Crossword 1425
Across: I There's trouble brewing here! (6) 4 This lady might well have inhabited a castle in Spain (8) 10 Ten ears for those who are said to be dearest (7) 11 Ring for time at highway checkpoint (4, 3) 12 Literary lover with Gothic connections (4) 13 Some doubt here about Jekyll and Hyde (2. 3, 5) 16 Rafi the King (6) 17 The lady performs (7) 20 Sky-blue elephant in the nursery (7) 21 What a fluent bore! (6) 24 No short odds here, of course! (10) 25 I'm leaving port, Peter (4) 27 Splendid chap, the pride of the nest (4, 3) 29 Restrainer on current smash-hit? (7) 30 Semi-detached for Brock in ladies' wear (4, 4) 31 The hairy one observed here in the sibil- ant teaser (6) Down: 1 The home of long-winded humbug (8) 2 Bee in a ring right about horse holder (7, 4) 3 Film footage contains negative grimace (4) 5 Taken to hospital—how inconvenient! (8) 6 Flowery sweethearts of pantomime (10) 7 With which the writer scratched a living (3) 8 Star about to conduct to the station (6) 9 Get the bird for a day's work (5) 14 Good places to lie low in (11) 15 The nasturtium for Ratty and Mole? (10) 18 'And — was a path of gold for him' (Browning) (8) 19 Rude town gets a current dragging down (8) 22 Winged Victory has a complete reversal! (6) 23 Welcome to Bath from the cavalryman (5)
26 Crime gets a grip on you (4)
28 Miss Japan's accolade? (3) Solution next week
Solution to Crossword 1424. Across: 1 Sucker 4 Carbolic 10 Loiters 11 Terrine 12 Ankh 13 Spin bowler 16 Owning 17 Carding 20 Revered 21 Gloomy 24 Auditorium 25 Apis 27 Machete 29 Reprint 30 Roosters 31 Sneers. Down: 1 Salvator 2 Chicken feed 3 Ever 5 Antennae 6 Borrowdale 7 Lei 8 Cherry 9 Asapji 14 London Pride 15 Investment 18 Hear hear 19 Myosotis 22 Farmer 23 Furry 26 Open 28 Coo,
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