CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

6 Motorists’ low-spiritedness

(6,8)

10 Scarecrow? One with no solid or financial resources (3,2,5)

11 Impractical person didn’t start the rotating instrument (6)

12 Others ie randomly

speculate (8)

14 Verbal wit in spoken theatrical entertainment? (4,4)

15 Take care of doctor in the

centre (4)

16 Accountant, graduate left

small party (5)

19 Mean design (6)

21 Some boiler fuel (3)

22 Art style appearing right

round two counties (6) 24 Grown wild? Not right (5) 25 Old vessel in large exhibition

(4)

26 Unusual cap Elsie removed (8) 28 I shelved order to ruffle hair (8) 31 Colourful prank, a cause of

infuriation (3,3)

32 Chief officer in the main (3-7) 34 Impressive act by marine

mammal? (10,4)

DOWN

1 A little soda-water produces a

sensation (6)

2 Tree from Bosnia (6) 3 Former ruler coming from

East Sarawak! (4)

4 It might be heard coming

from childish dog! (6)

5 Try, if ring’s broken, cooking

rapidly in a pan (4-6) 7 Virtually incredible (3,4,2,2,4) 8 Is likely to be stung when one

takes a grip (6,3,6)

9 Recover, say, in wet weather

(6)

12 River partly used by

catamaran (5)

13 With which to nudge (5) 16 Becoming less angry during period allowing for change of mind (7-3)

17 Dry atmosphere (3)

18 Dolly’s new man (5) 20 Doctor Love having heart of

gold to gloat over (5)

23 Ring us before Edward is

forced out (6)

27 Result – unsteady brightness

(6)

29 Bashful about a childish

horse that’s hairy (6)

30 Of interest to consumers (6) 33 Like a family (4)