Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Sort of lock a motorcycle with a sidecar (11)

9. Sort of statesman who’s retired to a tree (5)

10. Carve it, see, in order to gut it (10)

11. Order some seafood or icecream (5)

12. Throw the ball back and get bitterly abused (7)

14. Plant one each end of the valley (3)

15. Hassock that holds bones back (4)

16. Glazed fabric from New Zealand chit is provided for (6)

17. He starts with a tree for steering by (4)

21. Swedish botanist gave one a name for a flower (4)

22. Shrewd use tat can be put to (6)

23. Can be made a transvesti­te panto role (4)

26. A girl’s after fat old man (3)

27. Monstrous plant could drift if uprooted (7)

29. Southampto­n garage containing a light Indian carriage (5)

30. Barrel — tun — first empty, so as it can be sent back (10)

31. Like sheep, of which one has about six (5)

32. End merely on changing one’s loan-shark (11)

DOWN

2. Too fat to be so upset by a drug (5)

3. Is cut off from connection with alien dust storm (9)

4. The morning finishes with them being made in compensati­on (6)

5. Thinks how it would be in games one played (8)

6. In want, end the old distributi­on (5)

7. Loves to read, so arranges it (6)

8. Way of walking or dancing, beer being spilt (7,4)

12. Notion cider might restore one to sound state (11)

13. Being conceited is futile (4)

18. Chew gum and tea mixture (9)

19. Horn seat made by a furniture designer (8)

20. Polish enthusiast (4)

24. Monsieur confuses saint with one praying (6)

25. Robust — not like a sheep suffering it (6)

26. The British are mooching around the serai (5) 28. Girl that is to take in last three children (5)

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