Cryptic Crossword
1 Tick all the boxes (4,2,7)
10 Sought a job that could be of
good use (7)
11 Warned some others of danger
ahead (7)
12 Use spin to have a shot in the
crease (4)
13 Have the ambition to compete
in motor port (5)
14 Hose used on item of footwear
(4)
17 Can't get into studio to
become a caretaker (9)
19 In principle, whichever way
one looks at it (5)
20 Is close to last time at the end
of the day (5)
22 It is too much for some young men to get one carrying weight (9)
24 String one along, setting a
record, at the end (4)
25 A second layer was very pale
(5)
27 Cultivate the land a long way
from market, initially (4)
30 Annoyed one who had to
have set the pace (7)
31 Was granny eager to get some
cotton cloth? (7)
32 We can count on the expertise of those in facts and figures (13)
Down
2 Aims to get a new pier in a ship
(7)
3 Is on the way out at some stage
(4)
4 Is in position with a form of
procedure (5)
5 In a forward move beforehand
(2,7)
6 A long hard journey from the
centre, kept in place (4)
7 Think about starting to cook, at
the end, in the house (7)
8 Large furniture vans needed by
those on the move (13)
9 Offer for sale by public notice
(13)
15 Loud music is one's strong
point (5)
16 For a second time, drink was
past its best (5)
18 Puritans involved in strong
teams (9)
21 Gen up on mart, designing
something to wear (7)
23 In the manner of some soldiers taking one ioto a battlefield (7)
26 For some men, nuisance calls
are quite boring (5)
28 A fool in a class has to return
(4)
29 Is opposed to some frantic
campaigns (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1 Generator, 9 Expanse, 10 Under fire, 11 Careful, 12 Heeltap, 13 Inoculate, 14 Picture, 17 Seethed, 18 Good grief, 23 Thin air, 24 Leeward, 25 Oversight, 26 Supremo, 27 Role model. DOWN: 1 Gaucho, 2 Nodded, 3 Rarity, 4 Tailpipe, 5 Re-echo, 6 Aperture, 7 In a flash, 8 Well-read, 14 Pugilist, 15 Closeups, 16 Upgraded, 17 Soft sell, 19 Indoor, 20 Dim sum, 21 Jagged, 22 Brutal.
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