CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One having a word to both

sides? (5)

6 Such babies are sweet (5) 9 It’s edible, but for its tail (7) 10 It’s totally different from a

weasel! (5)

11 Inventor who spent Christmas holding a bottle opener? (5)

12 Mark, that tormented saint

(5)

13 At South Ken, they’re of use

to outgoing mothers (7) 15 Vessel in a lake, generally (3) 17 A well-known name in hypnotism (4)

18 Religiously, it has even

earlier early closing (6) 19 Sadness at Chelsea? (5) 20 Go and reform a varlet (6) 22 A container to open and

shut? (4)

24 King of bluff? (3) 25 Admonishes for distributing beers around the kingdom (7)

26 Major disagreement (5) 27 Local expert dropped overboard? (5)

28 Villain heartily sodden in salt

water! (5)

29 He’s learned to show a cold

heart in a terrible crash (7) 30 Metalworker with his own

field in London (5)

31 Periodic payments (5)

DOWN

2 Displeased when stumped?

(3,3)

3 Is vexed when the hotel is surrounded by restaurants (6) 4 Take down what’s on the

menu (3)

5 Possibly first results of

disaffection (5)

6 After one short month, they

get Rosie no end upset! (7) 7 A place of respectable tone

(4)

8 German songs were deceptive to the bitter end! (6) 12 Just a tiny part of one’s

dismal life (5)

13 Through which a moth

ingests a bit of grub (5) 14 Hemp for making sails (5) 15 This TV character was a

sweet lover (5) 16 Old-fashioned fetters (5) 18 Saint who had to look out

for trouble starting (5)

19 To be a warlock would fascinate a fellow! (7)

21 An element of luminescence

(6)

22 A most unusual arrow

poison (6)

23 Infrequent production of

new models (6)

25 To rob unreasonably is inhuman (5)

26 More than half is used in

thermostats (4)

28 Make a hit playing in “Die

Fledermaus”? (3)