CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Condescend too heartily (5)
6 Wild mob in a company or group (5)
9 A few words from the officer taking one forward (7)
10 Flat on the floor? (5)
11 Gain the favour of the dog with the furry tail (5)
12 Nice places where one gets out and walks (5)
13 Removed from a book no tutor would vandalise (4,3)
15 It grows in the south of Ireland (3)
17 Classic music from Octopussy (4)
18 Unflappable direction by Monsieur Clair (6)
19 Can they cannily adjust costs? (5)
20 Grab the young birds, potentially? (6)
22 Lisa may be after her (4)
24 The man’s goal is apparently a rugby one (3)
25 Make a big profit as a charlady? (5,2)
26 Support possibly lost out of love (5)
27 No great swimmer (5)
28 Dunderhead taking a trial run? (5)
29 Does it defame some islanders? (7)
30 High-sounding article on the Kent coast (5)
31 A beastly noise in the NE part of Highgate (5)
DOWN
2 Up where Wordsworth finished — a new poet! (3,3)
3 Ample room for manoeuvring canoes (6)
4 Dad’s left, chum (3)
5 Animal finishing breakfast on cooked oats (5)
6 A fowl to the French, shellfish to us (7)
7 Love at sunrise can be a burden (4)
8 Was it a city of separatists? (6)
12 Is alcoholic, but with no kick? (5)
13 Such paper is slow to burn (5)
14 Nominal bit of fuss by the Rugby Union (5)
15 Criminal reformed by that fathead Noel! (5)
16 Again honour a player summarily? (5)
18 Are such waters alcoholic? (5)
19 Rush to sink the ship (7)
21 Left to make suggestions flaccidly (6)
22 Old enough to have a friend round for half an hour (6)
23 Not the beaten player’s favourite spice! (6)
25 He’ll be numbered as noble (5)
26 A small wooden frame? (4)
28 Little boy’s room (3)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS:
4. (in-)Quests
7. After you
8. Ada-pts.
10. Emery
13. Bird
14. Nero
15. Mule
16. We-t
17. Beat
19. A-jar
21. Policeman
23. Cut-E
24. Hasp
26. Don
27. Veer
29. A-CID
32. Pear
33. Snare
34. Sole-NT
35. ES-press-O
36. Beckon.
DOWN:
1. Ta-Ken
2. Steer
3. Troy
4. Quail
5. E.G.-AD
6. Ti-TT-er
9. D-reams
11. Met
12. Ro-b-ot
13. Butcher
15. Mai
16. Wan
18. Eleven
20. Japan
21. Pun
22. Ear
23. Coy-ote
25. Sir
28. Eat-en
30. C-a-use
31. De-PO-t
32. Peak
33. Sure.