Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

4 Affliction of a youth in a girl's embrace (6) 7 Composer, nominally a heathen in India (8) 8 Figure you finish in condition (6) 10 A strike in Cornish pie making? (5) 13 Superman's contributi­on to hair styling (4) 14 It's not yours that's liable to blow up! (4) 15 A passion for the river (4) 16 Foreign form of 'Leo' (3) 17 Catch by the fingertip? (4) 19 Form of evil (4) 21 It's set up at an allround top speed (3,6) 23 He's on record as giving assistance (4) 24 She's less than adorable (4) 26 Exercise can help one's memory! (3) 27 Praise a historic prelate (4) 29 What have we here? (4) 32 Which, it seems, might as well be 23! (4) 33 Tantalise with drinks at closing time (5) 34 Acclimatis­e to modern times, to be fair (6) 35 Blamed me unreasonab­ly for being like mummy (8) 36 Seem a bit of cheap fruit! (6)

Down

1 Springs to mind, initially, as an outburst (5) 2 Once more turning up in Niagara (5) 3 Formerly of some concern (4) 4 Has half a mind to reduce service, the pennypinch­er! (5) 5 Look, one morning, for topsoil (4) 6 When you drink one, have you had a couple? (6) 9 To Romeo, he makes an overt change (6) 11 Get the girl (3) 12 Punitive outcome of the plane crash (5) 13 What the traffic did, accidental­ly? (5,2) 15 A very good letter to ventilate one's views (3) 16 Very experience­d in wool dyeing (3) 18 Fruit and soft drinks coming round! (6) 20 I scold, being angry (5) 21 Supporter giving Wimbledon heart, for instance (3) 22 Cash demanded for fish (3) 23 Delay at the bank? (4-2) 25 Of a man who lives at Crouch End (3) 28 Change in medical terminolog­y (5) 30 A game for Henry to master (5) 31 Have they grown to stardom on court? (5) 32 A great big hug, sweetheart (4) 33 Replacemen­t part for a vehicle (4)

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