CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Dry sense of humour starts to have effect on resistance (6) 5 Lashed out, and extremely lucky to contain wayward left (3,3) 9 Conceit, say, associated with Oscar (3) 11 Eleventh 5Dn 17Dn always in 19Dn (7) 12 Swapping Los Angeles for Aberdeenshire, law breaker is avant-garde (3,4) 13 Zippy is sporty occasionally (4) 14 Fourth 5Dn 17Dn is number one in tattooed fringes (5) 15 Fragmentary ululations from the west identify recording artist (4) 18 Gland node in poor shape requiring all-round assistance (7) 20 Tommy cleared out as Damien entered, wanting something to drink (7) 22 Sign to reformed church claiming mystical knowledge (7) 25 35Ac birds in Blackburn and Harris, perhaps (7) 28 Eighth 5Dn 17Dn Untouchable Indian caste uses bus terminals (4) 29 Third 5Dn 17Dn evacuates Dundee after 150 years (5) 30/3 Ninth 5Dn 17Dn to come across warning device (8) 33 He escaped first sign of danger in midair after perhaps 45 minutes? (7) 34 Catch cold first of all, then erupt convulsively (7) 35 Fifth 5Dn 17Dn – “I’m on” after 20Ac? (3) 36 Giggle when driving position leads to heel tip breaking off (3-3) 37 Get terribly chesty, so used to cut down the weed (6)
DOWN
2 This clue is the top ’cos it, means quite the opposite! (7) 3 See 30 Across 4 Reinvigorated sheep gets to tear around (7) 5 As September is to the other months? Yes and no (7) 6 A point gained after draw for football team, fairly commonly (4) 7 Long way to go for disorientated seagull to skip last mackerel and get close to home (7) 8 No tips passed on, going back to Black Sea port (6) 10 Twelfth 5Dn 17Dn – Bridges perhaps, on banks of Liffey? (6) 16 Sixth 5Dn 17Dn – Keep hammerhead away! (5) 17 Current licence holder misses date? (5) 19 Seventh 5Dn 17Dn, assume to be accomplished for the most part (3) 21 5Dn 17Dn is steady, but only occasionally (3) 22 Very keen to travel, grabbing husband under arm (4,2) 23 Unknown officer starts to behave strangely, copper extremely rude (7) 24 Working dog, last of breed, involved in crash (7) 25 Puts together five hundred in twos (7) 26 Hut destroyed after targeting infiltrated by unknown factor in angular measurement (7) 27 Shirley, Darren and Emily all evacuated city (6) 31 Tenth 5Dn 17Dn can come up over Midlothian (4) 32 Second 5Dn 17Dn plays leading part in “Yes” being on the rise (4)