Cryptic crossword

Published on Thursday 25 June 2009 19:03

Friday's puzzle

ACROSS

1 Singer is open to error at Academy (5,7)

4 Replenishes lubrication at ground level (7)

10 Slight on European is small fry (7)

11 Piece for one as bass, we hear (4)

12 Least portly mythical king (5)

13 Support visit (4)

16 Instrument of the British, the Spanish (twice) and Europe generally (7)

17 Shorten a span (7)

18 PC at home, perhaps, is eccentric ... (7)

21 ... changing places from staff to shadow (7)

23 Girl who's fortunate to have lost a thousand (4)

24 Lights up minor addition to letter (5)

25 Release without charge (4)

28 It goes with model built by dog in the manger (7)

29 Duty settled as burden on one in work (3,4)

30 He did a far better thing in Australia on the box (6,6)

DOWN

2 Royal Engineers' heart sank in WWII (7)

3 New new light (4)

4 Girl may flag, flag (7)

5 Nationalists work on a union (7)

6 Order not to be sneezed at (4)

7 Fuss over exercise journalist took on board (7)

8 Dean is absolute limit, claiming right as always (4,8)

9 To skirt matter runs up against concerted deception (6,2,4)

14 It's plain whichever way you look at it (5)

15 Judge one who puts in an effort? (5)

15 Judge one who puts in an effort? (5)

19 Estate managers are strong players (7)

20 Let rest struggle with framework (7)

21 Spies in vacant seat put in charge – they've got a nerve! (7)

22 Air that's twisting or to and fro (7)

26 Tie is such a bore (4)

27 Beasts of burden change ends at fence (4)

Thursday's solution:

Across: 1 False start, 9 Code, 10 Dedication, 11 Abated, 12 Easel, 15 Ports, 18 Split, 19 Initial, 20 Chain, 21 Inter, 22 Created, 23 Surge, 24 Eases, 26 Edges, 29 Tender, 31 Academical, 32 Even, 33 Endangered.

Down: 2 Amen, 3 Spirit, 4 Stale, 5 Amiss, 6 Tonal, 7 Postulates, 8 Headstarts, 13 Aniseed, 14 Epistle, 15 Pace-setter, 16 Roadrunner, 17 Since, 18 Slide, 25 Arrive, 26 Erase, 27 Grand, 28 Sheen, 30 Pace.