Western Daily Press (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 This can be

dynamite! (5)

6 Dump at the

roadside (5)

9 Oscar and I slink around in something waterproof (7) 10 Pretend the head of government's in a fine mess! (5)

11 A clever sort of

angle (5)

12 Unreliable supporter of

hushaby baby (5) 13 Such clothes seem unsuited to indoor use (4,3)

15 Supplied from the safe

deposit (3)

17 This lets me out (4) 18 The bird on the

wharf (6)

19 It's said to be

dismissive (5)

20 Some children, going to church, get pretty wet! (6)

22 Formerly a hundred in

a single container (4) 24 Outfit used in Morse

transmissi­ons? (3) 25 Incisive, potentiall­y

penetrativ­e (7)

26 Keep shop (5)

27 One sportingly

replaced? (5)

28 The kid with the

can (5)

29 Dream I'm involved with a fabulous female! (7)

30 Name a favourite

piece of verse (5) 31 Approaches a cunning

snare (5)

Down

2 Jack may be in it (TV,

that is) (3,3)

3 In bed, a senior officer can be very persuasive (6) 4 Semi-royal

relatives? (3) 5 Berkshire's rugged

coast! (5)

6 Graphic illustrati­on of a city in a poor light (7)

7 A measure used in

plainchant (4)

8 It presumably has

sharp bows (6) 12 Tough as Cassidy? (5) 13 Widow's associates killed by the gardener (5)

14 Bolt a plate while it's

hot (5)

15 The head of the family

isn't weak (5)

16 Welsh welfare centre in a colourful setting (5)

18 Out of the flood centre, a stick will float (5)

19 Go everywhere while the cat's in a state of rest (7)

21 Live, yes, amid the

wild deer! (6)

22 The legitimate position Edison could have been in (6)

23 Vaguely recall where

the wine is (6)

25 First among

ministers (5)

26 Only a share, but it could be mistaken for the lot! (4)

28 The Boar's Head takes

in a lot of wine (3)

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