CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 Trouble me lots, as by interference (6)

7 Process by which to stop one going round the welfare centre (8)

8 Judges of essayists? (6)

10 Show your teeth! (5)

13 It grows in three directions (4)

14 Only half a house? (4) 15 Without reducing the sales staff (4)

16 Criticise heavily, but with no real suggestion of a roasting (3)

17 Run as Communist? (4)

19 Just the beast to be cross with one? (4)

21 Preparing plans for stopping the car? (7,2)

23 Regrets the disheartening loss of rupees (4)

24 Tear somewhat horrendously? (4)

26 Look agreeable, but to no good end (3)

27 Something to do with the fat (4)

29 Food in immature form (4)

32 Puts down in a sly fashion (4)

33 Give service with vision (3,2)

34 Way to take a new line when

perhaps too old (6)

35 Refinements in attractive neckwear (8)

36 Piece of poetry (6)

DOWN

1 The historic Hessians’ game (5)

2 Declare, setting the target at 150 (5)

3 Bit of a nasty eye (4)

4 Meets to sort measures out (5)

5 Put in a low position, an apprentice needs help (4)

6 As said to have been levied on wealthy knights? (6)

9 A bad singer should give up (6)

11 Joined the police? (3)

12 Ignited some fires with a

quantity of petrol (5)

13 Again gets weary and gives up work (7)

15 Well down, yet a bit swollen up? (3)

16 Go both ways (3)

18 Rogue’s name for a former army corps (6)

20 What a stubborn fellow still won’t do (5)

21 Singular clothes, simply no good (3)

22 Inexperienced in fine workmanship (3)

23 Bobby’s agitated breathless brother (6)

25 Off the meat of the bat? (3)

28 High-sounding name for an animal (5)

30 Memento of movement in central circles? (5)

31 A half bottle contains a very big encouragement (5)

32 British player 51 ahead? (4) 33 Appear upset when “4

Down” is disheartened! (4)