The Scotsman

WEEKEND CROSSWORD

- By DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS 1 Fall back whilst rowing, Tom takes tea with sour-tempered person (5,1,4) 9 Move quickly into the frame (4) 10 and 11 Sideshow in the garden? (10,6) 11 See 10 12 Some extra cynical girl (5) 15 Envy commanding officer with surgeon (5) 18 Second child of four in group (5) 19 I had interrupte­d race that can be seen (7) 20 Male parent has name of dangerousl­y fascinatin­g woman (5) 21 Invite one to take cover (3,2) 22 Establish business swindle first (7) 23 Endless anger with his recipe for stew (5) 24 Recipient certainly exercises outside (5) 26 This snake’s tongue is a fern (5) 29 and 31 Made scheme unworkable and sticky? (6,2,3,5) 32 Shape of either sex (4) 33 Falling heavily on rotten liar at loggerhead­s (10) DOWN 2 Take off and cross topmost point (4) 3 Mend ways at last? (6) 4 Costa resort of course (5) 5 Wine from port, two-thirds of container (5) 6 Going by public transport first for headgear (5) 7 Symptoms experience­d by drug user from Boxing Day food? (4,6) 8 Lady introducin­g herself with lack of discretion (10) 13 Was predominan­t and ruled (7) 14 Crack made by many a clergyman on slippery surface (7) 15 Abandoning some needlework (7,3) 16 Arriving with my version for famous mother (6,4) 17 Less than a dozen at church having fish (5) 18 Authorisat­ion with the foot? (5) 25 Approach current price (6) 26 One’s passed by majority (5) 27 Put off when held indetermin­ately (5) 28 Engineers’ first lady steward (5) 30 Vegetable cook rarely included (4)

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