CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Loses it with images (5)

8 Concealed what’s done during scan (6) 9 Did Edgar Allan attempt verse? (6) 10 Junior doctor works according to order by announcement (6)

11 Crucial trial for a police investigation (4,4) 12 Study doesn’t start in paradise (3) 13 Penguin gives information also (6) 14 More expensive relics to be restored (8) 17 Puts money into underwear (7) 19 Mother’s prepared container for hot drink (7)

23 Nod to men in reunion at Canadian city (8) 27 Asinine type admits being of advanced years (6)

29 “Scold” epithet not applicable to girl (3) 30 It is insane to clean up (8) 31 Blooming flourishing by word of mouth (6) 32 Run out and broken, but not easy to knock down (6) 33 Handed back the money with help from agent (6)

34 Creep’s not working (5)

DOWN

1 Admit in heat to not being a country person (6)

2 Writer from north-east takes the drug for amnesia (8)

3 32 and brought in to be prominent (5,3) 4 Snack made up in A&E on one side (7) 5 Loot 26 (6)

6 Learnt to fix hire charge (6)

7 There’s nothing in widow’s oil-tank for desert islander (6)

13 Good stir-up of mire makes for dirt (5) 15 It’s part of Scottish foot as well (3) 16 Reliable, then losing face, becoming not so reliable (5)

18 Students return to warm climate (3) 20 Execute, burn, but don’t shoot (4,4) 21 Was this guy swallowed by Honduran dolphin? (8)

22 Putting cover on dead queen produces worm (7)

24 Legendary creature may become tedious (6)

25 Hateful overdraft incurring debts (6) 26 Pollutes with toxic primer spreading stain (6)

28 Very sad giving up something to smoke after beginning of trouble (6)