Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 He shouldn't have had

a haircut (6)

7 Kind of coffee

Standard journalist­s love? (8)

8 Girl's name for a metal

article (4)

10 Club motorist? (6) 11 It's natural to brew tea

at the tavern (6)

14 She anticipate­s (3) 16 Made a mockery of Mr

Fawkes? (5)

17 Ruddy promising! (4) 19 For me to be in bed is something heavenly (5) 21 Trimmed suitably to

drape? (5)

22 Meant me to help

out (5)

23 Just what you want in

central Lewisham (4) 26 Royal role for a motherless man, we find (5)

28 Little chap with a degree of combatant expertise (3)

29 In a terrible rut, informatio­n is important (6) 30 Roman god of heat

treatment (6) 31 'Dame', or possibly

Dane (4) 32 Colourful little pieces for festive occasions (8) 33 Martin would never quite break the rule (6)

Down

1 Something to do with

a hot iron (6)

2 Figures in heaven as a

mere drudge (6) 3 When out of nectar, there's always the local (4)

4 Being sinned against

can get Reg down (7) 5 Where one could

murder a whisky? (5) 6 Packed up devising a

plot about a beast (5) 8 In sport, knotty

fixtures? (4)

9 Born in Nine Elms (3) 12 Something cracked up

as a bit of a stunt! (3) 13 State there may be ten in an adjustable seat (5)

15 Not amused by that which is full of holes? (5)

18 Book for a series? (5) 19 Tragic end to a morning on the river (3)

20 The sea where sunshine is only average? (3)

21 As worn when going round the pub for something to eat? (7) 22 Live in apparent

concealmen­t! (3)

23 It's figured to be a fine

feature of furniture (6) 24 In certain cases, an old

ruler (4)

25 Yearn to make Henry (an American) a monarch (6)

26 Move like a drunken

churl (5)

27 An operative with

news, perhaps (5) 28 Backed up, he's still no

good (3)

30 It may conceal an evil

manoeuvre (4)

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