Harpy's Weekend Crossword

Across

1. Understood Brazilian coin is regularly lead (8)

5. Sailor to idle and get burning (6)

9. Partnership behind beautiful French village on Essequibo Coast (8)

10. Good man has urge to sew up (6)

12. Wild party oddly in our ugly place (4)

13. First sly speaker becomes a prowler (7)

17. You can count on it fixing a US cab (6)

18. A thing in corrupt racism - it is an ancient weapon (8)

20. Horribly steal cat that produces milk (8)

21. It is natural inside main Borneo forest (6)

23. I left parson in chapel (7)

24. It precedes culture in plant cultivation (4)

28. Criticises meat meals (6)

29. Controversial hotel heard to get hitched back to initial turmoil (8)

30. Step around Los Angeles to find impressive residence (6)

31. Left high and dry on the beach?

(8)

Down

1. Motive of first two letters to the French is logical (10)

2. Loyalty, e.g. in 9. Across (10)

3. Harpy dashed to Middle East country (4)

4. Former partner to quote and provoke (6)

6. To stake time on mending net is all to the good (10)

7. Voice in theatrical tone (4) 8. Bounce back in East Coast house without service (4)

11. Bar off part of town (5)

14. Person is getting spasm in becoming concerned with people’s needs (10)

15. Fortified place with solid control, it seems (10)

16. Unyielding as hand made of hard metal (4-6)

19. Pipes dispensing soda (5)

22. Leave one acting shortly for boss with skill (6)

25. Nonsense cut short in excursion (4)

26. Piece of sports equipment to bide time before going to court (4)

27. ‘Sound of Music’ star did not start singing such a tune (4)