IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15960

ACROSS 1 Almost suspect fool’s old coin (8) 5 Old carriage has carried new doctor back (6) 9 Coach hires pod shaped like this planet (8) 10 Impish creature’s old jewellery good at first (6) 12 Scarce army groupings (4) 13 Virile thespian hides female wrongdoer (10) 15 Cook cep with basil spread for security police (7,6) 19 Smugly complacent use of lighters condemned (4-9) 23 Haulier has to obstruct tall building (5,5) 25 Immature form increased during each year (4) 28 Please take away the first sign (6) 29 Lincoln stored vital fluid in old case (8) 30 Swore clubs used to entertain Republican (6) 31 Former pitman brings in amateur inspector (8)

DOWN 1 “Lay down your guns!” said nervous Royal Marines (6) 2 Poe’s house guide (5) 3 Island not appearing in French river legends (4) 4 Cheque sent up by Parisian friend for paperwork (7) 6 A Gypsy fragrance (5) 7 Resort in Adriatic completes problem with locks (5,4) 8 Rule operating during parade before end of May (8) 11 Ring inventor (4) 14 Made arrangements to gather honey (4) 15 Stalwart worked with energy from the sea (9) 16 Don’t touch this when hot (3) 17 Cross old area (4) 18 Obscure couple of notes found in Morecambe (8) 20 Joe and Lily regularly drink (4) 21 Parasite on black bullock? Do this on questionnaire (4,3) 22 CV of nurse touring Spain (6) 24 Ransack Winchester perhaps (5) 26 International body and its leader upset coalition (5) 27 Relaxed during tropical monsoon (4)