CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Edifice playfully termed a centre for crooks! (6)

7 When a Frenchman joins the gang, it’s a bad thing (8)

8 Girl of limited imagination (4)

10 The fathead felt unwell and did badly (6) 11 More than doubly! (6)

14 Fire department colour (3)

16 Supporter of lease renewal (5)

17 Angry with a joker? (4)

19 Wine gets Katy upset about nothing (5)

21 Being trimmed makes father angry! (5)

22 Regretful of being so merry without me (5) 23 Spots before the eyes (4)

26 Stayed awake late, prepared to take notice (3,2)

28 Out West, a girl has her capacity (3)

29 Shows a preference for the soft pieces (6) 30 As a singer, kept one’s mouth shut (6)

31 I take politicians to be mischief makers! (4)

32 Longed for, like an ancient barbarian with terrible greed (8)

33 Leggy team? (6)

DOWN

1 Sort of restriction of which a despicable fellow has not many (6)

2 Found things difficult when lied to badly (6) 3 For instance, in modern times, we no longer say it (4)

4 One clever enough to be boss at the Oval? (7)

5 For some house mistresses, there’s nothing quite final about them (5)

6 Do such nuts taste like beet, perhaps, to an apprentice? (5)

8 A mixed grill could be just too much for her! (4)

9 Teddy boy (3)

12 A pencil, perhaps, is a little light (3)

13 Pack up an ear-piece in a box (5)

15 A letter or two going by road (5)

18 I only trade in perfection (5)

19 Jack thanks a raw beginner (3)

20 An opener of note (3)

21 Flowers provide both drink and food (7)

22 The total amount, some said (3)

23 Just a taste is more than plenty (6)

24 They’re in the Wilhelmstrasse, not the Unter den Linden (4)

25 A gloomy little room can only be depressing (6)

26 Old soldier who rebuilt a ship (5)

27 Goes round giving entertainment (5)

28 Stick to one part of your argument (3)

30 Cover the skin (4)