IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

No 15,831

ACROSS

1 Sort of tirade about one book? Could be (8) 5 Counter still seen in places on counter (6) 9 Appeal bound to produce fun (8) 10 Puzzle amateur with dances first (6) 12 Mention it in church (4) 13 Very impressive meal interrupted by rude comic (5-5) 15 Consider beginning to try boosting sporting event (13) 19 Salary supplement an advantage to Edinburgh festival? (6,7) 23 Small-minded fussy relation joins National Trust (10) 25 Cautious manner’s about right (4) 28 Provoke some meeting Italians on way back (6) 29 Very undernourished? Cut up leek with salt (8) 30 Hooray! Yankee and I take exercises among others (6) 31 Made progress at a higher level (8)

DOWN

1 Portray occasionally idle old northerner (6) 2 Skilful promotion on record time (5) 3 English teacher brought up pay increase (4) 4 Soldiers occupy branch in town (7) 6 Drunk left in difficult situation (5) 7 I can’t shop freely without visiting this maybe (9) 8 Learned to carry jug and pipes for water etc. (8) 11 Live without wife in valley (4) 14 Graze arm (4) 15 Like increased assets or minutes after meeting? (7,2) 16 Now and then strike match (3) 17 One fellow sent in iron instrument (4) 18 Fifty in a corrupt association (8) 20 What prisoner does? A hobby, for example (4) 21 Don skin somehow offering firm grip (7) 22 Lens cover that’s highlighted in shadow? (6) 24 Drink’s delayed, limiting time (5) 26 One pursued by Cortez, crookedly extracting gold (5) 27 Jumper obtained in raffle apparently (4)