Toronto Star

GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

9 Pride perhaps lacking in many soldiers (5) 10 On camera, I ground coffee (9) 11 Group that's favoured by conservati­ves (6,3) 12 Wives here married after career (5) 13 Journalist­s oddly shunning nice gift (7) 15 Where the poor live and suffer, without a chance to dream (7) 17 Subsequent­ly cut both ends off beams (5) 18 You and I loudly rejected what `they' are in 25's 4 22 (3) 20 Half-cut idiot, hardly cavalry material (5) 22 See 4 25 Place of horror described by fine revolution­ary poet (7) 26 Left Asian port carrying cargo (5) 27 Nonconform­ist morals curbing distant source of power (5,4) 30 Family and offspring following good man (5,4) 31 Slick Blair seen on TV (5)

DOWN

1 Sadly dishearten­ed George Orwell, for one (4) 2 Bonding by sharing tiny things: love can flourish over time (8) 3 Hairy chap partaking of the sauce (4) 4,22 Irregular forces abruptly quash many a 25's response to Peterloo (6,2,7) 5 Stirring at last: `Shake your chains to earth' like champions! (6) 6 House of Lords is backing contents of your letter in outline (10) 7 Change of direction regarding Britain in EU capital (6) 8 Weaver caught in Peterloo massacre (4) 13 Endless fun with Izzard once on American square (5) 14 Austerity of centrists distorted society (10) 16 Run to join forces and gain strength (5) 19 Fens used to be drained, Hull also (8) 21 Undernouri­shed bears attack, lacking food and destined to fail (3-5) 23 Passionate bard sent to unseat leaders (6) 24 Minion of 29, cycling round outskirts of Eccles (3-3) 26 Fancy correspond­ing? (4) 28 Get high in train shed on a regular basis (4) 29 We ultimately embody what `ye' are in 25's 4 22 (4)

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