CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Turn and block French sea vessel (10)

6 Summary placed before Cecilia (6)

11 Pleasantly excite bird I left after the usual time! (9) 12 Clothing space (7)

13 Island that is strangesounding (4)

14 Obtain sequel developing that is open to doubt (12) 16 More cowardly and depressed during sleety storm (9)

18 Pick of the mountaineers (3,3)

20 Deposit made by youth leader in agony (3,2) 21 First-rate award (5)

23 Fit Rex in quarrel (5) 25 Picture small boat (6) 28 Handled spectacles gentler to adjust (9) 30 Politely hold in high regard completely (12)

32 Geisha girl, some bird! (4) 34 Trooped out of boat carrying missiles (7)

35 Filled shell might be seen on board in the afternoon (5,4) 36 Indisposition of youngster during the month (6)

37 Late ringing of a bell? (5,5) DOWN

1 My harp went, after tuning, to naiad (5,5)

2 Innocent glutton I could have included at end of day (3,6)

3 31 days of summer (4) 4 Meet requirements when amount is more expensive (7,2)

5 Odds! (5)

7 Italian stays with archaeological fragments (5,7)

8 Chilly British beef coming from insulated container (4,3)

9 Getting in the money, married in the country (6) 10 Deer found in hollow, a pit initially (6)

15 Mad when out of sight (5,3,4)

17 Test case? (5)

19 Never, say, both turned up before outbreak of flu that’s retaliatory (10)

22 Record intended, say, for registration (9)

24 He got a different purpose for lodge (9)

26 Luke’s trellis captured flighty creature (7)

27 Fiery jar of stew (6) 29 Promote novel that lacks nothing for the time being (3,3)

31 Dutch relation? (5)

33 A donkey endlessly out of control (4)