SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 On a seat, watch “Dad’s Army” (4,5)
8 Delay psychic ceremony to be performed outside (7)
9 Biggest rag to be edited in the French way (7) 10 Wanted very much to give time to the bandit Kelly (7)
13 Argues with nurses (8)
14 Runs away to sea (4)
16 One was quick to bear leaves mainly (3,7) 20 Study, once more, a notice (4)
22 So gore is to be spilt (4)
24 Free positioning of the TV aerial? (2,3,5) 28 Frank has some hope, nonetheless (4) 29 Direction in which one sidesteps (8) 31 Means Dennis to get involved with a model (7)
34 See the old poet as a craftsman (7)
35 Before the Englishman turned recluse (7) 36 In favour of churchmen being advanced (9)
DOWN
1 Almost tight and split right down the middle (4-3)
2 Wonder Woman (7)
3 Flappers following actress Prunella’s character (5)
4 Bill and Ted, when at university, misbehaved (5,2)
5 Many a man’s on the wagon (4)
6 Norm, by the way, is a Pole (4)
7 Put one’s oar in the sea and paddled the last part (7)
11 Come out of the merger pretty much unchanged (6)
12 No way this is a prominent feature (4)
15 Born over in the Czech Republic (4)
17 Do wrong by an English car (3)
18 Hack producing work on the church (4) 19 Pressman did evening work (6)
21 Fool a Nazi force (3)
22 Stirred when one’s former spouse gets mentioned (7)
23 Try to get at Billy (4)
25 Gentleman greeting a girl backing band (7) 26 Defenceless as the Venus de Milo (7) 27 Made certain silly ruse would be discovered in the end (7)
30 Beer I expected to find a bit strange (5) 32 Miss Woodhouse takes me over to mother (4) 33 Stage favourites making a comeback (4)
Yesterday’s solutions:
Across: 3 Come across. 8 Denier. 9 Ease. 10 Call to mind. 11 Air. 13 Snap. 14 Remodel. 15 Rose. 17 Grill. 20 Shrug. 22 Sets. 24 Instant. 25 Cuff. 27 Sol. 28 Chipping in. 29 Evil. 30 Expels. 31 Determined.
Down: 1 Retainer. 2 Fillip. 3 Crooner. 4 Mania. 5 Awed. 6 Oleander. 7 Short-leg. 12 Imps. 14 Rest. 16 Oust. 17 Gainsaid. 18 Insolent. 19 Loaf. 21 Unfairly. 23 Stopped. 25 Canape. 26 Linen. 28 Clam.