CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Does he object to being a

bodyguard? (6)

7 A club I do damage with,

though not by intent (8) 8 Plans made by a master to

put an end to cockups? (4) 10 Cause embarrassment

simply by arriving? (4,2) 11 Maybe it’s covered in spilt

fuel, thus useless (6)

14 It’s full of holes (3)

16 About two or three ways to

make a fresh start (5)

17 The spare-part boom? (4) 19 To name as a mere gesture

(5)

21 Figures in court? (5)

22 Their charms get me won

round (5)

23 Familiar forename of Father

Brown? (4)

26 Many can take a rise out of

this penny-pincher (5)

28 In a stern position, he presents a firm figure (3)

29 She makes one cry for a bit

of help (6)

30 A bad soldier seems a drawback to the commanding officer (6)

31 First man to have a horse (4) 32 Working diligently is difficult

for a diminutive flier (4,2,2) 33 Too unfashionable to go to

one’s head (3,3)

DOWN

1 The old woman wouldn’t hit

us (6)

2 Reward raised by the chap

who wrote the cheque (6) 3 An artist’s sharp-ended tool

(4)

4 Makes sense of the prices,

perhaps (7)

5 Misguidedly being open! (5) 6 Scatter some troops in various directions (5)

8 A mystery man keeps her

love (4)

9 Centre for computers, say

(3)

12 Group of cabaret entertainers (3)

13 Light headed, always, in the

bar (5)

15 Act very inconclusively in

town (5)

18 Whence dad is about to

start for Rouen? (5)

19 It’s up to Mike, little man (3) 20 Boy’s name for a Hampstead

“wood” (3)

21 The gaffer gives a chap

warning (7) 22 An entanglement, we note

(3)

23 The way a road has an admiral’s name (6)

24 Test no longer taking half a

day (4)

25 Move at the end of August,

cheap (6)

26 All one’s ability to get the

right rhyme (5)

27 Soothing thing to say, sadly

(5)

28 As a swimmer, could start to

do badly! (3)

30 Ancient Roman’s love for a

pet (4)