CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Naturalist’s delight when former Sinn Fein leader appears on telly? (3,7) 6 Angle of south-facing gardens (4) 9 Malfunctioning tail end without a round rain water remover (5,5) 10 Sound of snoring following alternate blue comic (4) 12 Regulars deserting Soyuz by ugly configuration in a straight line (6) 15 Be disgusted by kebab, horrible filling (5) 18 Weird endings to Poe tale – horror story? (4) 19 Comic opera, interminable, keeping lead performance after time (6) 21 Comic novel – explosive, entertaining, important debut (5) 22 Ornate box design, perhaps constant answer occupying Conservative (7) 24 They cleared out before every other blue Northern comic (5) 25 Does wrong, grabbing hold of copper coin before 1998 (6) 26 Coaster going round south pole? (4) 28 A negative after extremely blue comic (5) 29 Comic actress Angela gives debut to ultimate character (6) 34 French city “officielle” finally thrown in jail (4) 35 Trophies for filleted sole stuffed with chopped raw liver (10) 36 Band of commandos heading for hills (4) 37 Comic annual or espionage manual involving animal sanctuary (6,4)

DOWN

1 Comic star of 8Dn (4) 2 Period created by energy in upwards beam (4) 3 Dundee strips with daily limits? (5) 4 Comic a bit of a human dynamo (5) 5 Like jack of spades in whist or bridge, but not solitaire, it’s said (3-3) 7 UK huntsman corrected Norwegian Nobel laureate (4,6) 8 Great and powerful comic from Australia? (6,2,2) 11 Bays for manoeuvring with empty lorry? (3-3) 13 Bronze Rodin has essence of love (4) 14 Become heavily involved with tongue-tied criminal due to leave (3,4) 16 What traitor does in BBC as tasks dished out (5,5) 17 Expanses of cloth – Napkins unfolded before extremely deficient verse (10) 20 Original word featured in society monograph (6) 23 Guide that goes on a bit? (4) 27 Sea creature is there in map, appearing sporadically (6) 30 Comic Relief debut is ancient history (5) 31 Like a nobleman, with time to spare? (5) 32 Drop round for pudding? (4) 33 Table made skillfully to some extent (4)