CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One clearing throat loudly? It’s the chest (6)

4 Place for one not taking flight? (B) 9 Approximately the other way (6) 10 Musician changed into rags (8) 12 Considerate sort (4) 13 Looking back and forth, finding apparatus (5)

14 House knocked over in Mumbai messy! (4) 17 Essentials, those used in construction (4,3,5)

20 Head inserted, shifted down (12)

23 Irritating student starts to name every racing driver (4) 24 Thug like a charging animal? (5)

25 Female attending a charity event (4)

28 Call team watching boxing match? (8)

29 Sea otter’s tail in 16 Down {6) 30 Something to play? Opener not interested, reportedly (8) 31 Shock. finding first of falsehoods true {6)

DOWN

1 Marvellous solving (B)

2 Pay for part of score that’s relatively unimportant (B) 3 Bird a little concerned (4) 5 Exorbitant lease on urban complex (12) 6 Stimulate progress with promotion (4)

7 Hang about, there’s nothing in the measure of an American (6) 8 Fashionable comedian, success (4-2)

11 Where one might stop cruel bear (4,8)

15 Posed wearing shiny material (5)

16 Panic country (5) 18 Attractive taking on new employee (8)

19 A depression engulfing knave almost touching (8)

21 Coat with which a king dresses girl (6)

22 In conclusion, effort’s welcomed (6)

26 On sale, oddly, old European city (4}

27 Just transport charge, it’s said (4)