1 The one question? (5)
6 It’s a bit doubtful getting a jump start in a moment (5)
9 What a golfer aims to do for half an hour in a bad hotel (4,3)
10 Dark until changed (5)
11 Go up note by note? (5)
12 A questionable stinger in the end (5)
13 Peter’s vendors (7)
15 Sound and smell (3)
17 As a try out, one could have tea on it (4)
18 Jam, yes, but not much butter (6)
19 Form untidy heaps (5)
20 Quick - what happened to Preston North End? (6)
22 Trio not sighted, as children know (4)
24 Turning his back, teacher takes a bit of a risk (3)
25 Nat rose to become a legislator (7)
26 Written by a misguided deputy, no union leader (5)
27 Should she use stronger elastic? (3-2)
28 All to give a child a name (5)
29 Bad man, but he may get the right result (7)
30 A man with a mole, maybe (5)
31 One team standing out from the rest? (5)
Add to the difficulties of a female monarch (6)
3 Cold as we’re told a foreign country is (6)
4 Like an emergency line on the house telephone initially? (3)
5 The old people seem’d upset (5)
6 In fairness, it’s merely hard water (7)
7 Will it scratch away? (4)
8 Having no further capacity in one’s occupation? (4,2)
12 This character, out of breath, wildly spread the word (2,3)
13 Measures to encourage climbers? (5)
14 Arkle, perhaps, historically famous in sport (5)
15 The custom of going to Southend a little? (5)
16 You need money to feed one (5)
18 Rushed out of the way with rapidity (5)
19 A supporter placed so as not to move (4,3)
21 Increasing abuse of gin, sir (6)
22 Does most studiously in the army? (6)
23 No great fighter in the cod war! (6)
25 At bottom, they support our MPs (5)
26 Tip right into a vessel (4)
28 Arrange to eat a meal (3)
2 Dwell (6)
3 Gains a point (6)
4 Drunkard (3)
5 War-horse (5)
6 Revealed (7)
7 Store (4)
8 Canvas roof (6)
12 Brimless cap (5)
13 Change (5)
14 Border (5)
15 Beginning (5)
16 County (5)
18 Courageous (5)
19 Insects (7)
21 Main arteries (6)
22 Invent (6)
23 Maiden (6)
25 Freshwater mammal (5)
26 Offer of discounts (4)
28 Favourite (3)
SOLUTIONS TO CROSSWORD 7726
CRYPTIC
EASY
ACROSS: 4, Back up 7, Probable 8, Stride 10, Stock 13, Boat 14, Moth 15, Jamb 16, Any 17, ‘Em-it 19, Ogre 21, Caught out 23, Butt 24, Base 26, Ye-T 27, Thud 29, Slip 32, Bean 33, Still 34, R-owers 35, Tot-ality 36, Settle.
ACROSS: 4, Attire 7, Terrapin 8, Dreamt 10, Erase 13, Meek 14, Rust 15, List 16, Beg 17, Ages 19, Iced 21, Flattered 23, Will 24, Area 26, Art 27, Like 29, Spur 32, Tone 33, Merge 34, Intent 35, Eventual 36, Shiner.
DOWN: 1, Spas-m 2, C-or-ot 3, Bank 4, B-esom 5, C-urt 6, Undone 9, Tab-O-os 11, To-y 12, C-heat 13, Bath bun 15, Jig 16, Art 18, M-utter 20, Guest 21, Cut 22, Tad 23, Before 25, Oil 28, Haste 30, LIM-it 31, Plays 32, Ben-t 33, Swan.
DOWN: 1, Steer 2, Arias 3, Game 4, Andes 5, Trek 6, Romped 9, Retire 11, Rub 12, Stall 13, Mistake 15, Let 16, Bed 18, Gallon 20, Cease 21, Fit 22, Ere 23, Wrench 25, Bug 28, Inter 30, Proud 31, Reply 32, Tern 33, Mine.
