumping round with no obstacles? (5) 19 Number seen to include nine plus a third of ten (7) 21 A Madagascan primate? Yes, sir! (3-3) 22 When a boy just has to sit around, stop it! (6) 23 City of the modern woman (6) 25 Usually hard time during dinner? (5) 26 Wrestling for money as well as love (4) 28 Rose’s favourite drink (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 4. Lega-to 7. Road rage 8. A-n-selm 10. Flesh 13. P-r-op 14. Tosh 15. Pant(-s) 16. PDQ 17. Over 19. Oslo 21. Point duty 23. Disc 24. Note 26. Lie 27. Tree 29. A-vow 32. Boa-r 33. Blade 34. Sever-N 35. Gardener 36. Starve DOWN: 1. Craft 2. Wa-re-s 3. Arch 4. L-earn 5. Gas-p 6. Toledo 9. Not out 11. Lot 12. Shoos 13. Part-ner 15. P-en 16. Ply 18. Victor 20. Steal 21. Pi-E 22. Do-e 23. Digest 25. No-d 28. Range 30. V-a-unt 31. We-ird 32. Be-ar 33. Beds