SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Old friends (7,2) 8 Shorten a part of the nose (7)

9 I managed to get the name and nationality (7) 10 Shows, but doesn’t allow one to see (7) 13 The broken stool he had taken to the outhouse (4,4)

14 Frank is, as yet, undecided (4)

16 Be financially unsuccessful as a manager? (3,2,1,4)

20 A great big container into which a quarter will go (4)

22 Bases the charge on time (4)

24 Saying no more about folding? (8,2) 28 Figure out Leo is an animal (4)

29 Training in dentistry (8)

31 Everybody is in a terrible stew as to where the money is (7)

34 A bit much, the silver lining; it’s a disgrace! (7) 35 Stop for air (7)

36 Stop the man with the cleaner (9)

DOWN

1 Shine on a grand bunch of puppies (7)

2 Went off since having come in for something to wear (3,4)

3 Is to compete in, with the climbers (5)

4 The refined man, a general, is standing (7) 5 Rests the tips (4)

6 It’s much the same as “take pleasure in” (4) 7 The rustic does sound excited about the sea trip (4-3)

11 It’s near time to shut up (6)

12 Name also the quarter back (4)

15 Revenged and that’s flat! (4)

17 The letters said to put it into operation (3)

18 The performer is in almost total confusion (4) 19 Delivered by hand, is not there (6)

21 Coin a name, so to speak (3)

22 Cheeky member of the team (7)

23 In the villain role, is really wicked (4)

25 Prove to be a dresser (4,3)

26 Express displeasure that I’m taking a girl out (7)

27 Paint the Federal agents found hidden in a hole (7)

30 Succeeding in getting a pound on the side (5) 32 Fat boy outside the rubbish-tip (4)

33 Remit the money the day after (4)