LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
ACROSS
1 Boys sound like one of the famous Five (9)
8 Lots up for auction at a top english rugby club (4)
11 Organise test at agra like race meetings, in the main (8)
13 Long time needed for an old sportscar from the Emerald Isle (3)
14 Club subscription sought to be paid on Sunday (4)
15 Pole, for instance, appearing in some productions (3)
16 Show one working at a public display (10)
18 Want new runner to make a comeback (4)
19 Race on the flat, without hesitation, can cause an accident (4)
21 A thistle player might need an injection (3)
23 May get to work with a new particle on view (7)
25 Is about to go at speed in a broadcast race (5)
26 Mixed up 18 across with an old Prime Minister (4)
27 Many times one can be in the grip of tensions (5)
28 It’ s an obstacle on the track for 110m and 400m athletes (6)
29 To send the ball onto a team-mate can be out to date (5)
32 Is he working on a roof with a 28 down, right at the end? (5)
33 Could asp rite be converted to become a cleric (6)
34 Takes a chance on runner sat the track (4)
DOWN
1 Top boss in the English Premier League voted the FIFA Manager of the Year (6,5)
2 Old writer might have to cover a major event (4)
3 To embrace a top entry can be enormous (4)
4 Thanks to an empty theatre, has a place to put on a 16 across (4)
5 A champion has two ways to catch wading birds (6)
6 Athletes on the way, but not on the track (4-7)
7 Left a top driver to work in a racing stable (3)
8 Bob turns out to be quite obstinate (8)
9 Not much time left to affect the result of a game (4,6)
10 Winner at the start of 5 down, even without directions (4)
12 Miss having togo down hill with first 33 across (4)
17 In the 20 down, say, top star playing for a Premier team (6)
20 Mean to be out in the centre of the pitch (6)
22 For example, in short, see about some farm birds (5)
24 It’s a long way off for a fellow to have a run (4)
28 Cover up at the start of hull, Accrington and Torquay (3)
29 Fast boat could be involved in 11 across (3)
30 Permit a server to have another go in court (3)
Last week’s winner of the £30 Love To Shop vouchers was Ken Macaskill, Edinburgh.
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