CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
5 Intuitive feeling when eating a piece of venison? (6) 8 Showered in one rudimentary building behind toilet (8) 9 Female author and daughter confronting disorderly crowd (7) 10 Agree to change, being keen (5) 11 Gossiping gent, I rant when put out (9) 13 Stuff for sale, good deal, in northern town (8) 14 Frown as underling finally put down (6) 17 There’s minimal effort to get this drink imbibed (3)
19 ... it being drunk in country location (3)
20 One of the Angry Young Men, intellectual by the sound of him (6)
23 Bird is beginning to tweet for e.g. birdwatcher (8) 26 Belong as a troublesome person keeping jaunty (9) 28 Bit of a flight in best aircraft (5) 29 Message I have brought to young lady (7) 30 Somehow barren and tragic female kept outside dance (8) 31 Peril heading off across lake for one pursuing water sport (6) DOWN
1 Senior figures — they aren’t seen in 30 areas (6)
2 Like unknown author entertaining one in very good French location (7) 3 A street artist, prominent Asian in rough fabric (9) 4 Sheep in tricky mire, number sinking under it (6) 5 Something of value from the past maiden’s left Russian museum (8) 6 More than one sign of hesitation about black as a colour (5) 7 Awful noise after officer appears in British territories once? (8) 12 One deemed to be no sluggard in a part of the Bible (3) 15 Criticised frightfully bad meal with stone in it (9)
16 Not without blemish turning up, I admitted skin problem? (8) 18 Enthusiast absorbs English paper, something discarded (8) 21 Greek character contributing to Attic history (3) 22 Where religious figure appears, tearing raiment (7) 24 Ahead, where consultant may be, doing the rounds (6) 25 Force husband into condition of reliance (6) 27 Treacherous type disposing of leader gets support (5)