SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD No 15,916:

ACROSS:

1 Consommé. 5 Supper. 9 Maritime. 10 Nuclei. 12 Ewer. 13 Unbalanced. 15 Vicious circle. 19 Prime minister. 23 Cheapskate. 25 Isle. 28 Orator. 29 Impaired. 30 Seldom. 31 Assemble.

DOWN:

1 Compel. 2 Nurse. 3 Oath. 4 Memento. 6 Uvula. 7 Police car. 8 Reindeer. 11 Bass. 14 Acre. 15 Voicemail. 16 Urn. 17 Iota. 18 Spacious. 20 Inky. 21 Isthmus. 22 Meddle. 24 Photo. 26 Scrub. 27 Bade.