Crossword puzzle

Across

4 Spheres of interest (6)

7 A difficult example for the probation officer? (4, 4)

8 Ancient capital not without its art (6)

10 Work hard (5)

13 The chief role is of a heavy nature (4)

14 They'll never get you to heaven (4)

15 William? (4)

16 Source of Mogul riches? (3)

17 It's ripe for reform at Southend, for instance (4)

19 Footballing city (4)

21 His services cost money (5, 4)

23 Paddy's cereal? (4)

24 Did George have grit? (4)

26 Back-room boy? (3)

27 Cheat, or deprive of some hair, perhaps (4)

29 A very long time indeed! (4)

32 Kick in the back of a car? (4)

33 You can credit one with being old and ugly (5)

34 What birds may use when there's no salt, possibly? (6)

35 A famous man who got in twice (8)

36 Prevaricates over where to put the horses? (6)

Down

1 Game finished by one's mate! (5)

2 Fresh colour (5)

3 He has his ain folk (4)

4 We get faultness service on the river (5)

5 Take in the written word (4)

6 One small part (6)

9 Afghan native (6)

11 Something to wear (3)

12 Jelly of a kind (5)

13 Lives loftily (5, 2)

15 It's paid professionally (3)

16 Something to grow gracefully (3)

18 Man of anger and considerable weight in history (6)

20 It goes to ground for public transport (5)

21 Concealed oneself (3)

22 Food that meant a lot to Noah? (3)

23 Edit a communist decree? (6)

25 One puts it to paper (3)

28 Are they too lovely to belong to a man? (6)

30 Solve an anagram for the little beasts (6)

31 Controls on horses (5)

32 Oddly enough, it's not fatal for your blood to do so! (4)

33 Hard currency? (4)

Solution on page 50