Across8 Cause for bitterness in beers got from shop (4)9 I hear recommendation to offspring to purchase animal (5)10 Heard, “This is one kind of dog... Look!” (4)11 Flowers from stars travelling around the Orient (6)12 Break two knobs showing way to tie shoelaces (8)13 Princess gets small requisition in mess (8)15 One who hopes goes without Papa’s jumper (6)17 Excitedly digs in consuming morsel initially, a minute quantity (7)19 Zulu leaves freezers built for refrigerated trucks (7)22 Setter’s little sister consumes egg, resulting in abnormal movement of pupil (6)24 After one metre, cutting pliers creates risk (8)26 Wrongly foretell, “It is without charge” (4-4)28 Reach a river in spate (6)30 He leaves hamper lying around in perambulator (4)31 Place where a judge may woo? (5)32 Special forces unit husband’s cummerbund (4)Down1 Strange CPOs and policemen (4)2 Space traveller adores it when travelling (8)3 Badly treated a vehicle with editor (6)4 International Organisation for Standardisation prohibits some lines on maps (7)5 Ship around this time, garden equipment and piece of winter footwear (8)6 Confide, “Pope is confused about Greek letter” (4,2)7 Attend and defeat (4)14 First Secretary General of NATO is dismayed to some extent (5)16 Extraordinary role around beginning of raid for actor Flynn (5)18 Teach instrument soldiers leave around beginning of combat (8)20 Stronghold for lock? (8)21 Wrongly figure about Pole and shoot weapon (4,3)23 Susan, accompanied by French friend, makes sausage (6)25 Around beginning of play, twisted tails and braids (6)27 Rowers coarse at heart? (4)29 Container for flowers from Java sealed (4) Published - August 27, 2026 11:58 am IST