SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

DOWN

1 A pithy “A little honey” (5,3,5)

8 It’s quite disgusting, but Simone is really getting upset about nothing (7)

9 That is later to be converted into a studio (7)

11 Why you shift it back inside (6)

13 Chuck the peg back in: it’s very short (8) 15 Not a leader, anyhow, though he arrived before the others (5)

16 Possibly the A6. Brown took the MI in (7) 18 The wave that engulfed the house was a real misfortune (7)

19 Sounds and flashes (5)

21 A drawing test (3,5)

23 The man composed the poem in

N Italy (6)

25 The wrong people are in anguish (7)

26 I get a cut on making the sale (7)

28 No demand for ice-cream (that’s very neat!) (5-3,5) 2 “Was the compere,” I interjected, “given a lift?” (7)

3 Doris, heartbroken, is abroad (3)

4 It could be the means of making money, which would help (4)

5 One that’s passed over in the sorting? (4,6)

6 The question is, do we capture the woman? (5)

7 Had I done wrong including it in the publication? (7)

8 Brown poured the gin out. One more than that is too much! (6,5)

10 Okay once the drought is over? (5,2,4) 12 Forgive and, with a change of heart, sign (5)

14 It’s clear he will surpass the others, though past his best (4,3,3)

17 Saw the cat going up to (5)

18 The twit took a wrong turn, going into a very hot spot (7)

20 A crack about the man: an Indian (7)

22 A very good answer to “What do you do when you’ve shuffled?” (5)

24 On the lake, one will tie up (4)

27 About three-quarters of an acre in the park? (3)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Go without. 8 Revival. 9 Look out. 10 Present. 13 Oversell. 14 Snag. 16 Standing up. 20 Rear. 22 Rest. 24 Snapdragon. 28 Peke. 29 Canoodle. 31 Untruth. 34 Chattel. 35 Satchel. 36 Disregard .

Down: 1 Gallons. 2 Woomera. 3 Tools. 4 Ortolan. 5 Trap. 6 Miss. 7 Platter. 11 Rasped. 12 Edge. 15 Area. 17 Tee. 18 Note. 19 Insert. 21 Ago. 22 Request. 23 Spot. 25 Prances. 26 Godetia. 27 Needled. 30 Orate. 32 Rock. 33 Held.