Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

1 Vehicle in which to make a casual acquaintan­ce? (6) 7 Country surveyor or

painter (8)

8 It's played with much

love (4)

10 To laze seems strange

to a keen type (6) 11 Calculate with relation

to vital statistics? (6) 14 To see a seaman, take

a taxi (3)

16 Containers for some

new cassettes (5) 17 Those in the Budapest

zoo? (4)

19 Pipes best bent around

the house interior (5) 21 But not Romulus's

uncle! (5)

22 Lots of playmates (5) 23 In canasta, does it mean a lot to a little chap? (4)

26 The bit you discard (5) 28 Suitable to give the

thing a flying start (3) 29 Rush forward and

destroy (4,2) 30 Vessels for turbulent

oceans? (6)

31 A little bit of England you love to cross over? (4) 32 Compositio­n for performanc­e by a band? (8)

33 Accepts a little money

for mugs (6)

Down

1 An Italian place at

Covent Garden (6)

2 A knockout, sad to say, for native Australian­s (6)

3 Plan to shoot round

the corner (4)

4 Notificati­ons of today's malpractic­es (7)

5 Bright at night, she gives some love before sunrise (5)

6 Endeavours to leave Trieste (5)

8 Have cosmetics such value? (4) 9 Strip, as in disrobing (3)

12 Much talk of a megastore (3)

13 In contrary ways, a woman can have fun (5)

15 A display copy? (5)

18 Bit of peace called for?

(5)

19 An interrupti­on when the cricket's first-class (3)

20 A powerful, moving Busoni piece (3)

21 Said to be set centrally in the plant (7)

22 Jack, on the road with Mac (3)

23 As yet, they lack a majority (6)

24 On the Thames, it's not up to Bourne End (4)

25 Makes haste when he's sad, perhaps (6)

26 Stand like a rock at the seaside? (5)

27 The weather to keep in, with little sunshine about (5)

28 As sent when the FA XI is one short? (3)

30 Shut up shop (4)

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