Evening Standard

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 When blue, it flies (6) 7 When the aged are upset about the wet weather, this is a useful system (8) 8 Vaunt oneself in strange garb (4) 10 Pain caused by a double portion of sausage (6) 11 Maybe it’s in part of the Bronx you’ll find a source of refreshmen­t (6) 14 Where to go for a drive (3) 16 Officer showing a stout heart in the army, perhaps (5) 17 Were in jug (4) 19 Really enjoy what one gets in Los Angeles, pet (3,2) 21 Sinful Simon (5) 22 Where, in the East, it’s wrong to gamble (5) 23 Hypocrisy? There’s no such word! (4) 26 Is it unhealthy to travel in one? (5) 28 The little chap’s so late starting! (3) 29 Antagonism can be endlessly amusing! (6) 30 Pulled or possibly held going round a bend (6) 31 Spot a mole at mid-September? (4) 32 It means business (8) 33 Absent-minded way to make me a dry cocktail! (6)

DOWN 1 Familiar name for a noted wild tribe (6) 2 Did he also paint on the back of the canvas? (6) 3 An advantage to the side (4) 4 Little piece of music for the youngest brother (7) 5 Politician­s having fun together? (5) 6 Furnishing­s, etc., in a wide corridor (5) 8 A piece to start eating? (4) 9 The Plantagene­t era? (3) 12 Mug of vegetable juice? (3) 13 A growing source of dispute with some gangs (5) 15 More than willing to agree, maybe (5) 18 Terry’s new ‘26 Across’ (5) 19 Not much of a place for experiment­al work? (3) 20 Express turning up on time (3) 21 Certain notes, or one little letter (7) 22 He’s in automation (3) 23 Mum and dad having drinks? (6) 24 At the end of the day, it’s all over, friend (4) 25 It’s wrong, idly to change, however neatly (6) 26 Observe Mr Tyler going to church (5) 27 Hand over a military medal the Scots give out (5) 28 Initially special service (3) 30 What one pays for being not centrally heated? (4)

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