Western Morning News (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

3 Abusive to a hothead, madly rash (5) 8 On paper, perhaps, it's abrasive (5) 10 A complaint at the apiary? (5)

11 She has the master key (3)

12 Bad character or chicken-hearted flier (5) 13 Michael took a girl round the Academy (7) 15 Holidays spent touring resorts? (5)

18 Take the plunge with a girl on the quiet (3) 19 Broken romance (6) 21 Be thought tipsy (7) 22 There's grain in this country area (4) 23 Many ships (five in any case?) (4) 24 Though light, means a great effort for the woman concerned (7) 26 Poem Tennyson had no heart to compose? (6) 29 Highball! (3)

31 Quietly take the available seat on the left (5)

32 Drive off (7) 34 Instinctiv­e feelings, albeit brief (5) 35 Came down and got the fire going (3) 36 Abroad, you'll find me in the money (5) 37 Cutthroat, maybe (5) 38 Port can make you lithe! (5)

Down

1 Home of Jordanian capitalist­s (5)

2 Of such fish, for instance, you may read in bed (7)

4 Being so nonchalant sounds a bit scary (4) 5 Given strong support when stranded? (6) 6 A needlessly pedestrian person (5) 7 When struck, she's apt to flare up (5) 9 Listener twice in terrible arrears (3)

12 Juliet's dad put Alec straight (7) 14 Barely discernibl­e Roman numerals (3) 16 It's played with effortless artistry (5) 17 Impresses enormously with music centre songs (5)

19 Comes down and pays up (7) 20 Repetitive­ly points out one for a foreigner (5) 21 Carried a letter or two (5)

23 In astronomy, unable to change a foregone conclusion (7) 24 Possibly feeling no end catty (6)

25 To jump is hot work (3)

27 Beastly bit of polyglot terminolog­y (5)

28 The kind of orange Adam never had? (5) 30 Villa site in Glastonbur­y (5) 32 One's holiday in the balance? (4)

33 Little lady from Belize (3)

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