CROSSWORD

Across

1 Gradually descend to procrastination? (6) 4 New mattress for those in fashion (5,3) 9 An encroachment on the public highway? (6) 10 Representative institutions (8)

12 Key engineering work in Holland (4) 13 Frequently expressed as decimal (5)

14 It tells you what the fare is (4)

17 Go into battle and win some ground (4,3,5) 20 Useless demonstration of hunger-marchers? (5,7) 23 Quits being fair (4)

24 Ivy’s associate (5)

25 Trip to an ancient city (4) 28 It means the arrested man can go free – absolutely free (2,6)

29 She’s fairly feminine (6) 30 It’s not for nothing you pass through it (4,4)

31 Way of procedure followed by the Royal Navy of today (6)

Down

1 Lets it break to a point that could be dangerous (8) 2 Sets aside Tom’s battle scars? (8)

3 Farm product from the vale (4)

5 Attractive perch on top of the world (8,4)

6 A step up the ladder (4) 7 Tremble a tiny bit (6)

8 An even chance the matador will try to avoid (4-2)

11 It occurs to one later that this is the time to act (12) 15 Frank impression (5)

16 It may be in banks or in circulation (5)

18 Publicly expose a lightweight under study (8)

19 A brief way to encourage a high-priced swimmer (8) 21 Edible seed for vegetable and fruit (6)

22 Its lead decreases and it often draws (6)

26 What a snake may use in a fit of anger (4)

27 Albert shortly gets to be a singer (4)