CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 Possibly remain a serviceman (6) 7 Classic race loser who got the gold (8) 8 Ours includes a cricket club, as it happens (6) 10 Job exchange (5) 13 Be devout, please (4) 14 What Hitler was entitled to be called (4) 15 Chief person holding the line (4) 16 Like mum, he always comes back (3) 17 Being stony means nothing, mate (4) 19 There’s a degree of decadence in port (4) 21 The perfect person to act like? (4,5) 23 A pup, as you may see, is not

yet perfect (4) 24 Land of stormy rain (4) 26 A sticky situation that’s somehow sweet (3) 27 An ice cream one is a cold one (4) 29 What to do when you see red? (4) 32 Sound as a bell (4) 33 She’s presumably come out of her shell (5) 34 Secondary highways in Norfolk (6) 35 In food production, does it compete with the chicken? (8) 36 Turning taken by an American car (6)

DOWN

1 She always gives credit (5) 2 Navigational aid for getting back again (5) On the road, perhaps, 3 4 change gear (4) In New Zealand, they form only parts of the majority (5) 5 Sporty enough to cause a car crash, some day (4) 6 Neither fellow made a conquest (6) 9 Is able to name a country (6) 11 One with colourful political ideas? (3) 12 Seem sad that the doctor has nothing but work (5) 13 A hiding for being a friend to the old Chinese (7) 15 She robs a male of money! (3) 16 Madeline’s little boy (3) 18 Mr Domingo lacks nothing, and is calm (6) 20 Thick part of a garden seat (5) 21 With spirit, raced after ‘11’ (3) 22 Source of the metal for a gold key (3) 23 Polly can only tell you what she’s heard (6) 25 To be used in a fatheaded piece of work (3) 28 Attack with a broken stone? (5) 30 A tram crashed into the river (5) 31 Heavenly character of a dog (5) 32 Right way to express enthusiasm (4) 33 Timely signals (4)