Super puzzler

Sharpen your pencils & test your problem-solving skills

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Still, somewhat, theatre street (2,4)

4. Repeals order to fall back into old ways (7)

10. Will destroyed mate’s tent (9) 11. Motor solid in little trunk (5) 12. Said a priory comes from theoretical deduction (1,6) 13. You hunger to drop bit in middle to appear less aged (7) 14. Links to neckwear (4) 15. Drugs fool (4)

17. Surprise when nuts flipped (4) 21. Sounds like you can wipe feet on chap! (4)

22. Surgeon holds in desire (4) 23. Ben has swallowed a vegetable (4)

26. Rue Barb talking of dessert ingredient (7)

29. Loosen as cals pile up on Ken (7)

30. Prickly plants contained by specific action (5) 31. Spider natural at spinning (9) 32. Distance from one end of pool to other, yes, is drawn-out (7) 33. Tide turned on Ed changed (6)

DOWN

1. Stellar part of last rally (6) 2. Rest on locomotive shows self-control (9)

3. See equine beast, we hear, and marine creature (3,5) 5. Guard loses head at doorway (5)

6. At heart Bart fully cunning (6)

7. Gush about right to show indifferent gesture (5) 8. Confuse when wild, covered in beer (8)

9. Oops, ran about with singer (7) 16. Request sure to get enjoyment (8)

18. Follow clubs, for example, sportswear (9)

19. Me to turn to couple for hug (7) 20. Got bait done again (8) 24. Braking not right when cooking (6)

25. Trendy country away from the coast (6) 27. Relation is endlessly unclear (5)

28. Group sees flying mammal on church (5)