CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A dull by-line pa devised means he’s on a hiding to nothing (2,1,5,5) 10 Damaged light when moved at top speed (7) 11 Arsenal player has a plant like rhubarb (7) 12 One may turn dirty by turns (4) 13 Thanks to mum, river is seen to be river (5) 14 Fryer said to make school snack (4) 17 Perished over short period when scattered (9)

19 Unmoving heart of plainer truth (5) 20 Artist with attempt that’s frenzied (5) 22 Put Scotsman, say, in a safe place with something to type on (4,5)

24 Take extreme delight in beheading parrot (4) 25 and 27 Cause tablets to go down as shock absorbers (5,4)

30 Gently persuade to lengthen (4,3) 31 Article to favour other similar things (3,4) 32 Trading vessel following luxury car swoops from heights to depths (6-7)

DOWN

2 Traipse around in separate groups (7)

3 and 15 William’s in charge of forms showing company details (4,5)

4 Rig Veda god goes down drain (5) 5 Canine custodian to shadow nuclear bunker, perhaps (3,6)

6 Tall pine (4)

7 River that’s appealing when put into effect (7)

8 Ought royal cutting edge to be made of bone? (8,5)

9 Fraud has heavy bearing on tennis equipment (6,7)

15 See3

16 Walks with difficulty at fifty-one meters per second (5)

18 He frees slip from trial bore (9) 21 Embargo put out on alpine city (7) 23 Confection that’s plainer to concoct (7) 26 Get started on fight (3,2)

28 Haul up for drill, for example (4) 29 Studies of French Poles (4)