Cryptic crossword

Across

1 Nominally, he's

stony (6)

7 Coming by river, we're

told (2,3,3)

8 Got a beast of an

anagram! (4)

10 Girl's name for

George, an artist (6) 11 Let's say it makes most masseuses mad! (6)

14 The dealer's drink (3) 16 This animal may take a

trip (5)

17 Oversupply with

eats (4)

19 Fed up like Ted about

the tax people (5) 21 Promise a superior

form of rug (5) 22 Historic assembly sorting out one in want (5)

23 Turn up with a politician to get information out of (4) 26 Excellent, though less

than superb (5)

28 It's sent in so sad

circumstances (3) 29 Invest in many a

broken-down hotel (6) 30 Athletes who could smile about a ruined start? (6)

31 A line of taxis? (4) 32 Ineffectiveness is of

use to a fathead! (8) 33 Where it's cool to

study (6)

Down

1 Combats? Just so! (6) 2 It can dog many in a

Dorset resort (6)

3 Roll up a hill (4)

4 It's on the Dee and

probably American (7) 5 Now moving higher,

you'll admit (3,2)

6 Wat a rebel! (5)

8 Does it bite you for

that subtle flavour? (4) 9 Be in a different

era (3)

12 Sorry the cake's

flunked (3)

13 Drop down – also

up! (5) 15 Vegetable substance in

a wrapper (5) 18 Terrible flaw, maybe around midJanuary (5) 19 Impatient noise from

an ancient king (3)

20 A batsman doesn't want to get this out (3)

21 Breathing space? (3,4) 22 Rainy part of Crewe

terminus (3)

23 If French, belies

itself (6)

24 Employs American

ways (4)

25 I maybe split about a

bit of a bloomer (6) 26 Sneer at some

caffeineless coffee (5) 27 Animal to shoot

at? (5)

28 A big hit when young

(3)

30 Months of doubt, year

after year? (4)