CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Young to skin fish (9) 9 Soldier to turn down said escort (6) 10 Surprising new dope I exposed to attack (4-4) 11 Endlessly beating leather-making substance (6) 12 One with company had half-day first in principality (6) 14 Catch second horse (4) 15 Insects, young animal taking one with energy (5) 16 Not be gregarious at party (6) 18, 21 and 30 Personal parliamentarian’s account?

(7,7,4) 24 Water spirit that is pursuing seaweed (6) 26 Summon girl going round poky interior (5) 30 See 18 31 Snuggle up on lovers’ place with the Parisian

(6) 32 One song or many? (6) 33 Newspaper has nothing on coffee (8) 34 Off hurried Spanish champion (6) 35 Magistrates indicate point of reference (9) DOWN 2 One suitably employed? (6) 3 Ben’s headgear? (6) 4 Drink found on leading computer (6) 5 Not an employer who runs one over (3-4) 6 Fierce woman found by artist in Spanish port (6) 7 Agree firm will get part that’s covered in broadcast (8) 8 It’s blunt, silly (9) 11 Sate has been organised, it makes sense (5) 13 Island reporter covers Australia (4) 17 Dark pines yielding aromatic oil (9) 19 Light up one chimney in row (8) 20 Some distant heiresses, they are possessive (5) 22 and 23 Sham pretence (4-7) 25 European peninsula or African country left out (6) 27 Less than one theory shortly used as a gamble (2,4) 28 In the west ‘e emerged with some respect (6) 29 Not so far from college with unsuccessful competitor (6)