Crossbar

No 1,598

ACROSS

1 Find the top players at a major event in 32 across (3,7)

8 Colour in some crude art work (4) 11 Experienced player, in short, can get round prohibition (4)

12 Coming together at sporting event in the Highlands (9)

13 Monitoring device for a casual reader (7)

15 Runs through before performing at some stage (10)

16 Lines composed in overseas tour (5) 19 Go hungry, like Anderson and Broad, for example (4)

20 Veteran player at League Two club in England (6)

23 Teams up with some friends at play (5)

25 Don’t say a word, getting a grip on top (4,2)

27 Need to cover old swimming pool (4) 28 Head off to avoid upsetting ancient linesman (4)

29 Decorate at short notice, or not, at first (5)

30 Did she compete in banned sporting event (4)

31 Lies about new church. It’s the result of 25 across (7)

32 After a month, get to a 1 across venue (7)

33 Got up with a major winner, of course (4)

DOWN

1 Record-breaking chaser like top golfer getting under way (5,4)

2 Former German tennis star, or US golfer (4)

3 Turn up near a second group of

stadiums 6)

4 Attempts to score, getting over the line, at Murrayfield (5)

5 Ration out glue, as a rule (10)

6 When under pressure, put emphasis on the boss, on paper (8)

7 Bob’s working with a top snooker player (9)

8 Headed off, having fetched an article that’s engraved (6)

9 Time for tea, perhaps, at Clyde, Hamilton and Alloa, initially (3)

10 Had no time to turn up with the holder of the Ashes (3)

14 May have to go a long way back to get service (3)

17 Big bird found at Edinburgh, Munster and Ulster (3)

18 Little rascal in the manner of an antelope (6)

21 Keep hold of some young shavers (4) 22 Was there something wrong with an old England batsman? (5)

24 Did old marathon runner lead right away (5)

25 Study some of the second team’s players (3)

26 Want to record name inside (4)

Winner of the £30 Love To Shop vouchers last week was Ruairidh Morris, Edinburgh. Entries to: Crossbar competition, The Scotsman, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 2HS. The winner’s name and solution will be published next Monday. The Scotsman Publications Ltd employees and their families are not eligible. The Editor’s decision is final.