CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. It has its link with football but not rugby (11)

8. An added clause for one who is up (5)

9. Requires to hold the French hypodermics (7)

10. In fully adapting to it one will make it void (7)

11. It is clumsy, the way it holds the writer back (5) 12. Fashion the Navy has that’s up-to-date (6)

14. View the Spanish might take of a sort of beetle (6) 18. Nothing will slosh about in such a light boat (5)

19. The man on watch who will not be introspective (7) 21. The substance of it is, it is almost unadulterated Ruby (7) 23. It isn’t our turn to give it her (5)

24. In another way, friendly eft is wriggling out of it (11)

DOWN

1. Corn may have to be replaced by name made up of initials (7) 2. Is ready to ride, being lumbered with it (7)

3. Company taking rig out for a dog (5)

4. Is being a pest in the way any son can (6)

5. One meets one somehow to list things out separately (7) 6. Starts next International lethargically, having no score (3) 7. Postulate that there’s one in the mail (5)

13. The traveller goes to the top of the house for a telling-off (7) 15. In a flower, nitrogen is producing strong reactions (7) 16. May be guilty about the right to regular church ritual (7) 17. As merry as the spirit of Shelley’s skylark (6)

18. Tasty dip as it is returned (5)

20. An OTT way to tour around the East (5)

22. Get shot of first ring I’d been given (3)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Reviver 6. Paste 9. Eager 10. Managed

11. Error 12. Roles 13. Necktie 15. Octavo 16. Basil 18. Coral 20. Niece

21. Scoff 22. Steamy 25. Terrine 26. Rumba 27. Drear 28. Mankind 29. Oxeye 30. Endow 31. Roe-deer

Down 1. Romanticise 2. Venice 3. Vegetable marrow 4. Redresses 5. Agile

6. Press conference 7. Serenade 8. Ear 14. Moneylender 17. Lion-tamer

19. Ryebread 23. Liaise 24. Umber 27. Due