WEE THINKER

Across 5 Collects new shape (5) 8 The pig sat preparing Italian food (9) 9 London team’s weapons (7) 10 Piece right inside seafood (5) 11 Delve rigorously with youngster (5) 13 Warden has second access (6) 16 Alternatively reach friend by word of mouth (6) 18 Sponge enclosure has delicately tipped contents (5) 20 Final character to love playing game (5) 22 Improvises Chinese food (7) 24 Large creatures broke the panels (9) 25 Daughter does improve when given medicine (5)

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Avoided new space next to journalist (7) 2 Disregard a festival (8) 3 Feature of teaching (4) 4 Delays in part of theatre (6) 5 A pinch is sent from Spain (8) 6 Australasian acquires land mass (4) 7 Barely enough hypocrisy after school (5) 12 Freed engineers to get hired (8) 14 Elder not terribly reminiscent (8) 15 Continue to press it awkwardly (7) 17 Drew American journalist (6)

Across 1 Surgical knife (6) 7 Recall (8) 8 Masculine (4) 10 Private evening party (6) 11 Greek capital (6) 14 Observe (3) 16 Assistants (5) 17 Bird’s home (4) 19 Flies high (5) 21 Facial hair (5) 22 Rental contract (5) 23 Cast off (4) 26 Under (5) 28 --- West, actress (3) 29 Weather line (6) 30 Roof of the mouth (6) At the summit (4) 31 19 Pole running, daughter bounded (5) 21 Points to large and small fish (4) 23 Darts player’s place in Rochester (4) 32 Indefatigable (8) 33 Andy Murray’s sport (6)

Down 1 Slacken (6) 2 Red wine (6) 3 Elm, for example (4) 4 Gymnast’s costume (7) 5 Receded (5) 6 To traverse (5) 8 Unmarried woman (4) 9 Sheltered side (3) 12 Belonging to him (3) 13 Courage (5) 15 Brag (5) 18 Edges of a roof (5) 19 Expanse of salt water (3) 20 Land measure (3) 21 Laments (7) 22 Hit in a high arc (3) 23 Lounge (6) 24 Pile (4) 25 Fears greatly (6) 26 Beginning of life (5) 27 Truck (5) 28 Floor covering (3) 30 Bygone (4)