The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- HUGH JOHNSON

ACROSS 1 Switch off, and fall fast asleep (3,4,1,5) 10 After a brief Bible class, loves to get out with determinat­ion (7) 11 Pass over to the French court to bring things together (7) 12 Did class have to have a top master to get a grip? (4) 13 Everybody had to come back as appropriat­e (5) 14 Took issue with first operative after a short time (4) 17 Is bound to be answerable if one is in control (2,3,4) 19 A girl went through the mill in days (5) 20 Doctor provided time to go with the flow (5) 22 Invited to get round new church, but put it off (9) 24 Might one speak out, expressing surprise? (1,3) 25 Criticise second prior used to cover up (5) 27 Those with high self-esteem feature in the gossip columns ... (4) 30 ... and Hawaiian garland certain to feature on a day off (7) 31 It’s good to pay attention in order to shine (7) 32 Did tanners meet up with it, when getting their jobs back? (13)

DOWN 2 Was leading lady put out by a social climber? (7) 3 Left one officer, in short, with a pleasant tune (4) 4 Did a king and a royal mistress ring the bell? (5) 5 Might a broadcaste­r make fast 6 down, for instance? (9) 6 In fact, was misled about a piece of land, in the main (4) 7 Drop a garden tool at a country dance in the US (7) 8 Racecourse with scope to suit athletics meetings (5,3,5) 9 Did upright Italian start to blow the whistle, making things uniform? (13) 15 Moor, in fact, near the athletes’ village (5) 16 A lecturer, on line, took second person back to a narrow passage (5) 18 To lead the pack fast is first-rate (9) 21 Visualise being involved in game with one (7) 23 Drop down to ten, with no time to shine (7) 26 It’s difficult to sound stable when half seas over (5) 28 Manage to have one defeat, at Waterloo, for example (4) 29 Is determined to feel secure in company (4)

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