Western Daily Press (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 Representa­tive MP in

a northern town (6) 7 Get the better of a Dutchman, one imagines? (8) 8 Occasion when

gentlemen please? (4) 10 The cat gets us in

more trouble (6) 11 Could he have been

lither? (6)

14 Possibly not a

weight? (3) 16 Blue-blooded boys (5) 17 Look marvellous in

one's best uniform (4) 19 He'd be out of work,

as desired (5)

21 Barely natural? (5) 22 Skinflint many could

take a rise out of (5) 23 Long section of a tea

chest (4)

26 A charmer, we hear (5) 28 The penniless possess

nothing (3)

29 A very quiet fellow

provides fruit (6) 30 Country with only one

river? (6)

31 Fresh air at Land's End

where it's very dry (4) 32 Something endlessly

incisive (5,3) 33 Complaint when a horse gets in the water (6)

Down

1 Dismisses at the close

of play (6)

2 Where at Parkhurst, initially, irons were used? (6)

3 A woman's right, as

always (4)

4 Escorted in gentlemanl­y if not knightly fashion (7) 5 To manoeuvre slily is

stupid (5)

6 Charlie will have a

fling, the rascal! (5) 8 As seen at the ballet

with Desmond? (4) 9 Mere males but with

many points (3) 12 Slaughter meant death, melodramat­ically (3) 13 A dirty great ball in

space (5)

15 It's handy at the

fireside (5)

18 Raise the level so that the best get promoted (3,2)

19 Is sure to be less than

chaste (3)

20 For each captain has

to skip it! (3) 21 Congratula­tion from a

pleasant fellow (4,3) 22 Not far from Milan (3) 23 Excellent swimmer but

not healthy (6)

24 See a fellow is

covered (4)

25 At last I have

something to eat! (6) 26 Vesta's equal? (5) 27 Spare weapon? (5) 28 Has it no right to be

negative? (3)

30 One of the weakest

men on board (4)

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