CROSSWORD

Peter Chamberlain No. 716

ACROSS

1 Drink left after being out of date

(7,4)

9 Image used in demo

jingoistically (5)

10 Chose rare sort of runner (9) 11 I am taking very long time with

lines on figures of speech (7) 12 Time when following number

are performing (9)

14 Last character included a

metallic element (4)

16 Lady’s a radio operator in

Worcestershire (7)

18 Love to have a range of sight

about tree (5)

20 Some prang started causing

anxiety (5)

21 Unsteady animal inside edges

of territory (7)

22 Not upper-class sort of noun

(3-1)

25 From that time it was screen

I’ve repaired (4,5)

26 Leap after this to get naturally

fixed amount (7)

27 Honour the arrangement at

striking time perhaps (2,3,4) 29 Love of Paris (5)

30 Worked skilfully and in so

doing falsified accounts (11)

DOWN

1 Part of speech from quirky

urban novel (6,4)

2 Detail refined feature (6)

3 Other bran mixture is detestable

(9)

4 Is king right to make a mistake?

(3)

5 Is it more difficult to see having

had this rebuff? (3,2,3,3) 6 Repast’s about ten in Dallas

area (5)

7 Hiding this letter (8)

8 Feeling of sympathy from mine

at end of day (4) 13 Absolutely delighted when open border has nothing on (4,3,4)

15 Cows on grating but they

cannot cross here (6,4) 17 Might also be expression

indicating frustration (3,2,4) 19 Aussie bounder (8)

23 Over with price of overhead

expense (6)

24 Be violent in assault (5) 26 Vicar leaves excavation by

wharf (4)

28 Could be apt for Pat (3)

SOLUTION to Roger Squires No. 3449: Across - 1 Charcoal, 5 Adagio, 10 Asses, 11 Nocturnal, 12 Minelayer, 13 Okapi, 14 Versed, 15 Entitle, 18 Masonry, 20 Creels, 22 Leash, 24 Lethargic, 25 Endeavour, 26 Knave, 27 Tutors, 28 Wretches. Down - 1 Charms, 2 Absentees, 3 Castles in the air, 4 Annoyed, 6 Drug on the market, 7 Genoa, 8 Oil-fired, 9 Scarce, 16 Telegraph, 17 Smollett, 19 Yellow, 20 Caterer, 21 Screws, 23 Audit.