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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 The Einstein boys (6)

7 A wide hay structure affording concealmen­t (8)

8 Game to go a long way for

love (4)

10 Addressed as “dear”, maybe,

you could be dearer (6)

11 A tripe product apt to be

condemned (6)

14 Name of a little white duck

(3)

16 Looked after a car for someone (5)

17 Could you use them for

mutton? (4)

19 To start grumbling at spilt

tea is maybe too much (5) 21 Wild fear that may come to

a learner driver (5) 22 Teacher – a silly old trout?

(5)

23 A saint, but not without

blemish (4)

26 Problem confrontin­g the

artist? (5)

28 Immobilise a number (3) 29 Mean not to go out with

nurse (6)

30 Get the better of the boss

(6)

31 Otherwise Mrs Alf Garnett

(4)

32 Boats wrecked by Cleo’s car

(8)

33 Mum, able to listen (6)

DOWN

1 Not partial to a piece of

poetry (6)

2 Dodges a couple (6)

3 The immortal Mr Heyerdahl

(4) 4 Exam claimed to be fiddled

(7)

5 Men do so, roughly speaking,

in gents’ clothing (5) 6 Classified, possibly, as a

non-U deputy? (5)

8 Sure thing! (4)

9 Colour of pure diamond (3) 12 “11 Across” has one in a pie

(3)

13 Possibly operatic figure or

singer (5)

15 The terrorist’s mistake (5) 18 One rolling west to a part of

Oregon? (5)

19 Come to understand (3) 20 Lug out of the arena (3)

21 It burns the vessel in front

(7) 22 It’s a fair way from the hole

(3)

23 Good book for teacher and a

pupil (6)

24 A bet that rises in height (4) 25 Muppet flying a kite around

half term? (6)

26 Quietly desire something

black (5)

27 Look for jack in outer Southgate (5)

28 One who’ll lap up your every

word? (3)

30 Wherein to eat jam? (4)

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