Crosswords Set by: Imogen Tuesday 28 March 2017 20.00 EDT Cryptic crossword No 27,156 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Imogen Tuesday 28 March 2017 20.00 EDT 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 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 32 Across 8 Offering to trick folk (8) 9 See 14 down 10 Cloth cap in a city is retro (6) 12 Bed for us at rear of office, conserving holidays (8) 13, 1 Complain over nothing left for workers' share (7) 14 See 21 16 Having answer, engage in attempt to win, losing in this programme? (4,4) 17 Ahead of strike, navy issue coarse stuff (7) 20 Led soak to reform in office lunch? (2,5) 23 See 26 24 Handled shirt, covered in regular pattern all round (6) 26, 23 Brief time made even briefer in power, say (3,8) 27 Saturate with pressure before eating food (8) 28 Back in Derbyshire on Snake Pass? (6) 31 Only let out to act as senior servant (6) 32 For Armstrong, it's Aldrin that takes the strain (8) Down 1 See 13 2 Joke with a lady? (4) 3 Theft, once taxmen go in fast (6) 4 Urged on wild bear (7) 5 Major in a law degree, not the usual (8) 6 Starry trio after gold is on mad race (6,4) 7 As solver, sound hesitant to get into second-rate stuff (8) 11, 25 Sound stimulus for prince (6) 14, 9 For such artillery, protection at the front involves good earthwork (3,6) 15 OK to run off with current partner (10) 18 Wield axe round repetitively rhymed lines (8) 19 Toughened Queen of the French up (8) 21, 14 across Here many condemned medieval sort of bridge (3,6) 22 About to leave submission for which counsel may argue (7) 24 Show fear, losing heart: stiff drink needed (6) 25 See 11 29 Face problems, any number intruding on one (4) 30 Check incomplete caste mark (4)
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