Western Morning News

Cryptic crossword

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Across

4 Refer to a lewd

suggestion (6)

7 A tip you really

shouldn't miss (3,5) 8 What to say when arresting an offender (4,2)

10 Songs, as about fresh

air (5)

13 What many

consume (4)

14 Thanks to bad

taste (4)

15 He has some familiarit­y with Ananias (4)

16 It merely borders on

being a cough (3) 17 They win by cracking a

case (4)

19 The end of a rear

gunner in WWII (4) 21 At length it can serve

a weighty purpose (9) 23 Who's past it, has

it (4)

24 A sort of nautical

prefix (4)

26 Not exactly fat

feline? (3)

27 Vague hint with little

substance (4)

29 Spots before the

eyes (4) 32 Put one's foot

down (4)

33 Sell a dummy a faked

pass? (5)

34 Quicker to offend Mrs

Grundy? (6)

35 Teams on the way to

an entertainm­ent (8) 36 Have a go at a story about a heartless crook (6)

Down

1 Thanks to this beast, the thermostat's finally broken (5) 2 Revolution­ary process

for linen (5)

3 Weapons historical­ly with a leading part in the navy (4)

4 All there, perhaps, but

hopelessly adrift (2,3) 5 By plunder, make a fortune out of nothing (4)

6 It's nonsense to go motoring with a novice (6)

9 Fierce fellow (the

toothy type?) (6) 11 Fishy fellow? (3)

12 A good way to make

tea, being stony (5) 13 Slim chance of getting help, though not at hand (7)

15 Shelter half a mile

east (3)

16 As a hothead, I had to

be put away (3)

18 The crux of recent

reports (6)

20 A rambler came up (5) 21 Is such a piece

prepared for TV? (3) 22 Wish for a bit of

money to turn up (3) 23 You couldn't give one straight to a monkey (6)

25 Figure to go to a city

with determinat­ion (3) 28 Quadruped known for

its power (5)

30 Crew of a

freighter? (5)

31 School to enter in

various ways! (5) 32 Check off for credit (4) 33 Charge a lot for

fodder (4)

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