Cryptic crossword

Across

4 Protection for Romeo

in love (6)

7 In a fixed position, like

a tanker (2,6)

8 Has rhubarb such

stalks? (6)

10 In which one's position was outside right? (5)

13 Ways to get out for a duck twice, and quickly! (4)

14 Charged rent (4) 15 Crooked lane to the

river (4)

16 The animal hung back,

breathless (3)

17 A down to earth

measure (4) 19 Murphy's portion of

Xmas pudding (4) 21 Pontoon, but no

bridge (5-2-2) 23 Observe that a broken net catches nothing (4)

24 Keep going behind

everybody's back (4) 26 Was wrong, one

noticed (3)

27 Point the new way to

sharpen up (4) 29 Ancient essay about

love (4)

32 River, a South African

farm centre (4) 33 Shift Sadie out of the

way (5)

34 Alleviates everything

on some days (6) 35 Those playing bridge with a poker hand? (3,5)

36 A strange

unevenness (6)

Down

1 Character devilish quick to go out of turn? (5)

2 Study specially to be

an officer (5)

3 Cast adrift for singing

without words (4) 4 Crime of a hard hearted young fellow (5)

5 Prime Minister hiding

a heavy heart (4) 6 Harsh, but in a genteel

way considerate! (6) 9 Warms up the

drinks? (6)

11 Dad's kind of

music? (3) 12 Repair the treatment centre after a bad fire (5)

13 Immigrant's dog round

the corner (7) 15 Record timber

production? (3) 16 Weapon, a key French

one (3)

18 Sole means of avoiding oncoming traffic? (3,3)

20 Three may well be one

two many (5)

21 Swear to be a nun,

perhaps (3)

22 One must do so or die

in the attempt (3) 23 How Daniel got

caught (6)

25 Slaughter or death in

Berlin, say (3)

28 Needs to finish pretty

quick! (5)

30 The formal outfit I

had (5)

31 As yet, may be working at the bakery (5)

32 In which a woman, may give herself airs? (4)

33 A current

abbreviation (4)