IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD NO 15851

ACROSS

1 Modernise tavern, English, containing old tank (8) 5 Stored fodder in May? How extraordinary! (6) 9 Charlie trained to round Land’s End using bearings (8) 10 Like staircase with small rail winding around post (6) 12 View bottom of barrel, overturned, to find these (4) 13 After 6, one enters Euston, say, to make formal call (10) 15 Housing cooperative (13) 19 Idiots with pencils displayed disagreement (5,8) 23 Honest Los Angeles faction accepts an offer (3-7) 25 Fine artist’s ‘Ladies Fingers’ (4) 28 Bill allowed portable device (6) 29 Superior skill includes playing organ (8) 30 German who’s taking off weight? (6) 31 Network ID menus are misused (8)

DOWN

1 Smokers do this at home with hot drink (6) 2 Crossing river, tied up bottle (5) 3 Officer supports very old unit of force (4) 4 Nuclear fuel constituent? President briefly keeps it on island (7) 6 First letter received by local pharmacy (5) 7 Romantic sort recruits one who sells boxes in US? (9) 8 Spring nearly dark? Just about (4-4) 11 Attempt to restrict Irish government payment (4) 14 Small bed for Hamish perhaps (4) 15 Approved everything below ground surrounding area (9) 16 One’s held by master of ceremonies (3) 17 A big shot in cricket upset league (4) 18 One’s had dinner among elderly and lonely (8) 20 10 members of illfated dynasty (4) 21 Pub commercials involving Republican showed guts (7) 22 Cover religious books chap’s binding (6) 24 Note reverberates somewhat when raised (5) 26 You’re probably up a gum tree if you spot this (5) 27 Journey to ancient city (4)