SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A copper base (6,7)

8 Your determination will melt again (7) 9 The tabby, a stray Tom, Ted left inside (7) 11 Call attention to the pressure (6)

13 The usual post (8)

15 Bit the man (5)

16 Crossing the corridor (7)

18 A reminder from me to myself (not bad that!) (7)

19 Be so right about being serious (5) 21 Was firm from the first that Denis was wrong about (8)

23 Meal I prepare for parties (6)

25 In time it again will be found, though no longer is, in Africa (7)

26 What the sea mouse tries to keep clear of? (7)

28 Average members of society, as opposed to prisoners? (6,2,5)

DOWN

2 Voice you notice (7)

3 It’s not you who will be complaining (3) 4 The girl gets a quarter and that’s flat! (4) 5 When you think “enough of that” and go to the dentist? (4,2,4)

6 It’s enormous, but you say you’ll make it smaller (5)

7 Eaten at the celebration for having struck it rich? (3-4)

8 A guarantee to get rid of skin problems? (4,7)

10 Exercised in the prison yard? (3,1,7) 12 Cook within the same set time (5) 14 Does it soak up all the cream put on it? (6-4)

17 Is having a drink out in the passage (5) 18 To the girl I love, see dropping a letter (7) 20 A connection with the carriage (7) 22 Spat “rubbish!” (5)

24 He’s up north for business, in a way (4) 27 Sounds like a square meal (3)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Base metal. 8 Enlarge. 9 Turns up. 10 Trotter. 13 Head-room. 14 Aden. 16 Semicolons. 20 Long. 22 Rose. 24 Brown paper. 28 Taxi. 29 Toasting. 31 Contest. 34 Marital. 35 Emanate. 36 Don’t worry.

Down: 1 Batches. 2 Sarcasm. 3 Miser. 4 Top-soil. 5 Lent. 6 Last. 7 Herring. 11 Reason. 12 Tino. 15 Ella. 17 Ego. 18 Idea. 19 Orbits. 21 Nee. 22 Reached. 23 Stun. 25 Woodman. 26 Pointer. 27 Regally. 30 Screw. 32 Tend. 33 Tied.