Western Morning News (Saturday)
Cryptic crossword
Across
1 Supplies of flowers (6) 7 So regain in order to
coordinate (8)
8 The character of
Maida Vale (4) 10 Ship's officer about to
blow the whistle? (6) 11 Dreads wild snakes (6) 14 Fishy contribution to
free love (3) 16 Machine never quite
halted, possibly (5) 17 No phony earl,
anyhow (4) 19 Destroyed a kingdom
in the end, maybe (5) 21 We, sir, can get them
crossed (5)
22 Nanny's brother? (5) 23 Look unmoved by a
setback (4)
26 A dash for the
takeaway (5)
28 A line from
Browning (3)
29 Not accustomed to
anything new (6) 30 They play softly in
seaside places (6) 31 Abbreviation in current
use (4)
32 They don't appreciate the seating arrangement outright (8)
33 Red artist? (6)
Down
1 Something to eat
before breakfast (6)
2 It may take a
hammering (6)
3 Reach the heights, so
far heartless (4)
4 They have comparatively little power to illuminate (7) 5 Bolt a plate while it's
hot (5)
6 Steer the short way (5) 8 A real shortage of
space (4)
9 Derek misled? (3) 12 Many an advert will
pop up again (3) 13 River of wine (5) 15 Like the tail of a dog
crisply finished (5) 18 In Scotland, known for
marbles (5)
19 Nothing short of a
link-up (3)
20 Tonality suitable for a
Largo (3)
21 Worldly and alliterative perhaps, he's a sage (4,3)
22 Is no end busy in the
rush hour! (3)
23 A sound favourite,
darling (6)
24 Females to exploit,
we're told (4)
25 It reciprocates at
various points (6) 26 Proverbial cure for
savagery (5)
27 Push into a deep dungeon whence there's no return (5) 28 Border line in the
Royal Marines (3) 30 In days gone by, dad
was saintly (4)