Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 He'll be round for the

money all right (5)

6 A rascal, but I've left something to eat for him (5)

9 It's normal for Nathaniel to go by river (7)

10 Flight unit (5)

11 Food with which to

seek favour (5)

12 £1 an article, but it's

flexible (5)

13 Inland, it's taxing (7) 15 It's grand as fuel (3) 17 Some popular ideas are quite uninterest­ing (4) 18 Walked and, for a little

way, rode (6)

19 First possible signs of

disagreeme­nt? (5) 20 Conjured up a dove fluttering round the lakeside (6)

22 Could come to the fore as a popular aquarium fish (4)

24 Dear fellow (3) 25 He ranks very high in

Wales (7)

26 Shot for a good

average (5)

27 To sing about ultimate

defeat can hurt (5) 28 Breathers for

swimmers (5) 29 Burdensome enough to make anybody turn sour (7)

30 Birds in uniform? (5) 31 Points out the way

indicated (5)

Down

2 One literally from the

landlord? (6)

3 Fed with ink, possibly, thus done no good at all! (6)

4 Left, right, or clearly

central (3)

5 She's duly

mimicked (5)

6 Little bags in groups

outside a church (7) 7 Looks a bit like glue, but this isn't a sticky one (4) 8 Very numerous army

I'd mustered (6)

12 A bit of luck for detectives, that's clear (5)

13 Contests for red

headed airmen? (5) 14 It's a shade less useful

on dull days (5)

15 A vegetable vessel (5) 16 Figure to open a shop,

still (5)

18 Support for the

supporters (5)

19 Gives up, yet starts a

new contract (7) 21 Chap shortly losing

height (6)

22 Seemingly wise to put £1 into a new show (6)

23 Be behind, you

understand (6) 25 Visionarie­s always surrounded by saints (5)

26 Soon, one can take a

girl out for nothing (4) 28 He appears in drag,

usually (3)

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