CROSSWORD Roger Squires No. 3,474

ACROSS

1 Badly criticised, having

performed over the music (6) 4 Decoration for the brave

perhaps (3,5)

9 Cyril’s odd odes (6)

10 Posture adopted by coach (8) 12 Sweetheart who kept on sending Christmas presents (4,4)

13 Introduce one with stern

disposition (6)

15 How juice might fall from a

peeled ripe orange (4)

16 It brings a lump to one’s throat

(5,5)

19 Appears to accept poetry of

acceptable quality (10) 20 Almost lost to charity (4) 23 Welcome break for a prisoner?

(6)

25 Home supporter shot in foot (8) 27 Takes off meat, it is cooked (8) 28 Sailor returns with broken

boom, it’s hollow stemmed (6) 29 Engaged on light duty off and

on (8)

30 Move fast after take-off (6)

DOWN

1 King in great spirits when told

(7)

2 Piggy is holding up another

animal (9)

3 Does well, getting about ninety

fish (6)

5 A universal starter - or a stopper

(4)

6 Dad learnt about being fatherly

(8)

7 Cross one river, accompanied

by goddess (5) 8 Lawrence has new heart

implanted in surgery (7)

11 I’d fill in the result - it’s obvious

(7)

14 An offence in a fool or comic

(7)

17 Friend with a restaurant reservation no doubt hopes the food will be (9) 18 Careless example of hit and

run (8)

19 Star role in Westerns (7) 21 Bashful rugby player shows

character (7)

22 One container inside another;

both empty (6)

24 Country porcelain (5) 26 Indicate it’s despicable (4)