WEE THINKER

Across

1 Save Stan getting a match (5) 4 Bit mean about background (7) 8 Innovator puts single jetty out (7) 9 Animal to rule out getting married (5) 10 Feel remorse, the French way (3) 11 Exaggerated about jumpy cadet (9) 13 What managed to get journalist defrosted (6) 14 Part of leg points and glistens (6) 17 New mallet sent, intended to be helpful (4-5) 19 Feelings about swimmer (3) 21 Batman’s bird? (5) 23 Quickest way to make honey? (7) 24 Woman’s wrong to twist (7) 25 Etudes not initially played as twosomes (5) Down 1 Six for every snake (5) 2 Delay playing notes by

barrier (9) 3 Mean to change single

plant (7) 4 Consented to get a vice

(6) 5 Sculpt a slab of wood (5) 6 Organism in helmet (3) 7 Outbursts while working

astride (7)

Across

5 Greek letter (4) 7 Faultlessness (10) 8 Male monarch (4) 10 Rain heavily (4) 12 Small vegetable (3) 13 Wax stick providing light (6) 16 South American mammal (5) 18 Pair of performers (3) 20 Info (4) 21 New Zealand bird (4) 22 Rend (3) 24 Manservant (5) 25 Rotate, spiral (6) 26 Consume food (3) 27 Fibber (4) 29 Spiritual guide (4) 33 A criminal (10) 12 Entering a sort of fruit (9) 13 Overlooked two deer, somehow (7) 15 Tearaway has stolen top (7) 16 Talk to an animal (6) 18 Chap has to leave food (5) 20 Reportedly guides to city (5) 22 Transport bishop to the States? (3) 34 Jumping insect (4)

Down 1 Lower limb (3) 2 Bushy hairstyle (4) 3 Wound mark (4) 4 One more than five (3) 5 Fluid used for writing (3) 6 Nervy (5) 9 Digging tool (5) 10 Insignificant, meagre (6) 11 In addition to (3) 13 Slice meat (5) 14 Nobleman (4) 15 Hang about (6) 17 Den (4) 19 Ski slope (5) 23 Dog’s foot (3) 25 Thin porridge (5) 27 Space under a roof (4) 28 Curved structure (4) 30 --- Thurman, actress (3) 31 Advanced in age (3) 32 Engage in pugilism (3)