Crossbar

No 1,555

ACROSS

1 Preliminary rounds in global tournament (5,6) 6 Singer featuring in Arsenal told to train hard (4) 8 About to watch the game in commentary (6) 10 Did an English teacher return to move up the table? (4) 12 Team playing 24 down in the 1 across (6) 14 Hires out one’s old folk, but not dad (5) 15 Teamed up with a close friend at Derby, initially (5) 16 Team playing 34 across in the 1 across (6) 18 One turned left at the present time (4) 20 Care about contest on the track, perhaps (4) 21 Leave a little time to get enraged by a ruminant (4) 22 Like a top oarsman, for instance, in a strict US line-up (5) 24 Education panel in preston, Tranmere and Aldershot, initially (3) 25 It raises one’ s spirits to take away drink (5,2) 28 In the end, Ernie, for example, caught some fish (4) 30 Team playing 11 down in the 1 across (6) 32 Run with one of the 28 across into the dance (4) 33 Periods of time for production of vintage sportscars (4) 34 Team playing 16 across in the 1 across (7) 35 Bridge across to 23 down without one (4)

DOWN

1 Team playing 5 down in the 1 across (7) 2 Team playing 23 down in the 1 across (8) 3 Conditions set for some players about to sign on (5) 4 Did a little girl sometimes have a cavalier attitude? (3) 5 Team playing 1 down in the 1 across (6) 6 Broadcast left behind at a transport hub (7) 7 Players left on the field after a red card in Tottenham (3) 9 Sound unchanged in popular diplomacy (6) 11 Team playing 30 across in the 1 across (7) 13 May surrender in close race, despite one’s best efforts (4) 17 Settled start by Swindon, Arsenal and Torquay (3) 19 Be defeated getting round in a free and easy way (5) 20 Fireman might be used to ransack enemy territory (5) 23 Team playing 2 down in the 1 across (5) 24 Team playing 12 across in the 1 across (4) 26 Star turned up with some old sailors (4) 27 Have a break, away in 23 across without one (4) 29 Go as tray in the last road race, in short (3) 31 Eggs on some getting into Valley Parade (3)

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