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ACROSS

1 Coming together for fun and games in the Highlands (9) 7 Sporting mindset a vital part of training for an athlete those days (5)

9 Give the green light to be lean, in a way (6)

11 A French runner was right to sharpen up (5)

14 Direct first half, on time at the ground (4)

15 Dina ended up with three golds on the track in Berlin (5)

16 A little jumper on first flight ended up on top (4)

17 Was not involved in the 18 across ... (8)

18 ... but got some reward for getting involved in armed conflict (3) 19 Very short measure of success on the turf (4)

20 Give one credit for afterthought,

taking old Brazil star to Europe (6) 22 Spur the club on to get into their new ground before too long (9) 27 It’s unusual for an artist to pair up with an engineer (4)

28 Target for player, of course, on the

whole, finally (4) 30 Camebackatandrew’s management, having little energy (8)

31 One in charge on board, or on the ice rink (7)

32 Carry on in goal, as it were (4) 33 Formula One circuit in eastern Europe (13)

DOWN

1 and 2 Welshman who won the top Continental stage race (7, 6) 3 Popular entrance for some athletes competing under cover (6)

4 Ran in, training for top 1 across (5) 5 Singer had a lot to get upset about (4)

6 Target for teams in knock-out tournament at the weekend (7, 3) 10 Celtic captain failing to finish on top (4)

12 Pleasant place for top team in the south of France (4) 13 Delicate little shot onto the green, or into the goal (4)

15 Runs away from sponsors, unfortunately, but keeps an eye on them (6)

21 Boss on paper with news getting back to a European team (6) 23 Work hard on the track to reach peak fitness (5) 24 Beattottenham,arsenaland

Norwich, initially (3)

25 Top names were turning out to be

more up-to-date (5)

26 Hit the ball hard at big cricket

tournament (4)

28 Was one a champion in the Rome

Olympics? (4) 29 Lefttwoadditivesbehindforman

City and England striker (3)