CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Village tragedy (6)
4 A body-builder showing a heavenly body (8) 9 Treated with care (6)
10 Someone not suited for running (8)
12 I come back to a matter of trivial importance (4)
13 Credit is tied up we’re told (5)
14 He has to live with a goddess (4)
17 You’ll be lucky to win one (4,2,6)
20 His pupils are encouraged to make notes (5,7) 23 Abraham Lincoln to start with was
murdered (4)
24 Silver down but looks healthy (5)
25 Study occupied by a college head (4) 28 No-one doubts what this signal means (3,5) 29 In direct opposition before guillotine’s
used? (4-2)
30 Pass on the takings (8)
31 A game bird for example all of a flutter (6)
DOWN
1 Draperies rejected by most modern societies (8)
2 Note when the army order is given (4,4) 3 It’s flat and square (4)
5 A challenging demand (12)
6 Some seed enables one to make a garden (4) 7 Name of the girl who shot to fame from Yale, OK? (6)
8 Strode round an English county (6)
11 As set by one out to break a record? (8,4) 15 Extra payment on getting into public transport (5)
16 Applause as powder magazine finally goes up (5)
18 Strung up (8)
19 I leave the law to the big guns (8) 21 Empty one container into another (6) 22 It’s a strange leader who won’t lead (6) 26 Singer improved a lot (4)
27 Truly a king for only twelve months (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Move restlessly (6)
4 Special (8)
9 Enjoyment (6)
10 Resolutely loyal (8) 12 Restrain (4)
13 Sham (5)
14 Blond (4)
17 In first-rate condition (5,2,1,4) 20 Stingy (12)
23 Burdensome responsibility (4) 24 Recurring decorative
design (5)
25 The actors in a play (4) 28 Person’s entire clothing
stock (8)
29 Cease (6)
30 An elected representative (8) 31 Made amends (6) DOWN 1 Predict (8) 2 Frenzied excitement (8) 3 Comfortable (4) 5 Make abject apology (3,6,3)
6 Threatening (4)
7 To some extent (2,1,3) 8 Delay progress of (6) 11 Unfit to fight (4,2,6) 15 State of northwest US (5) 16 Grim (5)
18 Obsession (8) 19 Distraught (8) 21 Defective (6)
22 Bay tree (6)
26 To boast (4)
27 Optimum (4)