Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 A cup can be said to

contain five (5) 6 Musical chairs and

other furniture (5) 9 For us to get Rosie upset is no laughing matter! (7)

10 A dangerous

pointer? (5)

11 Hair treatments for

pools punters? (5) 12 The are served in

many joints (5) 13 Competitio­n from

another railway (7) 15 It's not at all clear in

Bermuda (3) 17 Roderick's river (4) 18 A line you can credit

with no difficulty (6) 19 Quick return by

electric transport (5) 20 Dismays numerous

relatives (6)

22 Fed back to the beginning in dextrous style (4)

24 In the RAF, short

missions (3) 25 Constantly though casually following a little chap (7) 26 Oddball taking Charlie

to the station (5) 27 Fiendish participan­t in

rude villainy (5)

28 Do wrong by going out for something to eat, perhaps (5) 29 Tiresome fellow with promises of payment (7)

30 Fastest afloat? (5) 31 Bird with a wooden

leg! (5)

Down

2 Fearfully

apologetic? (6)

3 Line taken by the first person with wild boars (6)

4 What housewives

have to do (3)

5 If coming up short, is

suspicious (5) 6 Consume strong drink

for sustenance (7) 7 Exploits the US marines heartlessl­y! (4) 8 That fugitive casual worker followed by us! (6)

12 Studies something written on a wrecked car (5)

13 Compositio­n for a boy

to perform (5)

14 To us, a bit of

heaven (5)

15 Beaten on board (5) 16 Immortal notes by a

chap from Italy (5) 18 One bent on

villainy (5)

19 Young person playing

with rattles (7)

21 The charm of a very

quiet part of Ealing (6) 22 Remove a garment with some dirt on it (6)

23 Endlessly she makes bloomers all over the place! (6) 25 Conflictin­g points trouble the slowcoach (5) 26 Mention a sound

location (4) 28 Transporta­tion for the bigheaded American (3)

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