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)