CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It can be blown from a pipe ( 6) 7 Song of loneliness ( 8) 8 Discontinue supporting ( 4) 10 It’s played mainly by American schoolchildren ( 6) 11 Tear it badly – the dress! ( 6) 14 By making a hamper vegetarian ( 3) 16 Betray in the manner of the deserter aboard ( 3,2) 17 Mostly the red variety? ( 4) 19 It’s played with effortless artistry ( 5) 21 Foreign language letter to mail, perhaps ( 5) 22 The game for bigheaded fliers ( 5) 23 Hams proceed to go with sausage ( 4) 26 At sea, can keep crews moving ( 5) 28 Ruby red sealant? ( 3) 29 They’re thought of altruistically ( 6) 30 Difficult, and it’s no good going by taxi ( 6) 31 Lives a double life at Oxford ( 4) 32 Musical composition makes me no poet ( 4,4) 33 City no longer a noted centre of potteries ( 6)

DOWN

1 Beaten due to signs of having been smoking in bed ( 6) 2 Ronnie’s dog? ( 6) 3 Spot a key agent ( 4) 4 Possibly astir in numbers due to the wind ( 7)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

5 An old army measure ( 5) 6 Number seen to include a five ( 5) 8 As taken for a trip? ( 4) 9 The poet may put it over shortly ( 3) 12 Black salt? ( 3) 13 Registers the car ( 5) 15 At Ponders End, mail is sorted for the city ( 5) 18 A repealed statute, to be precise? ( 5) 19 Tool on a chain, perhaps ( 3) 20 Say it’s so ( 3) 21 A breakdown can lead to strain on it ( 7) 22 Be noted as a flier ( 3) 23 Girl in a state getting a kiss! ( 6) 24 A political line? ( 4) 25 Put up for hire, being sound ( 6) 26 Thus a hut is ramshackle, in a way ( 5) 27 Animal in its smaller form, having no tail! ( 5) 28 Lived in Kawasaki ( 3) 30 Father suggests it’s up to me ( 4)