Super puzzler

Put on your thinking cap and get puzzling for cash

CRYPTIC

CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Pesters dogs (6)

4. Money spent by nation, and spending less (7) 10. Partner, man, on bunk (9) 11. Extent of mountains (5) 12. Mad role playing noble rank (7)

13. Are turning sons from logical premises (7)

14. Men asked you for food list (4) 15. In St Tropez, raining on Mr Pound the poet (4) 17. Superheroes to plant kiss on blokes (1-3)

21. Some loathsome curse (4) 22. Off-hand hit? (4)

23. Helper taken to heart by maiden (4) 26. Scrapped, not quietly, when scratched (7)

29. Call to allow lock of hair (7) 30. Serb association holds up weapon (5)

31. Money Neil turns up on charity food queue (9) 32. Fifty-one, yes, holding Bert’s freedom (7)

33. Artist Mr Nolan hears of city (6)

DOWN

1. He to make beer for Jewish person (6)

2. Turned new position and endured (9)

3. Again led fraud that’s terrible (8)

5. Hide in fear with Queen by cow (5)

6. No right path to Scandinavian country (6) 7. Fellow to leave with fruit (5) 8. Torch held for flame – short boyfriend (8)

9. Retains spoilt Greek wine (7) 16. Look back to refer to judges (8) 18. Cut of meat gets golden award (9)

19. Own posse on ship (7) 20. Time of need, for an umbrella, perhaps? (5,3)

24. Initially, small piano here for ball (6)

25. Sly to hold peg that’s hard (6) 27. Religious man’s tailless bunny (5)

28. Debt consumes you, we’re told, on first appearance (5)