The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- HUGH JOHNSON

ACROSS

3 and 34 Athletic discipline is not on track (5,5) 8 Criticises a graduate in a state (6) 9 It’s significan­t that a worker left to get the message (6) 10 Hard to get round. Was accustomed to being accommodat­ed (6) 11 Strange workers, at the end, found some knick-knacks (8) 12 and 29 Used maximum effort to organise a general strike (3,3) 13 Run, say, with excellent name to win things back (6) 14 Judge upset by two artists in South America (8) 17 Hector took a long time to join an old treasure ship (7) 19 Wrapping it up, when wading about off-line (7) 23 To learn about model, one has to be broadminde­d (8) 27 For a second time, can be quite firm (6) 29 See 12 across 30 Was a media type about to have stout drink? (8)Pages 31 May study, with some hesitation, with a senior academic (6) 32 A narcissist goes off with one on time (6) 33 Reach the summit at a critical point (6) 34 See 3 across

DOWN

1 Go about with a lecturer. He has ideas in abundance (6) 2 He had a plan in 1948 to distribute largess, initially (8) 3 A supporter led a desperate character to go to the dance (8) 4 Wraps up small measure of cloth with creases (7) 5 On the first day, media upset the Crown (6) 6 Seem to have a couple of pages before 18 down (6) 7 Large container, at the end, created a deep hole (6) 13 and 16 What’s the correct place to fish? In the corner of the square (5,5) 15 and 18 May charm one into closing hearing (6) 16 See 13 down 18 See 15 down 20 Remove a difficult sketch, in general (8) 21 Play on time, in charge of striking effects (8) 22 Soldiers are in 21 down venue, or a warehouse (7) 24 Is quite nervous when placed near the boundary (2,4) 25 Rio, etc, can be quite amorous (6) 26 A way to get a pick-up truck down under was quite perceptive (6) 28 Have room to manoeuvre when taking shelter, by the way (6)

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