CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 So a cricket club has hesitation in playing it (6) 7 A large container of herrings (8) 8 Because of the party, go too far (6) 10 A good deal of spectacle (5) 13 The gang have their creditable points (4) 14 Is she an option? (4) 15 Figures to make nets (4) 16 A shot at goal? (3) 17 Dramatic weather (4) 19 Bit of a brute, perhaps, but dependable (4) 21 Force prisoners to develop skills (9) 23 Yearn for years (4) 24 One man’s name for Diana (4) 26 Show willing (3) 27 Cable a chap out East (4) 29 Weapon involving unusual risk (4) 32 Inform William (4) 33 New Tokyo (5) 34 Work out a sum (6) 35 Insuring a customer for a piece of jewellery (8) 36 Horrified at hags being harassed! (6)

DOWN

1 The reason you finish in a legal action (5) 2 Weakens certain standards (5) 3 Speed at the bend, perhaps? (4) 4 With disdain, is finished with the old-fashioned stuff (5) 5 What the Apache warrior has to do with tobacco (4) 6 Put up with some men being awfully rude (6) 9 Broken staves usable for starting the fire (6) 11 One gets £50 for being sick (3) 12 That female ahead is fond of fish (5) 13 At the heart of some recent rallies (7) 15 It’s different when you sit up (3) 16 Nut container? (3) 18 The compleat sportsman? (6) 20 To ski erratically in extremes of rapidity is dangerous! (5) 21 Food to be paid for on delivery (3) 22 With which to catch a perch (3) 23 Look sound when running easily (6) 25 Christopher’s outfit (3) 28 Decide, at one point, to take the French to court (5) 30 A bird of either sex (5) 31 It’s no good interrupting an SOS for musical entertainment (5) 32 Fishy state for aunt to be in (4) 33 Remain in a fortified place (4)