THE WEE STINKER

ACROSS

1 Unnaturally refined? (8) 5 Spawn dispute (4) 8 Crêpe: its formulae (8) 9 Bill’s nose (4)

11 Presently unnamed (4) 13 Loses deposit (5) 16 Extinguish (4)

18 Not planned for

US - LA (Ca.)? (6)

20 Soft clear wrap (6) 21 Spoil much about nothing (4)

23 Row heard in head (5) 24 Memorizing books in Bible (4)

28 Neglect (4)

29 Cromwell? (8)

30 Mercury is about exhalation (4)

31 Makes room fit for teenager? (8)

DOWN

1 Port bottle stopper (4) 2 Secure hold (4)

3 Pearl’s club (5) 4 Compass degree (6) 6 Sham (8) 7 Photographs type to become QC (4,4) 10 Scotland gutted mackerel (4) 12 City where no slob’s

shaved (4)

14 Style of jumper (8)

15 Is one who’d 7 haughty? (8) 17 Capable of meditating (2,2) 19 China or marble (4) 22 George or Eddy (6) 25 Wrest or live? (5) 26 See 27dn (4)

27 Also 26dn Hardy’s

judgment (4,4)