Western Daily Press (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 Uncongenia­l

surroundin­gs (6)

7 Too young to be working for a long time (5,3)

8 Such animals could

yield meat (4)

10 A growing girl (6) 11 Dry a piece out and

split it (6)

14 One commited in

passing? (3)

16 Being dull, they need a

change of robes (5) 17 Got up as a flower (4) 19 Regular as new

bread (5)

21 Lofty refusal to take a

bit of a gamble (5) 22 Like the last word in

ties (5)

23 So not reduced

because of the fire (4) 26 Like the instinct of bachelors and some of the police (5)

28 He makes mum

cross (3)

29 Joined in duet? (6) 30 Significan­tly colourful

thing to wear (6) 31 Girondist club? (4) 32 So good, one isn't

aware of it (8)

33 The water jump (6)

Down

1 Change colour (6) 2 He's agile moving

around the ring (6) 3 Fat girl, about

finished (4)

4 It's understand­able, e.g., in a bad libel case (7)

5 Thrifty goalkeeper? (5) 6 Damages a

Frenchman's teeth (5) 8 A fling is a thing of no

importance (4)

9 No females point to

me (3)

12 Something saucy you'll find out about a soliloquy (3)

13 Sounds good, but there's little room for love (5) 15 In the Bible, he upsets Alban by turning up with Nabal (5) 18 Notedly big thing, but there's a hand-tomouth version (5)

19 A name to assume (3) 20 I insist on being

bad! (3)

21 Pleasant individual's

congratula­tions (4,3) 22 Appropriat­e

outburst (3) 23 Outwardly sour

taste (6)

24 Small part of S Central

England (4)

25 Its upper circle is

boring! (6)

26 Bad rust on the bulkhead can split it! (5)

27 So as to take notice of

late TV? (3,2)

28 Short annual letter

from Mary (3) 30 Syrupy fruits? (4)

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