30/03/2020

Across: 6 Affairs; 7 World; 9 Shots; 10 Repairs; 12 Orderliness; 14 Mail coaches; 18 Minster; 19 Scope; 21 Seven; 22 Wonders. Down: 1 Of the; 2 Master; 3 Ere; 4 Domain; 5 Florist; 8 Replace; 11 Recover; 13 Mariner; 15 Lasted; 16 Escudo; 17 Apart; 20 Don.

ACROSS

1. I’m getting photographic copies of publication details on the title page (8)

5 & 2Dn. This gives the precise footage required to record a stately dance (4,7)

Small sailing boat lay back round the stern of the show (4)

10. The country of the contrary girl is capitalised by Annapolis (8)

11. See 19 Across

12. It’s not true he prepares students for examinations (7)

13. Is inoculated and becomes very irritable (4,3,6)

18. Tools used for making bridges? (8)

19 & 11Ac. Could it appropriately be composed in Gibraltar? (4,5)

20. Hellishly hot spot? Imply the negative (7)

21. A gusset in sewing a headdress (5)

22. A small quantity of water – the fish couldn’t live without it (4)

23. Declared trade’s chaotic round the south-east (8) 9.

ACROSS

4. Pantihose (6)

7. A few (3,2,3)

8. Bologna sausage (6)

10. Railway line (5)

13. Thick paper (4)

14. Brave man (4)

15. Flow out slowly (4)

16. Cooking vessel (3)

17. Find fault (4)

19. Broad smile (4)

21. Newlyweds’ trip (9)

23. Hotness (4)

24. Bevel (4)

26. Play on words (3)

27. Chief, principal (4)

29. Leave out (4)

32. Achievement (4)

33. First-rate (5)

34. Axioms (6)

35. Learned (8)

36. Hire charge (6)

DOWN

See 5 Across Stages a recovery and indulges in banter (7) The food charts could reveal top features of an old world village (8,5) A shocking dream about the capital of London caused a scare (7) Provide written backing? (7)

Make a revolutionary movement to get Ray upset (6)

13. A number of jets going round in a circle will make things hot! (3,4)

14. Re: fault – very upset – weeping (7)

15. Key men as far as the pitch is concerned (6)

16. Describing more remote historical events sooner (7)

17. It’s used for feeding cattle in Switzerland (7)

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4. 6. 7. 8.

DOWN

1. Opening, entrance (5)

2. Exclude (5)

3. Long journey (4)

4. Gemstone (5)

5. Precious metal (4)

6. Sinew (6)

9. American state (6)

11. Agent (3)

12. Bedtime drink (5)

13. One imitating another (7)

15. Mineral (3)

16. Be victorious (3)

18. National song (6)

20. Helicopter blade (5)

21. Farmyard bird (3)

22. Senseless, foolish (3)

23. Kind, merciful (6)

25. Raised edge (3)

28. Artist’s stand (5)

30. Merriment (5)

31. Cares for (5)

32. Clenched hand (4)

33. Step (4)