CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sensitive cry of pain in

extremes of treachery (6) 7 Where, in Mexico, Paul contrived to enter the electricity company (8)

8 Catherine’s dad had a posh

car (4)

10 Lolita lit out with a G-man

and thus avoided work (6) 11 A cult object to fish out for a

space visitant (6)

14 Go very quietly around Middlesex (3)

16 One girl’s name for a stadium (5)

17 The way an article is used in

corporal punishment (4) 19 Edward, in a departed

dynasty (5)

21 The apiarist’s complaint? (5) 22 Aspires to be terribly posh

around Mile End (5)

23 Like one end of a big bath (4) 26 One thinks it’s a bad start

when the weather’s wet (5) 28 Part of a schoolboy essay

that’s correct (3)

29 Doubly right about an assistant being the attacker (6) 30 Bobby, a well-known conductor (6)

31 Well, fittingly provided with

a suit (4)

32 Having been shaken, may

get drunk! (8)

33 Would such a squad move as

a squadron? (6)

DOWN

1 Agriculturist at the helm? (6) 2 Worried about a bit of strife

in an African country (6) 3 Not far, but it is a long way

from Scotland! (4)

4 Puts around by means of an advert in the press, perhaps (7)

5 She causes Elsie a change of

heart (5)

6 Coffee or port (5)

8 He’s twice a father (4)

9 A traveller in obscure places

(3)

12 A shot at goal? (3)

13 Sound asleep! (5)

15 So loveless and still very

young (5)

18 Kind of hat for singing in?

(5)

19 Should be helpful, but it may

be just rubbish! (3)

20 His desire lacks passion! (3) 21 Best policy for decreasing

the prison population (7) 22 A letter I had tucked away (3)

23 Set out, in a general way, to

use force (6)

24 Spot a person noted for

intelligence (4)

25 Seriously thinking of how to

get a grip on (6)

26 One of those awfully good

fellows in the building (5) 27 ‘Enry’s dropped it! (5)

28 A backward boy (3) 30 Youngster with whom I’m

leaving California shortly (4)