Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 The flying dean (5) 6 They're on hand for the restraint of criminals (5) 9 Republic the French

have a ban on (7) 10 Once more it's no

loss (5)

11 Hearty Anglo-Saxon

king (5)

12 Jumped when the

plate broke (5)

13 Get only part way and cry at the disappoint­ment (7) 15 His patients won't

speak to him (3) 17 Issue them with a certain amount of kit (4)

18 For sailing, sound

crews are needed (6) 19 In the dark, it's a

smashing thing! (5) 20 Did spadework at 55,

indeed! (6)

22 Look weary at an article that takes a lot of reading (4) 24 Like a fox coming to a

grisly end (3)

25 Field event broadcast

live in January (7) 26 Something to hang on

to? (5)

27 For a student, the fishy

bit is at the end (5) 28 By sheltering the sick,

make a name (5)

29 A letter from the

FBI (7)

30 Goods sold for

conflicts out East (5) 31 Point to a jug that's

not so antique (5)

Down

2 Initially went into garden with a massive tent (6)

3 Aviation is no serious

matter to a fathead (6) 4 Time for some late

news (3)

5 Did he make a name for giving paintings heart? (5) 6 Conduct oneself like a politician taken in by a fake Corot (7)

7 One or many (4)

8 Ash blondes could be

old ones (6)

12 Clear piece of luck for the plain clothes men (5)

13 Travels like historic

Slavonic people (5) 14 Foolishly close to the

bat (5)

15 Figure to give a twist to the tail as necessary (5)

16 In a certain state (5) 18 Like many a jalopy (5) 19 Settles down at home

with a boy (7)

21 She makes a noted

rival squirm! (6)

22 The old way to the

river (6)

23 A little female (6) 25 Bond, in short, can do

without me (5)

26 It's not so reliable

when cracked (4) 28 Some husbands make

no allowance! (3)

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