1 Naval units? (5)
6 Right in position for good healthy fun (5)
9 Woman of Georgia (7)
10 You can bet it meant capital punishment! (5)
11 A luxurious opening for "8 Down", we hear (5)
12 He brings a bit of fire to "New Lab." (5)
13 Only in the bay does one find rubbish (7)
15 Advice helpful in the extreme? (3)
17 The immortal love racket (4)
18 It came from outer space and tore 'em to
shreds! (6)
19 Older variety of berry (5)
20 Plod along with a letter to Bamaby (6)
22 No one-day building job (4)
24 Jump quietly, with a cry (3)
25 Insured a customer, looking embarrassed (7)
26 Is aware of money going in fees (5)
27 Stinking, due to a fatheaded change of
diet (5)
28 Chap I had to make nervous (5)
29 Joseph's a senior Citizen, just an ordinary
bloke (3,4)
30 A mug's surname? (5)
31 Street woman in Perry Mason stories (5)
2 It’s good to band together again (3,3)
3 Hire, lets assume (4,2)
4 She points out an about turn (3)
5 Depression in the field? (5)
6 The batsman who’s “out”? (7)
7 Piano tune with cymbals, say! (4)
8 It’s in Rio, we’re told, by David (6)
12 She’s beautiful, but can sound alarming (5)
13 Wherein a couple have nothing but a
phone (5)
14 Figure a sheep is sozzled! (3,2)
15 Singer whose heart is in English opera (5)
16 Looked curiously into the source of pride (5)
18 The Spanish join me in an Aegean island (5)
19 Encouraged by what can be done with a
noted horse (5,2)
21 One is ratty when the room’s in a bad state (6)
22 Instructions on record for pie-making (6)
23 Servant possibly taking the meal in (6)
25 Local cul-de-sac (5)
26 The state many Pacific islands are in (4)
28 It means very little in Portadown (3)
2 Strut (6)
3 European capital (6)
4 Definite article (3)
5 Hood (5)
6 Reading (7)
7 Minerals (4)
8 Seasoned (6)
12 Started (5)
13 Fire (5)
14 Go in (5)
15 Automaton (5)
16 Electricity sup-
port (5)
18 Stomach (5)
19 Pickled herring-
fillet (7)
21 Keg (6)
22 Position (6)
23 English city (6)
25 Avarice (5)
26 Stare open
mouthed (4)
28 Drink daintily (3)
SOLUTIONS TO CROSSWORD 7551
CRYPTIC
EASY
ACROSS: 4, A-cross 7, The blues 8, Tanner 10, C-h-ops 13, Rink 14, Kite 15, Y-ur-i 16, Mew 17, Dies 19, M-O-an 21, Fast train 23, Solo 24, L-O-LL 26, Fix 27, BR-EW 29, Eyed 32, L-air 33, Ado-re 34, Re-war-d 35, Ga-rde-ner 36, Stable
ACROSS: 4, Ballad 7, Retrieve 8, Gander 10, Fancy 13, Cave 14, Tier 15, Arne 16, Asp 17, Emma 19, Rose 21, Stopwatch 23, Meet 24, List 26, Box 27, Iced 29, Eros 32, Cord 33, Stage 34, Marine 35, Enlarged 36, Ascend
