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ACROSS

4 They may well be only human (6)

7 A drink for the inexperien­ced? (5,3)

8 Utterly audible! (6)

10 Let money relieve matters (5)

13 Feeble fellow always falling down? (4)

14 It’s right on the map (4) 15 The Green twins? (4) 16 A number possibly looking cross (3)

17 Being stony is nothing, mate (4)

19 Stepped on a split-ended stick (4)

21 Sort of government partly of concern to pit workers? (9) 23 Pretty girl, maybe a bit squawky (4)

24 Turn left at Land’s End, and there’s a sort of mine (4) 26 Old-fashioned youth centre (3)

27 Pale due to having a fling? (4)

29 The ages of noted artists? (4)

32 He resembles Sir Walter no end! (4) 33 Disreputab­le place for a smoke? (5) 34 Frenchifie­d setting? (6) 35 Count art, if unconventi­onal, as renegade! (8) 36 Possibly show round the house, not in silence (6)

DOWN

1 An American, to the French, is athletic (5)

2 Artist, to some degree Anglo Saxon (5)

3 Formerly in concealmen­t (4) 4 One place where bachelors can join the artillery (5) 5 Support for the small business owner (4)

6 Out East, the couple watched what they ate (6) 9 A bit of a bloomer (6) 11 A listener to something corny? (3)

12 Without love, this supporter may be lost (5)

13 Being Turkish, is sweet (7) 15 Amiable choral piece – on the piano! (3)

16 Too fast for the road junction ahead (3)

18 A fine place for dad to do up his shoes! (6)

20 Where the cowboy couldn’t stay on a horse? (5)

21 I don’t remember getting much sleep in it (3)

22 For which Topsy would have given both pence and shillings? (3)

23 Unship in a way to cause hurt (6)

25 Chap with a masterly way? (3)

28 Sunny side down? (5) 30 City with quiet centre amid iron production (5) 31 Declare in doubtful taste (5) 32 Form of soil from which to get fodder? (4) 33 Useless vessel? (4)

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