The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS 1 Turn on or off then reverse on the railway (10) 8 Huge nettles hid furry creature (5) 9 Give first person shelter from skirmish (5) 10 Thomas at last about to include feline (6) 11 Zealous artist to make an offer (5) 13 Improve appearance of black sheep (4,2) 14 Gangster Robin found next to chimney (7) 15, 17 and 20 Early in the week sense depression (6,7,7) 22 Coming from Rio, had style (6) 24 The fire became more powerful (7) 26 Fowl weight (6) 28 Check gold by said Parisian (5) 30 Fear shocking child (6) 31 Artificial flower (5) 32 Scrub new course endlessly (5) 33 Red lady’s drink (6,4)

DOWN 1 Formerly on a future occasion! (8) 2 Loafer could become riled (5) 3 Made up a curse including a pause during verse (7) 4 Small piece to take effect (4) 5 and 8 down Ordinary alternativ­e for the use of land (6-2-6) 6 Part of flower on carpet altogether camouflage­d (5) 7 I mend faulty material (5) 8 See5 12 Be right to include vase on ring on cooker (6) 16 Wanted what the masseur did, say (6) 18 Being essential part of reshaped triangle (8) 19 In a convention­al manner previously, it might be heard (8) 21 Refuse puppies (6) 23 A state containing cunning chaotic situation (7) 24 Shut chimpanzee inside coop for rabbits (5) 25 Supply with the necessary things appropriat­e at university (3,2) 27 Not getting up before Georgia on the vehicle (5) 29 Nora Batty’s flower (4)

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