CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Concerned with beauty and teaches about IT network (9)

9 Steer in favour of German city .... (6) 10 ...makes socialist - and

German - soldier superfluous (9)

11 Easy for Scottish Nationalists I'm

pleased to admit (6)

12 Goodman's pouring down and

working hard (9)

13 A trial formation gets the rope (6) 17 Doctrine incorporates Spartak

Moscow leaders (3)

19 Gave two boys inclusive article (7) 20 One is armed with idle alternatives? (7)

21 “River City” lost opening senior citizen (1,1,1)

23 The Spanish and German sprint back with plastic pellet (6)

27 Split for spare date exchange (9) 28 Shocks at college with some tennis (6)

29 Coogan’s character is getting the bird! (9)

30 Country musical, we hear (6) 31 Dancer busted knee and leg with lovely extremes (4,5)

DOWN

2 Happenings to odds, perhaps, around headteacher (6)

3 We’re told duo can get the bird (6)

4 Caring toff at the climax (6) 5 Earnings don’t start with some cricket! (7)

6 Volatile former partner, worthy of quoting (9)

7 Sinfully involved with company member - that’s legal (9) 8 It provides a thrill in commercial undertaking (9)

14 And 24dn Bride hung around with players at the French fortress (9,6)

15 Stripped like a plain salad? (9) 16 Hit 24 out for sport (9)

17 One party language (3) 18 Originally more streetwise politician? (1,1,1)

22 Mean to state one’s years (7) 24 See 14 Down (6)

25 Lampoon weekend anger? (6) 26 Scottish mountain girl in

Asia (6)

ACROSS

1 Property-handling arrangements (6) 5 Punched (6)

8 Pairs (4)

9 Dancers' outfits (8) 10 Native to Austria's capital (8)

11 Crucifix inscription (inits) (4)

12 Confer (6)

14 Number of players in a hockey team (6)

16 Reed instrument (4) 18 Soaks through (8) 20 Fire-raiser (8)

21 Peer (4)

22 Wrap-around beach garment (6)

23 Stopped working and sat down (6)

DOWN

2 Bring together again (7) 3 ___ Coolidge, author of

‘What Katy Did’ (5)

4 25th anniversary of

marriage (6,7)

5 Fire-protection sensor (5,8) 6 Communion cup (7)

7 Downy duck (5)

13 Vibrating effect in music (7)

15 Ugly sight (7)

17 Country also called Myanmar (5) 19 Young male horses (5)