Cryptic crossword

Across

1 Struggle to dissolve a

tablet (6)

7 Queen of plums (8) 8 Of moderate size in

the south of France (4) 10 Drive in a manner not

exactly proper? (6) 11 The love business? (6) 14 Gosh, how backward

can you get? (3) 16 Amusingly

eccentric? (5)

17 Rip has the right

objective (4)

19 Shelter at the Western

front in an old war (5) 21 Positioned to suit the

flow of the tides (5) 22 Though sozzled, not

slack (5)

23 It's in an army corps,

this ceremony (4) 26 Special speech putting energy into skilful practice (5)

28 For each person with

no heir (3)

29 Dad can get tins, perhaps, for decorating (6)

30 Send abroad or into a

minor department (6) 31 To be honest, there's

nothing to write (4) 32 Fictitious affairs of the converted Camerons (8)

33 One in a revised text is

still available (6)

Down

1 Are such cars all in

one piece? (6)

2 Stand or stumble over

a piece of wood (6) 3 It's negative where brass monkeys are concerned (4) 4 Provided with personnel possibly fast fed (7)

5 It's played a vital

part (5)

6 Hang around waiting

for the feathers? (5) 8 Many have to be cut

short (4)

9 Water from a homemade well (3)

12 Kind of coat for a

noisy half hour (3)

13 It supplements the big

picture (5)

15 Do they come to light when people's breaths are on test? (5) 18 Even more late, perhaps, with the news? (5)

19 This time is great for

performers (3) 20 Under a cloud, perhaps, being ineffectual? (3)

21 A session in the

studio (7)

22 A hundred not out (3) 23 Unoriginal programme

about fuel (6) 24 Girondist club? (4)

25 Is to do so no longer

an offence? (6)

26 A harbour to the

helmsman's left (5) 27 Informal request for

something easy (5) 28 Go up just the

same (3)

30 Does wrong in

medicine (4)