Crosswords & puzzles

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 One-piece athletic wear? (4,4) 5 After melting the first part becomes the second part (3-5) 11 Musical composition that can be played freely (9)

12 Local complaint? (7)

13 Greyish undyed woollen fabric (5)

14 Blow for Judy’s partner (5) 15 Man with sheep became angry (3,2)

16 Asian hound I followed (7) 18 Can’t these imports be seen entering the country? (9) 20 There’s not an item to be gained after it, so it is said (7,8)

25 Drug one’s put behind this computer (9)

27 Were any involved at a time of resolution? (3,4)

29 Of an image not starting to be funnel-shaped (5)

31 A Parisian chap to weaken (5) 32 Turnover stupendously included

(5)

33 Heard to bend double (7)

34 One closely associated with

another (9)

35 To tarry unduly about love whilst

going round (8)

36 Hotel, with information on gas

(8)

DOWN

1 Ace banjo playing from period in

17th century (8)

2 Being a Chartist or a charter?

(7)

3 Take by force in the house I

zealously protected (5) 4 Destroying nice point at the

beginning (9)

6 Said to check, before second and third moves, the Russian dramatist (7)

7 It goes from one side to the

other (5) 8 A few hours perhaps on board

according to the programme (9) 9 Shortly went over the main

points again (8)

10 Safe shares in the music

industry? (5,10)

17 Heats broken plate (5)

19 Brave wife (5)

21 Is this where the music comes

from in a high church? (5-4) 22 Person of little importance had

ninety-ton monstrosity (9) 23 Oriental gold money included for

teacher (8)

24 Framework, a crossword

feature, something inflexible (8) 26 Process money acquired illegally

in washhouse? (7)

28 Soon before being protracted (7) 30 Variety actor, one coming from

southeast Europe (5)

32 Some push erratically past

escort (5)