SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Serenades with a guitar, perhaps, and flatters (5,2,2)

8 He calls at five, is it, or later? (7)

9 What the garage mechanic gives one another tedious dissertation on? (7)

10 Scolds Father Leslie for shielding one (7) 13 Published letters? (8)

14 He has most of the key material (4)

16 Leave when through with the job (10)

20 And forced to hide the key to the port (4) 22 A swimmer in close up (4)

24 What’s wrong with the butter in Switzerland? (10)

28 Bound round about the head, had to be removed (4)

29 Did turn in upset, having had an argument (8) 31 Went over and blended the stock (7)

34 Don’t altogether do (7)

35 Sally I send in again for (7)

36 Tear in, more convinced you’ll fight no more (9)

DOWN

1 Part of a meal that’s slap-up and a bargain at that (7)

2 “Just a little in the rear, perhaps,” he judges (7) 3 Plant a rambling bush to hide the other end (5) 4 The clergymen have to get right into the defile (7)

5 Beheading the sweetheart is just too much! (4) 6 In the event that she’s stood up twice (4) 7 Reddens, having misspelt the place name (7) 11 Show one girl in a hundred in (6)

12 Fat boy consuming the last of the butter (4) 15 A promise is nothing to a bad hat (4)

17 She’s always accompanied by the right back (3)

18 Spot the spy (4)

19 To weave a tissue of lies about the policeman is not intelligent (6)

21 By covering the fruit, do the wrong thing (3) 22 It’s true the interior of the quarters could be nicer (7)

23 A sunset, too (4)

25 With about twopence, is he doing his best to enjoy himself? (7)

26 Were lots more popular than the others (7) 27 Having knots to loosen – around about 50 (7)

30 Contract in the form of a prize (5)

32 Go for an injection (4)

33 Is good enough for the rabbits (4)