CLASSIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Article held by Skye boatmen moving similarly (2,3,4,5)
9 Lassitude of nine reformed characters outside university (5)
10 Factory employee may be working (9)
11 Russian fellow writes ‘broken arm’ in secret language (7)
12 High wind for the pontoon player? (7)
13 Fairy tale opening a single time (4)
14 A range, one in Europe (9)
18 Man is held at fault for bungle (9)
20 Twisted scar forms a curve (4)
22 Waits for leftovers (7)
25 Stick globule onto sweet (7)
26 Isn’t able to shorten poor dean’s bombardment (9)
27 Tool essential in seed germination (5)
28 Pause for nightcap, a beer’s poured out (9,5)
DOWN
1 Rupture sandy area with river running through (6)
2 Chaps with principles outside apartment blocks (9)
3 Muslim land with some anthem I rated (7)
4 A warning of course spoken
beforehand (9)
5 Race from eastern outlet (5)
6 Eccentric too vain for applause (7)
7 Order in the dictionary (5)
8 Right way out is to go back (7)
15 Pine, perhaps, being always naive (9)
16 In mini-car, a Guatemalan country neighbour (9)
17 Camera I broke in the US, perhaps? (7)
19 State region endless in song (7)
20 Melissa straying, without direction (7)
21 Thinly scattered boxes at the point (6)
23 Unimportant part of rhythm in orchestra (5)
24 Holy man has unusual hiding place (5)
ACROSS
1 Real money (4,4)
5 ___ Chagall, painter (4)
9 Australian animals (9)
10 American spy network (inits) (3)
11 Cain’s biblical brother (4)
13 Sophisticated style (7)
16 Plan (4)
18 Baby’s knitted shoe (6)
19 Salt Lake City Christian (6)
21 Middle Eastern inhabitant (4)
23 Orchestral kettledrums (7)
25 Metal cans (4)
27 Vex (3)
28 Delicious (9)
30 Attire, togs (4)
31 Of private concern (8)
DOWN
1 Fish resembling the cod (4)
2 Make a dash for it (3)
3 ___ Brown, Snoopy’s pal (7)
4 Soft light cake (6)
6 Studio-based male presenter (9)
7 Officiating at (8)
8 Afghanistan’s continent (4)
12 Turf accountant (9)
14 Tibetan priest (4)
15 Almost overlapping (8)
17 James ___, 1950s icon (4)
20 Gets, acquires (7)
22 Near the knuckle (6)
24 Aid (a criminal) (4)
26 Exchange for money (4)
29 Charged particle (3)