Western Morning News (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

4 Spoil, and you can get very much scolded (6) 7 Does such a man have taste in advertisin­g? (8) 8 Tied the score with a regular fellow (6) 10 That of a sleepy baby? (5) 13 On the level, it's even (4) 14 A club's old song (4) 15 Goes quickly with backspin (4) 16 It's restful in the garden (3) 17 It's religiousl­y conclusive (4) 19 To a dunderhead, an unattracti­ve creature (4) 21 Slaughter of the alliterati­ve? (5,4) 23 Possibly the last section of gas pipe (4) 24 In opera, she is foolhardy (4) 26 The young are in her clutches (3) 27 Say some prayers for the victim! (4) 29 A noted piece of engineerin­g in the Netherland­s (4) 32 Be first in the field at Land's End (4) 33 Arrest a bigheaded libertine (5) 34 Take off for a bit of fun (6) 35 New line for a trooper (8) 36 So I end as an inventor (6)

Down

1 Employing some of us to sing (5) 2 Shoot out of sight (5) 3 The master holds it (4) 4 What the underprice­d bird said at the pet shop? (5) 5 The fight for proper money (4) 6 Looked lascivious before being led out (6) 9 Can staves provide the matchwood for them? (6) 11 Less than totally? (3) 12 Rings friends out East (5) 13 Related to a benevolent revolution­ary (7) 15 A modern prefix (3) 16 Expression of disgust at endlessly bad breath (3) 18 Did an absorbing job of cleaning up (6) 20 Alternativ­e choice of potherbs (5) 21 Don't allow a bachelor to go to the North Pole (3) 22 Place for parking one's horse? (3) 23 He glared wildly (6) 25 Informal talk of many a kind (3) 28 With light on, it looks silky (5) 30 Rushes to a local game? (5) 31 Something to make at the party (5) 32 Many are up for sale (4) 33 Flier in prison? (4)

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