CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Make a point and leave party (5,4)

9 Tenor had vehicle that was no good, nothing else! (6)

10 Covers be left at home in study (3,5)

11 Father has way with something although over his best (4,2)

12 Bit of pressure put erroneously on fame (6)

14 Thousand unwell at plant (4)

15 Something made from barley on a Mediterranean island (5)

16 Beat one reserve in part, one making amends (6)

18 To no purpose going on and on (7)

21 Stop the chorus (7)

24 Maintain disruptive sit-ins (6)

26 Federation about leaving island (5)

30 Rex’s girl in Norfolk (4)

31 Ungenerously small meals ordered before end of day (6)

32 Not so difficult to see air moving (6)

33 Was a junior officer in before middle of night praising? (8)

34 Conspiracy of silence from new Rome army (6)

35 No government advocate (9)

DOWN

2 Referee almost collapsed as a result of drugged cigarette (6)

3 During revel lumbered round with some fine parchment (6)

4 Said to touch the composer (6)

5 Note Alan had very little (7)

6 A blast shattering rock (6)

7 and 8 Making a mistake while dancing? (7,1,4,5)

11 South American river dish (5)

13 Strip at end of race (4)

17 and 19 Cook using this had all the ingredients for misfortune (6,3,8)

20 Woodland being settled over unknown river (5)

22 Ice to run like water on the radio (4)

23 Waste time in prison (7)

25 The unending lust bothered detective (6)

27 I’m not one to weaken (6)

28 Argonaut charmed in part by traditional Indian dance (6)

29 Welsh lady coming from the valleys about end of July (6)