CRYPTIC CROSSWORD YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS

1 Nasty creatures found in silver mines ( 6)

7 Again, the past rebuilding of Rome ( 4,4)

8 Modes of tying the fronts of vessels ( 4)

10 Are top players’ fans thus eyed? ( 6)

11 On TV, there’s one named Albert ( 6)

14 Such men may take turns as openers ( 3) 16 Persuaded to take an exotic drug out East ( 5) 17 Noway to play piano ( 4) 19 Cry of anguish from an Indian outright! ( 5) 21 Shrewd as Nancy could be ( 5)

22 She’ll say “Dee”, if anyone’s listening ( 5)

23 It has a gripping purpose in fencing ( 4)

26 For knights of old, ameans of saving face ( 5) 28 Sailor without sin, but roguish ( 3)

29 Clement earl ( 6)

30 In away, a half of bitter is always diluted ( 6)

31 City with a certain amount of vagrancy ( 4) 32 Adoption by Poleswandering around the States ( 8) 33 Chap with a red back, usually mounted ( 6)

DOWN

1 Ship less back to the “not nice” part of Venice ( 6) 2 Tied up a lowleftist ( 6) 3 Investigative, rather than snooty ( 4)

4 It sounds a fresh note in Cornwall ( 7) 5 She has her ownway of working with cloth ( 5) 6 Married to me, cried plaintively ( 5)

8 Port fromwhich a U. K. sailor returns ( 4)

9 Bent on goingwest on the railway ( 3)

12 Vessel’s incomplete journey ( 3) 13 Revolutionary brewof beer by a beginner ( 5) 15 You’re lucky if he gives you a prize ( 5)

18 Make rings round? ( 5) 19 Gosh, what a blimpish exclamation! ( 3)

20 Anybody in the money ( 3) 21T hrifty form of fuel for the car ( 7)

22 Note some losses are rising ( 3)

23 Dislike tangling thread ( 6) 24 A thoughtful intention ( 4) 25 Arrange some royalties for Elizabeth ( 6) 26 Virginia gets allowed a servant ( 5)

27 Keeps the best in a large vessel ( 5)

28 Shoot the carrier! ( 3) 30 Point to everything that can impede progress ( 4)