CRYPTIC ACROSS

3 The way to hold many a snake (5)

8 It moves in circles, or possibly to the

right (5)

10 Coarse fellow responsible for haymaking spectacles? (5)

11 Flying low, could it crash? (3)

12 How my mat gets worn on top (5)

13 Bloomers due to being a bit lazy, alas,

out East (7)

15 Sweeper causing a blockhead some

distress? (5)

18 In finishing work, it can get smudged (3)

19 It’s sometimes said to be in motion (6)

21 Could such agents have fled wildly, and

about time? (7)

22 Drinks, possibly eats (4)

23 Sherry taken in with bits of food? (4)

24 A wordy player (7)

26 Mount used by an academician in art (6)

29 A pound a point? Don’t you believe it! (3)

31 Cilla’s blossoming form (5)

32 Fred’s on form, so get him here! (4,3)

34 Goodness – an eye-opener but hidden in

shame! (5)

35 Go wrong, note, having only two-thirds

basic education (3)

36 Not pretty clear? (5)

37 Assume it’s a fit test (3,2)

38 Pass a bend or twist in the river (5)

DOWN

1 Drink of which disapproving cries are heard (5)

2 Old buildings with nothing left but flies around (7)

4 Poets’ green fields of pleasure (4) 5 A sign that my lobs are accurate (6) 6 He gets money from dad the old-fashioned way (5)

7 Drive a historic model car in open country (5)

9 Writer Mark took these two in (3)

12 Obtain a licence to kill? (4,3)

14 Fiendish finish? (3)

16 Is a moving one astir? (5)

17 Another name for my boy Ronald (5)

19 A garnish used by players (7)

20 If you want to knock off, go quietly (5)

21 Like the attraction of a fleshy

fellow? (5)

23 Bibs that somehow nourish? (7)

24 Al, playing in a cop role? (6)

25 Element used up in ignition (3)

27 Weapon possible to fire round a

corner? (5)

28 Quick fix for a drip (5)

30 He painted a flier circling the air

terminal (5)

32 How to fry in a jug? (4)

33 Many junior swimmers get a move on

when it comes to food (3)