CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Had a festival that’s wellknown (10)

6 Bear to undergo pain (6) 11 One right polite fellow in a country (9)

12 Dunce I’d wrongly persuaded (7)

13 It is expected to come out in the wash (4)

14 Says they were joined first in America (6,6)

16 Fruit on edge ten devoured providing nourishment (9) 18 Police in river make up their mind (6)

20 With members ready for battle (5)

21 Beat strongly the shortened fleece (5)

23 In tartan, journey to old French province (5)

25 Go somewhat briskly in gentle wind (6)

28 How one could have got the better of in the field (9) 30 High regard four going to the city in the order given (12)

32 Interjection used to express support in oral examination (4)

34 Distraught lag in the morning twice produced soft mixture (7)

35 Mainly travelling? (9)

36 Part of vast utensil it is shrewd to have (6)

37 Angel eager to remove seaweed (5,5)

DOWN

1 Cautious about lady making wine (10)

2 Register with mirth a problematical mathematical aid (9)

3 Reportedly be on fifth-rate part of skeleton (4)

4 A row audibly intended, we hear, to be used in coordinate (9) 5 Praise a lieutenant of old first (5)

7 Club attendee curiously could not be noticed (12) 8 Containing many aspects to confront Edward (7) 9 Vegetable found under a dishcloth (6)

10 Had youngsters fooled (6) 15 Boxer’s not too heavy and not too light (12)

17 Tailless fish’s power (5) 19 Child of four called the French court (10)

22 Fierce female’s arm? (9) 24 Lady taking back-seat perhaps while driving stolen car! (9)

26 Recommence, about to make sudden move (7) 27 Put into a grave situation (6) 29 Mistakes in time deserter included (6)

31 Face-saving device? (5) 33 Ditch, that’s a laugh (2-2)