CRYPTIC PUZZLE

3 A striking way to acquire stolen property (5) 8 A humorist advanced in a vehicle (5) 10 A female’s cricket trophy? (5) 11 Beat, thanks to a Pole (3) 12 Poet involved in basket-making (5) 13 Its solution is in a sort of mist (7) 15 A greeting from the Moor of Venice (5) 18 The man in grey, we hear (3) 19 Music from boxes on a table (6) 21 Food resulting from a potshot (7) 22 The angle of a boy about eleven (4) 23 A name in television (4) 24 A senior officer chose to be appointed (2-5) 26 Sailor in the hold (6) 29 A writer’s home? (3) 31 Crime involving a hot property (5) 32 It suggests a walk in the garden (7) 34 Dangerous emotion (5) 35 Virginia gets a letter from her (3) 36 She’s the first person on time (5) 37 Educate in art, possibly (5) 38 Figure in various events (5)

1 Nymph-chaser mostly widly astray (5) 2 Domination one needs to be cool about (7) 4 It’s out of milk (4) 5 The sad aspect of dad and little Thomas (6) 6 Inessential location (5) 7 Traded in certain suits? (5) 9 Talk round in rings? (3) 12 That elementary factor on TV (7) 14 We do so or die in the attempt (3) 16 Injured badly enough to get a medal? (5) 17 Where to arrive hot and parched? (5) 19 Something to keep by, so as to fill a gap (7) 20 Food for many a person (5) 21 Beverly, perhaps, sick at heart (5) 23 Books and letters on a shelf (7) 24 Its on record that Francis may be after her (6) 25 Sailor in the latest Ark Royal (3) 27 To butter rolls is too much for him (5) 28 Flies high so as to get round the right side (5) 30 It’s clear a learner’s in distress (5) 32 China dog? (4) 33 Eggs, not quite egg-shaped (3)