THE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Give account about being dead (6) 4 Reckon teatime’s been changed (8) 9 Toss a coin with me for profit (6) 10 Bar a note in an introductory piece (8) 12 Obstinate but said to be practical person (4) 13 Matter for thought (5) 14 In ancient myth she became a goddess (4) 17 Lead kept by a crafty bounder? (3,4,5) 20 Was this early movie a nicely modest

production? (6,6) 23 Short piece of late news (4) 24 Work of monumental stupidity (5) 25 Sort of brake on the turntable? (4) 28 Be snooty in speech and overbearing in

argument (4,4) 29 Four disappear from the merrymaking

being lustful (6) 30 Captivated by the Venus de Milo? (8) 31 Language for man to concoct (6)

DOWN

1 A spot of wet weather (8) 2 Instructs or admonishes (8) 3 Book reveals author’s self-dedication (4) 5 Direct speech? (8,4) 6 American business contract with a Peruvian (4) 7 A charming thing to wear (6) 8 One from a dozen players (6) 11 He isn’t a good forecaster (7,2,3) 15 Hi-fi is in Latin I hear (5) 16 Restriction on a nobleman (5) 18 First class student? (8) 19 Unauthorised demand for suspension (5,3) 21 Fastened securely but escaped (6) 22 Seal is broken revealing passages (6) 26 Nothing to the German although it’s his frontier (4) 27 Successful conclusion to a board meeting (4)