Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 Many a girl shows

spite (6)

7 Due to bad luck, dice

can't be played (8) 8 Cliques as integral

groups (4)

10 State there's a holdup

at Kew, we hear (6) 11 Specially signed

drawing (6)

14 One part of a bottle of

beer? (3)

16 More than merely

checked (5)

17 Terribly sad about second-class swimmers (4)

19 Going back to bed at some stage, remove the trousers (5) 21 Received with thanks

by Mr Livingston­e (5) 22 What the hounds did,

we hear (5)

23 Gather some more

apples (4)

26 Find real chaos at the

financial centre (5) 28 For each childless

person (3) 29 Undertake to be the

boss (6)

30 Just the vehicle for a record track performanc­e? (4-2) 31 Some of the cheapest

copies (4)

32 Gently in the manner

of a nurse (8) 33 Grows fat like the

rich (6)

Down

1 Conspicuou­s vessel in

the Mediterran­ean (6) 2 Lofty ladies let

loose (6)

3 Right on the map (4) 4 At work, he has his

own lift (7)

5 Holding this card is no

credit to you (5)

6 Put up with something holding up the music (5) 8 Lubberly ways, to a

seaman (4)

9 The union game (3) 12 Go down and turn up

the gas (3) 13 Name for a light

hearted girl? (5) 15 Dogs used by

Speke (5)

18 Strange ways to a

former champion (5) 19 A sunny one can be a

bit shady (3)

20 The place for tired

flowers? (3)

21 Got mixed up in a

fight! (7)

22 A very feminine part

for Ms Streisand (3) 23 On earth, a strange creed could be regressive (6)

24 They joined the RAF in

Berkshire (4)

25 Their news is

documentar­y (6) 26 Let's copy the

Latvians? (5) 27 Maturing makes a

drink good (5) 28 Character raised to

appear unmoved (3) 30 Hires a spy, shiftily (4)

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