1 People showing extremes of sweetness when got out of bed (5)
6 Being finest when without that heavy heart (5)
9 Punishment given - why? (4, 3)
10 He had a life in a movie (5)
11 Penetrating pictures (1-4)
12 Tangled wires resisting the flow of current (5)
13 A dark-eyed beauty may be partly indebted to it (7)
15 Dry in half a mo (3)
17 Warm-hearted companion, maybe roguish (4)
18 Too young to be manly (6)
19 Bit of a maelstrom leading to trouble afloat? (5)
20 Chicks in the car? (6)
22 An island except for its extreme end (4)
24 It’s at a fashion centre that you want success (3)
25 Go and quibble during faultless service (7)
26 Ropy sort of car? (5)
27 Bind the wrong parts (5)
28 Courage needed to deal with a dead chicken (5)
29 One gets into strange places that are extraordinary (7)
30 The possible party piece for a girl (5)
31 One couldn’t imagine her fat (5)
2 Wine seller, do we hear? (6)
3 Sudden move by a tow-headed charmer (6)
4 Female in the cowshed (3)
5 Confused as one going East, possibly? (2, 3)
6 Fight for space in the upper chamber? (3, 4)
7 Shows the wrong signs of humanity (4)
8 The manners of a penman? (6)
12 Heat sufficient to melt tar in West Southend (5)
13 Weeks of walking? (5)
14 For a good fellow, the terrible cost of having a bit of fun! (5)
15 Be in the position to take notice (3, 2)
16 Companion ever giving encouragement (5)
18 A couple to steady you? (5)
19 Fragmentary as a fight? (7)
21 Not much like Britain! (6)
22 One held up when the weather’s bad? (6)
23 Vessel in acute form with a sharp end (6)
25 Damage the ball? (5)
26 Throw acts into disorder (4)
28 Dad’s bit of ballet? (3)
3 Anxiety (6)
4 Golf peg (3)
5 Strict (5)
6 Citrus fruit (7)
7 Applaud (4)
8 Substance (6)
12 Man’s name (5)
13 Type of rock (5)
14 Stow (5)
15 Prise (5)
16 Thick (5)
18 Weapon-bearing (5)
19 Hot sauce (7)
21 For a time (6)
22 Powerful (6)
23 View (6)
25 Prepared (5)
26 Gravel (4)
28 Coach (3)
SOLUTIONS TO CROSSWORD 7523
CRYPTIC
EASY
ACROSS: 3, S-can-S 8, Marat 10, Etude 11, Car 12, Hour-I 13, Ketch-up 15, V-Ena-L 18, H-e-r. 19, Resale 21, Gentle-S 22, F-OO-d 23, Mile (End) 24, Hustler 26, A-R-tful 29, Dad 31, Loser 32, Radical 34, At bay 35, Con 36, Pearl 37, Barg-e 38, Serge
ACROSS: 3, Harsh 8, Break 10, Tower 11, Gel 12, Treat 13, Gallery 15, Pedal 18, Era 19, Allure 21, Porcine 22, Open 23, Lens 24, Defused 26, Abated 29, Lax 31, Liner 32, Radical 34, Nicer 35, Con 36, Stood 37, Motor 38, Nests
DOWN: 1, Ra-C-er 2, P-arched 4, Co-op 5, Nerves 6, Sties 7, I-Deal 9, Rat 12, Hurtful 14, Hen 16, Nad-ir 17, Le-v-er 19, Rest day 20, Off-al 21, Goats 23, Medical 24, Hurt-le 25, L-AD 27, Rover 28, Fears 30, Mange 32, RA-NG 33, Cor
DOWN: 1,Organ 2, Galleon 4, Awry 5, Staple 6, Hotel 7, Cedar 9, Eel 12, Tracked 14, Err 16, Duped 17, Lease 19, Angular 20, Local 21, Pecan 23, Lexicon 24, Deride 25, Sad 27, Birth 28, Tenon 30, Manor 32, Rest 33, Cot
