CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Law graduate only going round Rhode Island (6)

5 Bill replaced menu, having insight (6)

9 Open window before giving assistance to puppy (5)

11 Ask earnestly for British cheese variety (7)

12 Had life policy that was guaranteed (7)

13 Simply without sly little devil (3) 14 Most desirable plot I am cultivating (7)

15 Actor struggled at Reading (9) 16 Comparatively late (4,2,1,8) 19 Previously encountered, say, figure of speech (8) 21 Commander having drinks before this French get together (8)

24 One who is shy pressing only one flower (9,6) 30 Admiral turned to behold burrower (9) 31 A swine of a driver? (4-3) 32 Some proteins decay (3) 33 Powerful organisation with many branches found at sea (7)

34 Make use of new suite 51 (7) 35 Bother to come in late as ever (5)

36 Coarse soil at back of bay (6) 37 Asked for some food in Rose’s place (6)

DOWN

1 Joseph puts black mark on the collection (3-3)

2 Political favour? (7) 3 Indignant scout-leader enlisted (7,2)

4 A very small rise in the main (4,4)

6 Cold bird is in water-tank (7) 7 Man had one drink (7)

8 One getting up to eat with the lady (6)

9 For some time flowers stay fresh subject to availability (5,6,4)

10 Perfectly good model (7,2,6) 16 Grounds, say, debtors included (5)

17 Unbeatable service a church provides (3) 18 Allowed to include some non-metallic items (5)

20 A little railway up in Scotland (3)

22 Appear the same as one’s double (9)

23 In class a pupil relaxed (8) 25 The rams made a mess of the rodent! (7) 26 Thoroughly trendy complexity (2-5)

27 Calling back (7)

28 Go with real trouble in abundance (6)

29 A sin that had been reconciled (6)