Herald on Sunday

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1. What’s more, is back in bed – ay, topless! (7)

6. Submissive as the West in a boy/girl establishm­ent (5)

9. It’s collectabl­e by copper going to port in Brazil (5)

10. Paradise Lost a version of Doubting Castle’s owner (7)

11. Agree to hear right away everything that’s included (5)

12. No ordinary seaman is dismissed so roughly (5)

13. Say what will happen to revolution­ary held by constable, it may be (7)

15. Benign or evil, take no notice of its content (6)

16. Money – gold – echo of which might be about right (5)

18. In one short month, honest as a native American (5)

20. One has endless heaviness of heart, at Innuit constructi­on (5)

21. Terrible Russian after start of depression goes to bed (5)

22. Where lawyers are involved providing for contingenc­y (2,4)

25. Not a South Africa practice: it’s nothing at all! (7) 26. The ending, saith the Lord finally in Greek (5)

27. The pick of what sounds as if it’s been through the mill (5)

28. Containing drops of tea after guinea race (7)

29. Scandinavi­an put out by Spanish gentleman (5)

30. First Shakespear­ean name for Hamlet finally might suit (5)

31. Habit has the Big Apple’s backing in its thirst (7)

DOWN

1. People in political capacity copy old bit one arranged (4,7)

2. Way of doing the soulless society (6)

3. Curtail activities as artist will depict one as a demon? (4,2,4,5)

4. Used nails were not in the running (9)

5. Ponder on brotherhoo­d a different Henry left (5)

6. Homework? Get coat out on the river and attempt it (7,8)

7. No tame birds are so game! (4-4)

8. The evil thereof had by every dog? (3)

14. No let-up concerning the walrus getting fewer (11)

17. Pictured how vine could be arranged when artist turned up (9)

19. Military rule for lifting the car at the rear? (8)

23. Homo sapiens taking a long time to run (6)

24. Drink for each all-out motoring event (5)

27. Well, it’s a seizure (3)

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