CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 Benders in the garden? (6) 7 Is worn, having influence no longer (8)

8 Sailor made to go, possibly without leave (6) 10 Obvious to many a listener (5)

13 In David Copperfield, he has the key to the piano (4) 14 Food from the East (4) 15 It’s nonsense, mate (4)

16 To do so is work, or sounds so (3)

17 What to keep when out of control (4)

19 As in the desert, you get one free (4)

21 Obliged legally to jump clear? (5,4)

23 Hardly a long shot? (4) 24 Russian perhaps good at Scandinavian? (4)

26 A month of possibility (3) 27 Praise a chap not being in uniform (4)

29 Open for a drink (4)

32 Just an old fool’s bit of fun! (4)

33 Projected piece of playground equipment (5) 34 They’re customary when a seaman strikes out (6) 35 Busy when fuel escapes freely out of a hole (8) 36 New design centre (6)

DOWN

1 Mostly cold, can give a hot effect (5)

2 Run to the end of the street, fast! (5)

3 Wet weather? Down with it! (4)

4 Scottish form of sabre (5)

5 The buzzer was quiet (4) 6 Wandered around the garden (6)

9 Live to own things and show one’s breeding (6)

11 Put down some things to sit on, perhaps (3) 12 Inland, but it has a wild coast! (5)

13 Keep going to make an offer of? (4,3)

15 The heavy heart of Glastonbury (3)

16 An opening word from Dr. Johnson (3)

18 Shop exit? (6)

20 A very superior glare, possibly (5)

21 Obtain by going out of turn (3)

22 Stale ingredient of school dinners (3)

23 A team to beat Villa? (6) 25 Sorry about the school head getting notice (3)

28 The way it’s put, it must be a good thing (5)

30 Just for the moment, I’m leaving Jim uncertain (5) 31 State the ruling head may be male (5)

32 Juliet and I have an oldfashioned dance (4) 33 Dan’s upset – by George! (4)