25/05/2020

Across: 1 Bisect; 4 Scraps; 9 Acting captain; 10 Candour; 11 Tense; 12 Award; 14 Inane; 18 Overt; 19 Outrage; 21 Block capitals; 22 Riding; 23 Planed.

Down: 1 Branch; 2 Set a new record; 3 Canto; 5 Capstan; 6 Again and again; 7 Singer; 8 Score; 13 Retaken; 15 Robber; 16 Foray; 17 Versed; 20 Trial.

ACROSS

Water supply constituting one’s prosperity (9)

8. Yes, it sounds like the first person (3)

9. Is operative in producing a change of heart, maybe (11)

11. Diminish the reputation of French pamphlet (7)

12. You’ll find the pigeon house to the right (5)

13. To observe and esteem highly (6)

15. Scattered rents modified round the west (6)

17. Ornamental jewellery used by circus performers (5)

18. Chateau seen around one Spanish region (7)

20. This makes one reluctant to go on (5,6)

22. It gets downtrodden and is lacklustre (3)

23. Mountain flower lies intermingled with weeds (9) 1.

ACROSS

4. Humble (6)

7. Control (8)

8. Reflected light (6)

10. Nutmeg, for example (5)

13. Tenant’s payment (4)

14. Fish (4)

15. Ruminant mammal (4)

16. Piece (3)

17. Encounter (4)

19. Woodwind instrument (4)

21. Usually (9)

23. Body powder (4)

24. Girl’s name (4)

26. Thick mist (3)

27. Precious stone (4)

29. Intravenous feed (4)

32. Gravel (4)

33. Tree (5)

34. Concurs (6)

35. Time after sunset (8)

36. Funeral car (6)

DOWN

To go off course will produce a bit of hesitation, we hear (3) Arabs scattered around river port of Iraq (5) Strangely silent coves (6) Not thugs disturbed by this kind of wound (7) Well-attended assembly for church service? (4,7) Make a new alignment back on the mountains (9)

10. Stagnation’s affecting the competitors (11)

11. They’re not lightly regarded by developers! (4-5)

14. Repeat what has been said about government administration (7)

16. Show no dissent when a hundred surrender (6)

19. Southern ship’s company producing a propeller (5)

21. In the ranch a stockman holds proprietary rights (3) 2. 3.

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DOWN

Faith (5)

Once more (5)

Run away (4) Noisy riotous brawl (5) Fine particles of matter (4)

6. Sally (6)

9. Unfurl (6)

11. Dog breed (3)

12. Desert animal (5)

13. Fall back (7)

15. Scottish river (3)

16. Lad (3)

18. Repeat performance (6)

20. Knife part (5)

21. Joke, informally (3)

22. Everything (3)

23. Organ of taste (6)

25. So or thus (3)

28. Ski slope (5)

30. Hold royal office (5)

31. Snapshot (5)

32. Equipment (4)

33. Hairless (4)

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