CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 High cost of cigarettes? (6) 7 The traditional appeal of cricket (4,4) 8 Nevertheless, one is a mysterious creature (4) 10 Something to cut out (6) 11 Get back in gear somehow (6) 14 A cricket side (3) 16 Have another go at reforming Terry (5) 17 He anticipates the seller’s going to lose £50 (4) 19 Like Martin, he’s flighty (5) 21 A fellow accepts them from the devil (5) 22 Show what the cowboys did for nothing (5) 23 It’s unwise to keep an artist quiet! (4) 26 Jack’s drinking companion? (5) 28 Treatment to rub into a broken leg? (3) 29 He may get no marks at all in maths! (6) 30 Notes in a short manuscript (6) 31 Eager to hearten pedagogues (4) 32 Without war in the Pacific (8) 33 Tree Berliners could walk under? (6)

DOWN

1 Portions of pie with insufficient sauces (6) 2 He still has his job in the park (6) 3 Showing a possible hint of undernourishment (4) 4 She’s in a state of ruin, but will serve to introduce (5,2) 5 What holds the key to food production (5) 6 Flat broke and on the rocks (5) 8 A seasonal sort of tide (4) 9 Dress up as necessary to get to Gateshead (3) 12 Information of a strange nature (3) 13 Does evening work at the laundry (5) 15 To some, perhaps, a hotel is where people live (5) 18 Planet with an electrical connection (5) 19 Are such letters read aloud? (3) 20 Somewhat boorish cry? (3) 21 Is she entitled to cheat on a bet? (7) 22 This beast may take a battering (3) 23 Celebrity gets some men terribly worn out! (6) 24 A light entertainer? (3,1) 25 Be quick when one is obliged to raise the net (6) 26 Bars in the organ parts (5) 27 Boys like William and Harry (5) 28 An engagement one can look up (3) 30 Shopping place where many get the lot (4)