CROSSBAR LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1693
ACROSS
1 Took part in mass event at London,
Boston, etc, in the long run (8)
9 High shot in court at Leeds,
Oldham and Burnley, initially (3)
11 Use measured steps when in
attendance, finally (5)
12 River crossing used by a Boat
Race crew (9)
13 A little boy's got very little to play
with (5)
14 Get the last word in the game,
normally (4)
15 Moved from a town up north in England to a racecourse in the south (7)
18 Cut back imposed on a band of
brothers (3)
19 Drink water in Oslo daily, as it
were (4)
21 Is about to probe, with some hesitation, the role of an investigator (10)
24 Deal with a foolish type right
away, in short (4)
27 Have the ability to play in capital
entertainment (6)
30 Might some bit players need longer to make an impression (5,4)
32 Turn in having had food during a
vendetta (4)
33 Examination made by the editor
alone (4)
34 Biennial international
competition, of course (5,3)
DOWN
1 In cinema, try to play his way into
the 34 across team (9)
2 A trainee took on a marine, causing
consternation (5)
3 Did Cameron turn up affair by Serie
A team first? (7)
4 It's worth getting up to join the
casts (6)
5 Strange beginning to show the
starting prices (4) 6 Arabic team turned out to be the
opposition (5)
7 Sift through material to show at the
movies (6)
8 Learned about a top team going
down the river (7)
10 Left a man at small branch office
in uncertain state (5)
16 Wartime entertainers started out at Exeter, Norwich, Swindon and Accrington (4)
17 Might a motoring club put a
vehicle into reverse? (3)
20 Applauds the efforts of the
players. It encourages them (6)
22 Tall story, perhaps, about a road
race in Canada, originally (5)
23 Was afraid, at the end, to go on
the attack (4)
24 May have to get rid of some players, but is in a relaxed mood (3)
25 Find the boss in a breeding
establishment (4)
26 Put a couple together on the
bowling green (4)
28 Was in good trim, taking only one
attempt (4)
29 A long story told at the start of
27across (4)
31 Clean up, although in second
place, initially (3)
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