CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Rider’s seat behind the hill (10) 6 Policeman in his element? (6) 10 Canoe capsized before departing and sailing across large sea (5-5)

11 Chaos on top as a result of

bungle (4-2)

13 Animated like an elf, so to

speak (9)

15 Rising warm air from another

malcontent (7)

16 Liable to snap under pressure?

(3-8)

20 Vegetable or fruit cut short (3)

21 Tearful old announcer? (5) 22 Penny had slight sprain and

puncture (5)

23 In the marshes ie geese or

herons (5)

24 Woolly mother? (3)

25 Left another interpreter endlessly going round telegraph apparatus (11) 30 Emergency phone number on equator (7)

31 Servant to be there with a set of books (9)

33 From inside a tent, some would imagine (6)

34 Where to get water from the locality possibly is a symbol of petty interests (6,4)

35 Brother in time produced tonal quality (6)

36 It is hell for criminals (10) DOWN

1 Partner finds betting no use (6) 2 Cheerless feature lacking moisture on the outside (6) 3 Ealing members arranged payment for written material (6)

4 Catcalls on time raise morale! (5)

5 Crystallised sugar is sweet in America (5)

7 Take too long to take a photograph and make the skin too red? (10)

8 Stiff examination (10)

9 It might be used by someone who is going up the wall (4-6) 12 One running with indecent haste? (8)

14 Ale spilt in the meadow (3) 16 Gave name to spa bidet – strange! (8)

17 Meaning to go with the tide (5) 18 Alcoholic haze? (6,4)

19 I’ll stammer about brook going past the factory (10)

20 No end of decency if not by the owner (10)

26 Chew meaty content (3)

27 At least some who arranged to follow (6)

28 Beast found silver acceptable in jampot (6)

29 Interminable dispute’s remarkably silly (6)

31 A benefit on the other hand (5) 32 It was yours in the confusion (5)