CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 On paper, a try (5)

6 She shows there’s nothing very soft in Paisley’s exterior (5)

9 Name or part of the number

on a passenger vehicle (7) 10 One’s personal box of vital

possessions (5)

11 In public transport, they are

not unparalleled (5)

12 A penetrating product long

handled (5)

13 Poetry the boy sent astray

(7)

15 He robs tyrants of lots of

money (3)

17 Scheme to keep the allotment holder busy (4)

18 A strong, firm fellow (6) 19 Food painfully taken? (5) 20 Getting back in less than a

day is tiresome! (6)

22 To cheat some people is a

bad thing to do (4)

24 He likes a drink, so starts

tippling (3)

25 Generous politician? (7) 26 Great enthusiasm of a chap

for a piano piece (5)

27 Good man, though he made a bad start in wrecking a boat (5)

28 Figure the general’s about

surrendered! (5)

29 Being quite elderly, they’ve

left school (3,4)

30 Thin and weak, yet growing

strong? (5)

31 My tea cannot possibly be

vegetarian! (5)

DOWN

2 Instructive group of artists? (6) 3 Away somewhere, like a

sailor mending nets (6) 4 Still the old-fashioned shirt

style (3)

5 Discontinue operations on

the street (5)

6 When held up, it keeps airborne troops on the cool side (7)

7 Is he honoured for his warm

heart? (4)

8 Dusty substance found in

bloomers (6)

12 Just a yarn, so try to edit it

(5)

13 Colorado beetle’s favourite

veg (5)

14 Saw up a piece of music! (5) 15 Out East, knotted cord used

for furnishings, etc. (5) 16 The way a swimmer is often

termed “cold” (5)

18 Her insurance liability is

much reduced (5)

19 Some atlases are grey

covered, very largely (7) 21 Money around which troubles are centred? (6) 22 Think up a way for Sid and

Eve to get together (6) 23 Father torn from mother,

maybe (6)

25 Such dancers bend over

backwards to succeed (5) 26 The way one feels about a

low number? (4)

28 Jim’s sound place of exercise

(3)