Western Morning News (Saturday)

Cryptic crossword

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Across

3 Despite uncertaint­y, many are declared "out" (5)

8 The CO, I see, has

abdominal trouble (5) 10 A just blow (5)

11 Talk of going

ashore? (3)

12 Did it sound the note when the ring rang out? (5)

13 Present at present, but

without a place (7) 15 Stop and start the car

with no difficulty (5) 18 Catch coming back

from the bank (3) 19 Trouble to look around

the street (6)

21 It's worrying for Rosie, perhaps, more than us (7)

22 New typist starting in

the pool (4)

23 Possibly see about a

relaxation (4)

24 Salts, being nautical

chaps (7)

26 Classed Edgar, perhaps, as a dunderhead? (6) 29 Jack from Ontario (3) 31 Old Nick rested on

one (5)

32 Dissipated ingrate, an

Arthurian knight (7) 34 Is it helpful in taking

an advisory view? (5) 35 Is there a special gun

for this animal? (3) 36 I fool around with a

book or manuscript (5) 37 But not a forename for

a footballer? (5)

38 Go with the current

trend (5)

Down

1 Did he write of erotic dancing by a beginner? (5)

2 Are such stockings useful for entrapment? (7) 4 Monster in two Greek

tragedies (4) 5 Supportive

couples? (6)

6 Can they be set in the business end of the fork? (5)

7 Mad pursuit leads to

aches (5)

9 As in Malawi, as a

rule? (3) 12 Circulated all round

the world (7)

14 Pearl, dear, you actually have more than one (3) 16 Publicatio­n in one last

edition? (5)

17 What Lancelot did, being a knight errant? (5)

19 A wordy player (7) 20 Hitches a horse in a

ship (5)

21 Be overworked in a

shop? (5)

23 Far from happy when the grenade exploded (7)

24 Elder Spaniard getting

out of line (6)

25 Out of the water, it

may be feathered (3) 27 For such stockings, would Nora madly embrace a Yankee? (5) 28 Nominally swindled out of some savings (5) 30 Accustom to being in

a large stream (5) 32 Beat up at St

Andrews? (4)

33 Hotel in the heart of

Greenford (3)

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