Cryptic Crossword: July/August 2004


Across

See preamble (5)
Fitted with an ankle-ring for the ball-chain (9)
Officer in street taken in by fraud, skilful (9)
10 Animal, a quiet one, behind well (5)
11 Start to improve trap containing large place of entry (5)
13 Arranged to repeat musical show (8)
15 The eleventh twelfth of a weariness (8)
18 Bar put into chaotic state, sudden and unexpected (6)
20 Part of quarrel I shouldn't enjoy (6)
21 Information captured by meter newly beginning to appear (8)
24 Hampers from fashionable parts of Hawaii (8)
26 Animal getting fruit beside Italian river (5)
29 Once too often (5)
30 Home in dire scene in disarray (9)
32 Excessive outlay proves to be silly before finish (9)
33 Ending of intimacy consumes poet (5)

Down

See preamble (10)
Mercenary in a way very upset (5)
Group formed by Abraham's nephew (3)
See preamble (7)
Fish in panic losing a sensory appendage (6)
In bad company (5)
Singer with stake in church service (9)
Platform covering most of flower (4)
12 I'm in group turning up for session (5)
14 Sellers of writing materials, number in dire straits (10)
16 Sweetheart advanced, protected by proud leader of empire (9)
17 Regret odd elements of route (3)
19 The first and direst of all disasters (5)
22 Pondered about islands being exploited (7)
23 See preamble (6)
25 Fish while forming thoughts (5)
27 Notice, up after sleep, climbing animal (5)
28 Essential oil used by hot tourist (4)
31 A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent (3)

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