Cryptic crossword

Across

1 A cleverly playful

start (6)

7 Old warrior who looked like Perry Mason? (8)

8 A flavouring that makes many unwell (4)

10 In such historic times, was there much feuding? (6)

11 He gives advice to people at the storm centre (6)

14 A nourishing

cupful? (3)

16 Rude refusal to get

out of the way (5) 17 She got out of bed (4) 19 Celebration fixed around midSeptember (5)

21 One led by a chap at

half pace? (5) 22 Receive the ultimate plaudit, if you follow (3,2)

23 The message we get out of the tax people (4)

26 A very large source of

taint (5) 28 It's doubly in place in

lacquer (3)

29 Motive for arson, possibly, around the end of June (6) 30 Lacking maturity, they

have no heart (6) 31 Nothing but pandemonium in Valhalla (4) 32 Satisfies oneself with little money around the middle of the month (8)

33 They'd be a strange sight attached to a shirt tail! (6)

Down

1 He likes to drive a

good distance (6) 2 There's one on the

Cam (6)

3 A bit titillating, but maybe there's money in it (4)

4 Annoy with the

smell? (7)

5 Those entered by

combatants? (5) 6 Take over (5) 8 Payments expected at

the bus terminus (4) 9 One convicted of participating in a blagging? (3)

12 Little chap turning

brown (3)

13 Different part of

Rotherhithe (5) 15 Material in overall

use (5)

18 Veteran soldier's

heart (5)

19 Rich as a cat! (3)

20 A court

performance? (3) 21 Not indeed meant? (7) 22 It's used in cooking a

steak (3)

23 Tattered awning

getting weaker (6) 24 Piece of silicon in

computer usage (4) 25 Writings one mentions

at the test centre? (6) 26 Finish breakfast with the cereal of the moment! (5)

27 Tease a tow-headed

relative (5) 28 Invalidated cover? (3) 30 The majority are a bit

wet, but not I! (4)