Crosswords Set by: Boatman Saturday 18 February 2017 19.00 EST Prize crossword No 27,124 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Boatman Saturday 18 February 2017 19.00 EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close Special instructions: Seven theme clues require 9 25 20 inserted to reach the solution to be entered in the grid 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Across 1 Remove clothing to loud music (7) 5 Play about with complete collection (7) 10 Two articles on a type of coat (6) 11 African princes uncoil lazily — obese, even (4,4) 12 Leading person of fashion, looking back (3) 13 Where doctor would go to dig beneath the surface in state of anxiety (2,4) 14 Gangster grabs every other top layer, making one cross (4,4) 15 Boatman's modest clothing (5) 16 Resumes obscure, useless legal measures (9) 19 Every other neat clue? (9) 21 See 25 24 Acts of government constraining extremes of unrest by society (8) 26 Struggle against Daesh taken on by others (6) 27 Part of the Arctic environment (3) 28, 20 A lover fears them: her last tender quivering embraces, sweetheart (4,4,7) 29 Novices going the wrong way by mistake (4-2) 30 Report of Treasury for Halfwits is libel (7) 31 Heartlessly pursued type of fabric (7) Down 2 F-stop used on images, first of Turkish gents (7) 3 Rectify a dry condition there all round (9) 4 Present debate (6) 6 Float around in sea, stormy recently (2,2,4) 7 Boy who goes before Italian pope (5) 8 Experimental clothing worn a lot (3,4) 9 Arranging characters of pleasing habit in new fashion (13) 17 Boatman may be found here initially? (9) 18 Pi and nu: letters sent back, not stopping on in going away (8) 20 See 28 22 Twice this might express doubt about clothing (7) 23 Italian sauce used around start of Ramadan fast (6) 25, 21 Quality to suit aristocrat, backed by independent European Commission in article (5-5)
