CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Cook and carvemeats ( 5) 8 Conjuring for many a soldier to see ( 5)

10 Not Monty, though concerned in disrobing ( 5) 11 Group of listeners? ( 3) 12 Gold piece in circulation ( 5) 13 Theymaywell be keepers ( 7) 15 Is there such a boom in audio equipment? ( 5)

18 In the Euphrates, it can go by water ( 3)

19 Broken romance? ( 6) 21 Struggling with chores, I make a brave show( 7) 22 Turn out old, disorderly and vulgar ( 4)

23 Lie again, by theway ( 4) 24 Eating place whence cutlery may be taken ( 7)

26 Think calculatingly? ( 6) 29 Label smaller than a postage stamp! ( 3)

31 Thomas, noted for a generalised philosophy ( 5) 32 Related in a differentway

( 7)

34 River of wine ( hock, etc.) ( 5) 35 Neither number’s neverending! ( 3)

36 The general joins me in a fight ( 5)

37 One taking part ( 5)

38 The Francophile’s farewell? ( 5)

DOWN

1 Poetry morning ( 5)

2 Of a matching, flattering colour? ( 7)

4 Not all directors are lofty ( 4) 5 Comes up, as about a pay increase ( 6)

6 An engine, or the driver ( 5) 7 It’s belowthe knee ( no fib!) ( 5)

9 Information of some urgency ( 3)

12 The bird upsets Ron a lot ( 7) 14 In the army, it means “attention!” ( 3)

16 David starred, possibly in a Venetian part ( 5)

17 Figures maybe hot stuff ( 5) 19 Send to bed! ( 7)

20 Loud noise heard from Tony ( 5)

21 Building by the church provides little shelter ( 5) 23 In historic time, the wild green outskirts of the city ( 7)

24 Struck the shelter next to the business house ( 6)

25 Get some solid nourishment ( 3)

27 She needs a heel mended - about time! ( 5)

28 Land a knockout for some reason ( 5)

30 Fish eater, the female consuming a little roach! ( 5) 32 The bet before ( 4) 33 Rubbish almost torn up ( 3)