IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Aromatic plant, one found in e.g. canal abroad (8) 5 Bratislava resident wrecked a Volkswagen? Not half! (6) 9 Rare altimeter shows this as it happens (4-4) 10 German article describes a regularly nice ballerina (6) 12 Starts to fail and disappear eventually? Yes (4) 13 Tall stories of young Turks initially spiking blond beers (5,5) 15 Former London nightclub that’s on everyone’s lips (4,2,3,4) 19 Broadcast ad recruits guy as watchman (8,5) 23 Carpet embargo covers English leguminous plant (6,4) 25 Occasionally sell one thorny shrub (4) 28 Zero-to-90 takes skill in old vehicle (6) 29 Fool eating dirty donut is staggering (8) 30 Vendor’s wine store reported (6) 31 Lad hopes to develop flower (8)

DOWN

1 A big bank in need of guidance (6) 2 £1000 piano (5) 3 Cut machine for shaping strip of wood (4) 4 Firm accepts blame, having broken harpsichord (7) 6 Green area supported by National Trust was on slope (5) 7 Sound producer’s outspoken on several notes I hear (5,4) 8 Pilot keen to stock pink aircraft fuel (8) 11 Court order son to avoid joint (4) 14 Slight speech defect (4) 15 It’s complicated fixing chain etc. on wheel finally (9) 16 Cook small fish (3) 17 Dash in final event, falling over (4) 18 American female left angry, attracting much interest (8) 20 Neighbour upended big instrument (4) 21 Look better with these German girls (7) 22 Guy sits on large prickly plant (6) 24 Spooky European lake (5) 26 Like warm coat, light in parts (5) 27 Leave quietly? I’m surprised (4)