CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Suffer a chill when a card they touch is unlucky (5,4,5) 9 Inclined to include footballers when cursing (7) 10 Self-indulgence ‘e achieved with peaceful rest (3,4) 11 Give youngster prime access to island republic (4) 12 Be undecided whether at first to swear (5) 13 Cut off opportunity to charge phone (4) 16 Sewing machine feature altered to new design (7) 17 No filling in pastries? It’s on he cards (6) 19 The menace returns, having been a very naughty boy (6) 22 Cast a spell were dog bites tail off sheep and consumes (7) 25 Brainy folk head off to perform entertainment for forces (4) 26 Content to borrow a name for tree (5) 27 Social outcast not using acid to produce musical number (4) 30 Takings won’t cease to go forward (7) 31 Poor, wet outfit use for broken-down car, perhaps (3,4) 32 Need to buy cutting-edge computer technology to become top dog (3,3,4,2,2)

DOWN

1 Outdo Edinburgh, for example, in holding power (8) 2 and 20 Problems brewing when presented true Russian coin at shop (7,2,5) 3 Effect a cure for the man from Alabama (4) 4 Work on musical show of note (7) 5 Choose the same again _ dance etc getting sorted (2-5) 6 Cupid’s comeback is very uncomfortable (4) 7 Muster ticket seller puts in jar (7) 8 Talked of stiff radial (5) 14 Din to make if marriage row contradicted? (1,4) 15 Junction were credit is given to farm animal (5) 18 Which of the space alternatives is the least expensive? (8) 20 See2 21 Put in supreme effort to gain entry, missing an introduction to Diane (2,2,3) 22 Bug to be like engagement (7) 23 Satnav instruction is repellant (4-3) 24 Provoke the extreme representative to final taunt (5) 28 Encounter oneself alongside alien (4) 29 Employs 31 to bring back keen student (4)