CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 High wind — dammit! (5) 6 Because vice is a bit nice?

(5)

9 One with ideas about French

sculpture? (7)

10 Put down new track and

pass on (5)

11 Flits around in shafts (5) 12 Dismisses from the game

(5)

13 Acted like a coward (7) 15 Silent woman? (3)

17 We’re wrong to get in jug (4) 18 Speak well of the wild ape,

sir (6)

19 Appeals from Aspel? (5) 20 Creatures one dreads unreasonably? (6)

22 Various oils used in making

fodder (4)

24 Rob him in a novel way (3) 25 By getting batsmen out he

should win (4,3)

26 There are different ways perpetually to show contempt (5)

27 A monastic custom? (5) 28 Writing in favour of the

Kentish area (5)

29 Save a half dead survivor?

(7)

30 Left a woman right at the

bar (5)

31 The kinds to step out lively when the party’s finished (5)

DOWN

2 To deceive is mean, but you need to keep out of trouble (3,3)

3 Racy lodger? (6)

4 My rhyme for your word (3) 5 Old style hair net (5) 6 Peter named the vendors (7) 7 Fairish girl? (4)

8 Such a fruit has an unusual

crust covering part of it (6) 12 They can sound tuneful

across the meadow (5) 13 Raced frantically into the

wood (5)

14 Too thin to be much good in

the garden? (5)

15 Note the little car on the

motorway (5)

16 Do men consume half a loaf

with one? (5)

18 Pop an ear-piece on your

head! (5)

19 He does an impressive job

(7)

21 Amount of medicine that

will suffice for the wise (6) 22 Such a clear night, half of us

need to wait for (6) 23 Just the girl to fib about a

fool? (6)

25 Start a drunken binge (5) 26 The President’s XI? (4) 28 Favourite sort of shop for

certain boys (3)