CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Read about one having acted up, who was

eliminated (10)

9 Nameless type got an emphatic refusal in

Paris (4)

10 Grown-up had a long time to take note of

singular 14 down (10)

11 Is a bit straitlaced, in fact, so not amused

at evening service (6)

12 Sets the pace for some stableboys with

enthusiasm, initially (5)

15 Join forces with some former German

troops (5)

18 Get out of bed to make a 31 across (5) 19 Comes across with prospects, providing

opportunities (7)

20 May be left, for example, with a trainee,

but it’s quite acceptable (5)

21 At last, most of 5 down returned, in

particular (5)

22 Appreciate why a couple of top players gad

about (7)

23 From the first 31 across, one included

second term, initially (5)

24 Arranged to set a value on leading 14

down (5)

26 Stop in the same place as everyone else

(5)

29 Get the shakes in a medical centre, more

often than not (6) 31 Seem to take a new church at face value

(10)

32 Having to say no to the Spanish at the

present time (4)

33 Mentors due to turn up are quite

remarkable (10)

DOWN

2 Caught out immature characters being

too vulgar (4)

3 Perform on line, in good order, when

handing things out (6)

4 Having caught the first river fish, put it in

a basket (5)

5 Volunteers to take one painter back with a

head-dress (5)

6 Line up 14 down with two hands at the end

of 5 down (5)

7 A resident designed a new costume for a

new model (10)

8 Rented site out to biased characters (10) 13 In the past, 27 down was adequate, for

instance (7)

14 Tampers with procedures used by

medical staff (7)

15 Old lady left quite happy after being

dissatisfied (10)

16 At the start, Easy Rider gets away, having

signed on (10)

17 Chew over 150 characters with celebrity

(5) 18 For a second time, Spain raised first flower

(5)

25 Did a group of directors get onto the ship?

(6)

26 Give little credit to a newspaper, in short,

for its skill (5)

27 A politician left England. He’d had enough

(5)

28 Did the First Lady have a daughter she

wanted to elude? (5)

30 Describe unbleached linen in the crudest

terms (4)