CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Fires round about fifty guns (6) 4 Calm converse (8) 9 Shouting and weeping (6) 10 He usually has a second helping (8) 12 A tree Father found in America (4) 13 Small arch (5) 14 Fruit attached to the trunk (4) 17 Instantly but not here and now (5,3,4) 20 Pleasing to see in a church but not in a bar (7,5) 23 It’s worth its weight in gold (4) 24 An increase not for the first time (5) 25 Famous Roman seen back in Florence (4) 28 Club regulation that must be strictly

obeyed (4,4) 29 Song about a morning in Lent? (6) 30 Open clash that reveals the strength of

one’s hand (8) 31 Pursued by two boys (6)

DOWN

1 Gets others to do the fighting (8) 2 Domestic buzzer may be stuck here (8) 3 Letters of no real sterling worth (4) 5 Become very indignant and take flight (2,2,2,3,3) 6 Converse of turkey? (4) 7 Not being fully illuminated makes it wilt (6) 8 Dislike of French examination (6) 11 It won’t strike one directly (8,4) 15 Tie the ship up for the rest of the voyage (5) 16 Some climb Eiger to get a tan (5) 18 Sees Carl is strangely unconcerned (8) 19 Various designs to a dress (8) 21 Peels off in layers (6) 22 After gold rises two firms are highly decorated (6) 26 Source of power on the American football

field (4) 27 A symptom of fever like a hot head (4)