CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Robust seaman? (4-6)

9 Horrible character loses heart in the fog (4)

10 Interchange most of gold generator (10)

11 and 12 No can do (6,5)

15 Twin sheep? (5)

18 Western circle’s cheer (5)

19 Treacle pudding for Agamemnon’s daughter (7)

20 Chef ’s willing to include hogwash! (5)

21 Top mark in Spanish (5)

22 Part of body pronouncedly icy? That’s natural (7)

23 Awry like some gardens in London (5)

24 Has included Romeo, he’s initially severe (5)

26 and 29 But not a loafer who provides for his family (11)

31 Hearing alternative one with word of hesitation in reception room in monastery (10)

32 Toilet, male to come into view indistinctly (4)

33 World-shattering event (10)

DOWN

2 Run off to fasten door (4)

3 Clever somewhat in part to a very great extent (4,2)

4 Admit about now it’s finished (3,2)

5 Cover obtained from resident physician stopping short (5)

6 Local race (5)

7 One making express deliveries (4,6)

8 With it one can say what one likes for nothing (4,6)

13 One taking vengeance gave Ern trouble (7)

14 Queen, one with a giant first (7)

15 Equally fit, that’s a good thing (4,2,4)

16 Disease could be in check before small elevations of the skin are reported (10)

17 Moving elbow underneath (5)

18 See it is strapped on (5)

25 Brief outline of a percussionist’s part (6)

26 Cover with brass or zinc initially in hillside (5)

27 Down on the bed (5)

28 Cockney wife’s courage (5)

30 Dashing fellow has responsibility to pass (4)