Western Daily Press (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 Trouble getting a piece of sculpture erected (4,2)

7 A middling meal for

one, possibly (8)

8 That of a square

apartment? (4)

10 The cat has only one short month to be festive (6)

11 Where to shop in wet

weather (6)

14 Over five missing (3) 16 In different ways a girl

is moony (5)

17 When made to go, set out for central Greenwich (4)

19 Regal beverage? (5) 21 Picture one in a

mount (5)

22 Taken in, perhaps

predatoril­y (5)

23 In short, a Simpsonian

title? (4)

26 Centre of the arterial

system (5)

28 It's usually kept in

Delaware (3) 29 Being great, perhaps,

he had two names (6) 30 Like a lawn improved

by the new owners (6) 31 Indigo, it seems, comes

from a duck (4)

32 It's of poignant interest, perhaps, so don't miss it! (3,5) 33 Routine arrangemen­t of benefit to bookies? (6)

Down

1 Lib. MPs possibly

calling for inflation (6) 2 Mark changes gear in

a race (6)

3 Perform a song at the

piano (4)

4 Red as clarets

maybe (7)

5 Started, for instance,

during Prohibitio­n (5) 6 Going to ground in the

Tube is not enough (5) 8 Nora turns up with Presley's middle name (4) 9 An organ at each end

of the choir (3)

12 To call it a pet would

be inaccurate (3) 13 Possibly a dark spot on

the map of Africa (5) 15 Punished for a

drunken dance (5) 18 The girl he let loose (5) 19 Plenty of cello tone (3) 20 Informatio­n on the two ways to get to Gateshead? (3) 21 Sailor who made a fortune for ship's officer? (7)

22 Give a redhead a half of beer and do wrong (3)

23 They're of fundamenta­l

concern (6)

24 Like a missing GI seeing nothing in lawbreakin­g? (4) 25 Random rhyme for

'bike' (6)

26 Quick to change hats

at the close of play (5) 27 Being behind, a terrible fear about finishing last (5) 28 Calendar boy? (3) 30 Rodents' star turn (4)

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