IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15951

ACROSS

1 Small buzzer initially has excessively loud parts (8) 5 Talk about fellow in taxi (6) 9 Flatten middle of target with unfinished 12 (8) 10 Searing dust returns, masking troops (6) 12 Almost perfect concept (4) 13 None refuse reforms? That wasn’t expected (10) 15 Boozing heavily in new Bridge Inn with leading man (5,8) 19 Mean writer, moving slowly, follows New York priest (5-8) 23 Cross about goalie – he holds the key (10) 25 Very curious but past caring ultimately (4) 28 Crew accepting help first (6) 29 Class problem in school (8) 30 Ring cleric in distress (6) 31 Check former volunteers going round to finish feud (8)

DOWN

1 Tetchy bridegroom holds cross (6) 2 It controls flow volume in very alcoholic drink (5) 3 Roller coaster, say, is free before end of June (4) 4 Diamond left Australia accompanied by English earl (7) 6 Gas ring supported by belt (5) 7 Shrewd, like astronomers? (3-6) 8 Awful time to stifle latest banter (8) 11 What eagles do to a certain extent, lacking force (4) 14 European service ignores a cardinal sin (4) 15 Dale and Robin broadcast rounds held here (9) 16 Study where foxes live (3) 17 Secure capital in Netherlands (4) 18 E.g. flu I’d caught in gym with sick mice running round (8) 20 Decorated Anglicans appear in papers (4) 21 Perhaps shift pharmacist briefly by end of June (7) 22 Plan target within range (6) 24 Armstrong mentioned what prayers may do (5) 26 Nearly sick in tummy, showing remorse (5) 27 Discover part of fish on delta (4)