CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One better able to do his

job? (6)

7 Testy academic, former pit

worker (8)

8 Such tennis simply isn’t real!

(4)

10 Wandered like me, in a way

(6)

11 Finishes near central Ruislip

(6)

14 Put down some mousetraps

(3)

16 Notions said wrongly to include a foregone conclusion (5)

17 Heady items of appeal (4) 19 One of those confused

scraps (5)

21 Prepared a bed in the garden

(5)

22 Taken down from the menu?

(5)

23 To drive with it, you need a

car key (4)

26 It’s hard to conceal love of

hidden wealth (5)

28 Shoot into a container (3) 29 Half the main supply system

is for her! (6)

30 The majority are about half

dead and pretty small (6) 31 The bookie’s chances of

enrichment (4)

32 One with a consuming interest in natural species (8) 33 Antagonism, to saints,

would be unnecessary! (6)

DOWN

1 A quarter day? (6)

2 It’s between Windsor and

Eton (6)

3 Tear for the right purpose

(4) 4 Suggested one MP was

dishonest (7)

5 A supplier of seeds (from

Siena?) (5)

6 Being overweight can mean

a lot (5)

8 Latest heartless conclusion? (4)

9 Being foolish, we start

trouble (3)

12 Of poetry, a modern piece?

(3)

13 Quick to tangle with “27” (5) 15 Keeps wild dogs! (5) 18 Continue working in west

London (5)

19 It could be a coaster (3) 20 In silence, how can he make

a number of points? (3) 21 Dai gets mixed up with Carl,

the extremist (7) 22 Demonstrate one’s humanity (3)

23 A non-playing supporter of

golf clubs (6)

24 Too long to wait for a half of

sausages (4)

25 Note the condition of the

property (6)

26 Little beast in joint office!

(5)

27 Consent to change gear at

the end of the race (5) 28 An odd rhyme for almost

anyone (3)

30 Either letter comes early in

the day (4)