Crossbar
No 1,530
ACROSS
1 Comic characters playing in a Premier League down south ... (10) 7 ... and it can be poisonous, in another Premier League team (3) 9 Use hard currency unit to get a wild dog in Africa (5) 11 Are there high quality trees at a racecourse in southern England? (8) 14 Is it hard to get on with an American lawyer involved in Formula One? (5) 15 Provincial venue for darts, for instance, or for a tradeunion branch in the US (5) 16 Turned karts out to accommodate a great old chaser (5,4) 17 Pawn-brokers, for instance, relatively speaking (6) 19 Capital city caught up in go-slow (4) 20 Read about new top team showing passion (6) 23 Fabulous bird maybe seen in the Rocky Mountains (3) 25 Stiff tests needed for solar development (5) 26 Ruled out of action after a red card (8) 28 It took a long time to produce an old sportscar (3) 30 Did a former trak star have to study for 25 across? (4) 31 Had the last word in a game near the end (4) 32 Did one in charge of the team on the field start as sound sleeper? (7) 33 Have ali king for a former Yorkshire batsman (4)
DOWN
1 Athlete could bea pole vault er, or can compete in another field event (4-6) 2 A stableboy left at short notice (3) 3 We can’t take Els off to see an English Premier team (9) 4 Star midfielder back at Old Trafford after record transfer fee (4,5) 5 Express disapproval at reserve failing to finish (3) 6 Many working at a small firm in a Formula One venue (6) 8 Team event on a field, or in a choppy pool, perhaps (4) 9 Royal hotel’s design for a pistol-case (7) 10 Not starting before time, but not far off it (6) 12 Steep obstacle on the track, or a racecourse (5,4) 13 Little girl had a party on time (3) 18 Manage to get back on track with old union (3) 21 May perform twice to mark the passing of old bird (4) 22 In north america ,2 down st aged a comeback, like a top tennis star (5) 24 Show appreciation for top competitor on the circuit (4) 27 Hearing about one of the arsenal team, as it were (3) 29 Was minister, in short, able to inspire his team to speed up? (3)
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