Beelzebub 1201

ACROSS

1 Pop group cut record in Monteith (8)

7 Fit to eat this fish? That’d be fine (4)

11 Elderly German article penned by a pair of Germans? (6)

13 No returning to church, right? That’s me! (5)

14 Increased tempo of verses captured by pen (6)

15 Rumour about Conservative recalled applause (5)

16 Step round a lot of litter in bundle (7)

17 Rhetorical device seen in college and syndicate recalled remark (12)

18 Playwright’s to defend employment of a gerund (7)

23 Each supply of food should be this (7)

25 Crime boss slammed Ted Heath for limiting entry to Government (12, 2 words)

27 Like sand, say, at heart, bowled over as tides develop? (7)

29 Hoax involving satisfactory nonsense (5)

30 Stop place losing Prince’s ceremonial robe (6)

31 Contralto engaged in backing leading stereo system (5)

32 A second run has you keeling over(6)

33 Criticise grand stuff from McGonagall (4)

34 US city affirming cut in antibiotic (8)

DOWN

1 Dig second pub? (4)

2 Pound still upheld as pound in Scotland (5)

3 Fool and mug missing cocaine share (7, 2 words)

4 Pope’s work names and annoys crackpot supporting introduction of atheism (12, 4 words)

5 Logic circuits are remarkable things (7)

6 Cloud Atlas noticed as source of narratives (12)

8 Tell abbot to sack priest (6)

9 Newspaper pitched in with respect to crash, as before (6)

10 The old weaken and die, embraced by initiate (8)

12 Good school – try boarding? (5, 2 words)

17 Happiest, unexpectedly, in writer’s amity (8)

19 Soldiers, not the front line, capturing Duke – crikey! (3,4)

20 Sometimes seafood stew includes first of these limpets (7)

21 A novice getting upset about hard sautéed dish (6)

22 Easily ignoring last relatives? Heavens (6)

24 Place having railroad erected? That’s a relief (5)

26 Ancient servant gets everything? Not the first time (5)

28 Reduced tax bound to satisfy Scots (4)