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No 1,566

ACROSS

1 Would a north of England racecourse suit a Ferrari? (6) 5 Boy had firm left-back going into an alliance (4)

8 Talks a lot, like Americans commonly, without top names (4) 12 Bend the knee on line to play on a green (4)

15 Midfielder who has moved from a capital team to a county team (3,5)

16 Old sportscar for some of the

Rangers team (3)

17 Barrack former pupil coming

back round, in the end (3)

18 A first eleven got out of the way,

perhaps (5)

19 Sporting venue on the park for

Alloa, in the past (10)

23 Rich part of a match for a United

couple (4) 24 Understand how to use a

divining-rod (4)

25 Tending to get round two

trainees, by catching them (9) 26 Was it wrong to rent out a retail

unit? (6) 29 Old welsh master golf er turned

out to have been a prophet (4) 31 Change sides, on occasion, for a

spell (4)

32 Speak out, on average, but not for

a long time (4)

33 Did a toff lead the French into a

light wind, for example? (6) 34 Small ungulate might grow one

horn (5)

35 Band, at some point, played in a section of a tournament before the finals (5,5)

DOWN

1 Transatlantic contest being held in France, of course (5,3) 2 Before everything, was on top of the league (5,3) 3 Get crew on line to go down the river (3)

4 Would a player cheat in the face of a tornado in the US? (7) 6 Gave a false impression, and have to go for a rest (3,4)

7 He’s the last line of defence at Celtic Park (5,6)

9 More things to discuss at Accrington, Oldham and Bury, initially (3)

10 An excellent result for winning boxer in the ring, as it were (8) 11 Record the runs made by a batter. It could be 20 (5)

13 Garland awarded to leading Leicester characters (3)

14 Find valuable mineral in the Forest pitch, like 11 down, not selfcontained (3) 20 Top marks for a vehicle rescue

service, at the end (3)

21 May object to one’s disease, in

short (4)

22 Reign over a long-distance

runner in west Africa (5)

25 May file a report on a fielding

position (5)

27 In Paris, you twice joined forces to

meet an African cleric (4)

28 Sharp got into the starting eleven,

no doubt (4)

30 Encourage others, say, to have a

good start (3)

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