CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Drive to get support, a bit of help (6) Something to eat in bed? (5-3)

Old sayings of a cutting nature? (4)

Apes have one of their own (6)

Creditable help for the scorer (6)

One of those under the bed? (3)

Colourful suggestions (5) It’s bound to be a burden (4) Foreigners useful on barges? (5)

It’s a port and a lot more (5) Cried upon finding me married! (5)

Finally baffled, took evasive action (4)

In favour of conclusive evidence (5)

28 Enemy force lacking some archers (3)

Shifty dealer always ahead (6)

Road rage can be a hallucination! (6)

One is wrong about a number of beasts (4)

Sets the seal on many measures (8)

That story about an abstainer is mere gossip (6) 7 8 10 11 14

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One giving friendly proof of literacy (3,3)

What the carpenter did was to prepare notes (6) Keep going to the back of the queue (4)

It may well by sticking (7) 5

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21 22 Maybe a spin in the country (5)

Defeats a wild beast (5) She’s disguised as an artist (4)

United, but not at Sheffield? (3)

She’s related in a small way (3)

You can bet it’s made of wood (5)

A left-over toy boy maybe? (5)

Could grinding this pigment be a chore? l(5) Prisoner’s suggestion of a violent blow (3) Persuaded to participate in pole dancing (3)

A case of justification (7) Briefly up to date, somewhat 23

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28 30 outmoded (3) Foster development of many trees (6)

Spare piece of meat? (4) Police inspector taking a crafty peep in port (6) Put practically anywhere (5) Where fertility is exceptional (5)

In a spot of trouble, put things right (3) Demosthenes had more than the rest (4)