The Brain Teaser

No. 8,596

ACROSS

1. Makes a fuss about the new rise Leslie got (7,2)

8. Anyhow, “The Tour of A Lifetime” is scandalous (7)

9. Amused to find about fifty were working at a watchmaker's (7)

10. To a companion, deal a hand (7)

13. A short reply to your “Thank you” (3,2,3)

14. Make for the top (4)

16. Uniform, despite what you say (3,3,4)

20. The book Ron ordered was delivered (4)

22. A block from the delicatessen (4)

24. Lowered when found unacceptable (6,4)

28. The man that I got involved with Henrietta (4)

29. Allow to represent (5,3)

31. The slyness of the latest crazy hop-head (7)

34. Runner bean I leave in, for the garden (7)

35. Showiness is grand to the young (7)

36. The air is clear where I am (4,5)

DOWN

1. Act in a funny way when at a holiday resort (7)

2. Featured, I note, in a later come-back performance (7)

3. A bay and Leonard is swimming in it (5)

4. Say, besides, there's less trouble about getting seats (7)

5. The usual half mornings off (4)

6. A stretcher in the dressing-room (4)

7. Just say no. It will be up to the soldiers (7)

11. Stick, but had become unstuck before (6)

12. There's one in the old swimming pool (4)

15. With “It's part of the garden,” is lying (4)

17. The land that broke the heart of “31” (3)

18. The note is for you (4)

19. Compass that used to belong to the campers? (6) 21. Take exercise with a difference (3)

22. Tell you what will happen if you flick the pages round again (7)

23. I lost it and wish I hadn't, that's a fact! (4) 25. Somebody standing on what you're supposed to sit at (7)

26. Umbrage taken over a violation? (7)

27. Tell one it's a French rising – and an island (7)

30. It's late when Slim turns the key in it (5)

32. The singer the man took off all right (4)

33. In the book, he has nothing to support the woman (4)