Crossbar

No 1,540

ACROSS

1 Some Rovers may turn out for the Bolton team (9) 9 Set the pace in the mile, a day later (4) 10 A large number are in the clothing trade (3) 11 Wide player is one of the Reds (4-6) 14 Organised everyone into a long line (3) 15 A flat cap is needed in December, etc (5) 16 Is about to see new runner turn up at a top tennis venue (10) 18 The story, in fact, of a capital eleven (4) 20 Just the right place to hit the back of the net (5) 22 Route to follow down hill, going through some gates (6) 25 Can get angry at a high ball from a wide position (5) 28 Wine from France in some doctors’ surgeries (5) 29 Left one us institute at the fringe (5) 30 Prisoner certain to play a musical instrument (10) 32 Agreement to negotiate with the enemy, at the end (6) 33 Old sailor takes his place in the starting line-up (3) 34 Two boys join force store call a late lamented trainer (5,5)

DOWN

1 Tram whistle blown by old Rangers and Scotland boss (6,5) 2 Drink to some of the Arsenal eleven (3) 3 Little information coming from Canada taken away (4) 4 Scoff at some on the track (4) 5 Federer, for example, will acknowledge communication (5) 6 At the back of the Great Eastern, for instance (5) 7 Tend to look after a vehicle, at the end (4) 8 Seats at Hearts designed for the 2009 Derby winner (3,3,5) 12 Don’t eat much, but can go at top speed on the track (4) 13 Put forward a bill, etc, on board (5) 15 Transport provided for Bolivia, Uruguay and Suriname, initially (3) 17 Union had to obstruct the opposition, endlessly (4) 19 A tourist in Cornwall took me back to Scotland Yard, in short (5) 21 Reviewer gave little credit to a model in charge (6) 23 Decorate a party for the navy, as it were (5) 24 Solitary type left with one run, finally (5) 26 Leave out old man at one time (4) 27 Go wrong at the start of singles match at 16 across (3) 31 Spirit displayed in every equestrian event (3)

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