CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Instruments of punishment

for MPs? (5)

8 Rebuilt Roman residence?

(5)

10 Yellow variety of melon (5) 11 It’s rhythmic and may be

beaten (3)

12 Money? Some people like

jam on it! (5)

13 Being acid causes the little

woman wild anger (7)

15 In an unusual case, soft garments (5)

18 Being overweight, father

gets rid of her (3)

19 One in a tent is the occupant

(6)

21 Vessels with sharp bows?

(7)

22 The truth about a trainee

(4)

23 Heavenly actress, perhaps

(4)

24 Land of men, in song (7) 26 At church, Nancy’s part is

uncertain (6)

29 Is she speechless? (3)

31 He sings a number of bits of

opera (5)

32 Returns to the bar casually

yet eagerly! (7)

34 Hooded bird maybe? (5) 35 Be located in the heart of

Docklands, that is (3)

36 It’s usually transparently

clear (5)

37 Fall behind with hesitancy,

due to drink (5)

38 Shot for writing? (5)

DOWN

1 Where French capitalists make odd couples? (5)

2 Desirous to make a flight on fantastic fuel! (7) 4 He gets only two-thirds of basic education in German (4)

5 Walks round the corner to the required locations (6)

6 French town resettled by Danes (5)

7 Dirty number in a movie (5)

9 Grandma, as a little girl (3)

12 Electric field guns? (7)

14 As used in shooting at gangsters? (3)

16 Food no longer for the inner man? (5)

17 Week-end with “23 Across”, that’s very clear (5)

19 Fiery Fred, that faithful fellow (7)

20 British Rail has something to do with this part of a plant (5) 21 An Irish town can include an avenue (5)

23 Like sorting mail, sir! (7)

24 Something to bear to the other side? (6)

25 The main point of connubial relations (3)

27 A clean pair? (5)

28 “Snore”, in old Scandinavian (5)

30 Suffer a personal loss (5)

32 Foreign port used by brigands? (4)

33 Investigate archaeologists’ activities? (3)