CROSSWORD

Chris Leyland No. 21

ACROSS

1 Gem, pale, curiously enthralling king... (5) 4 ...showing some lustre, a merry decoration (8) 10 Unkempt suitor he fails in love badly needing haircut (7) 12 Surround pole vaulter originally north-eastern returning (7) 13 More than one messenger leaves (5) 14 State encountered traversing Ohio -Washington (4) 15 Among publicity in which find I’m making comeback (4) 17 See homemade drink from nasty den rile brewery (10,4) 20 Bill’s boss shows blotches in face when angry (5,9) 24 Bone, part of human, lumbar (back)? No, wrist (4) 25 Hybrid citrus fruit sounds unprepossessing (4) 26 Suit for society’s bashes (5) 28 ‘Four Seasons’ man? Try supermarket after five past six (7) 29 Mêlée - pub’s opening with latest in heavy cider (7) 30 Commute fare rise? Makes things more exclusive (8) 31 He frightens one with very fair golf score (5)

DOWN

2 Furious such as, with Romeo gone for good, would be betrothed? (7) 3 Rakes roads lacking topping of tarmac (5) 5 Show to entertain - no ta? Wrong, legendary double act (3,3,7) 6 Crave starters of eggs, nice velvety yolks (4) 7 He does morning runs, a kilometre in Italian city (7) 8 Rough bit of river - in charges carp (6) 9 Dog to beat it we hear (7) 11 ‘Power behind throne’ abused in emergencies (8,5) 16 Fool achieving intelligence after time (4) 18 Maybe does up grass (4) 19 Winter warmers for island cattle (7) 21 Morning after feeling, not George’s first in his house (7) 22 Like dry wine, mostly 2000, namely Midlands type? (7) 23 Musical note with vibrato? (6) 26 Antique scruffy dog I love (5) 27 Musical sign children learning elements face initially (4)