09/03/2020
Across: 1 Staggering; 7 Heels; 8 Overman; 10 Sergeant; 11 Hear; 13 Backed; 15 Lessee; 17 Arum; 18 Feudally; 21 Detrain; 22 Voile; 23 Orchestras.
Down: 1 Swear; 2 Answered; 3 Ground; 4 Roes; 5 Numbers; 6 Chessboard; 9 Nurserymen; 12 Head over; 14 Counter; 16 Seines; 19 Lairs; 20 Rash.
ACROSS
More than
500 emphasise anxiety (8)
A peer may be found with an earl or duke (4)
9. Slightly burn the tea (4)
10. Impetuosity that leads to spotty state? (8)
11. It’s clear there aren’t hills here (5)
12. Feathers showing how old fruit is (7)
13. Clever – got up blushing this colour? (6,4-3)
18. Return it at noon round a system of symbols (8)
19. Thought it inlaid earrings? (4)
20. Ray changes bus name (7)
21. The value of a throw-out (5)
22. How soon? From tomorrow henceforward (4)
23. Continues to get the takings (8) 1. 5.
ACROSS
4. Starts (6)
7. Slaughterhouse (8)
8. Curt (6)
10. Postage label (5)
13. Commercial enterprise (4)
14. Gloriole (4)
15. Discourteous (4)
16. Insect (3)
17. Extended journey (4)
19. Dutch cheese (4)
21. Not permitted (9)
23. Painful (4)
24. Kiln type (4)
26. Levy (3)
27. Sullen (4)
29. Style and vigour (4)
32. Courts (4)
33. Wading bird (5)
34. Heathens (6)
35. Hugged (8)
36. To moderate (6)
DOWN
2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 1.
Aid to breathing that ensures fitter entry? (7)
Those who want to go straight won’t take it (7)
The brightest of heavenly bodies? (4,9)
It’s nothing to have to write a tune outside (4-3)
Sink to seeing theologian about awful scene (7) 8. Closes with nothing in; cries result (6) 13. Group of men observed cutting machine (7) 14. Extreme as far as grammatical timing as concerned? (7) 15. Give girl a blow to this spot (6) 16. Summary of book by pie maker (7) 17. Thrown out but not quite cast down (7)
DOWN
Low-lying watery ground (5)
2. Of birth (5)
3. Halt (4)
4. Plait (5)
5. Microbe (4)
6. Incendiary liquid (6)
9. Brings up (6)
11. Faucet (3)
12. Engine (5)
13. Raging (7)
15. Chafe (3)
16. Football supporter (3)
18. American state (6)
20. Discourage (5)
21. Wild animal (3)
22. Weir (3)
23. Vicious (6)
25. Karate expert (3)
28. Not the winner (5)
30. Jousting weapon (5)
31. Poor (5)
32. Stinging insect (4)
33. Nucleus (4)