CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. It releases information to the papers and offers spice for a change (5,6) 9. Computer device withheld by some domestic appliances (5) 10. Flower in a rut must be trained out of it (10) 11. One wasn’t right to make a mischievous child lose its head (5) 12. Star of April, so it might appear (7) 14. Starts as flotilla turns behind the ship (3) 15. Old one turned and reverenced him (4) 16. A fool can return the humour (6) 17. Be about to take on a skeleton member (4) 21. All such as are eager to hear all about it (4) 22. How the booty deteriorates (6) 23. One of such is not an enemy plane (4) 26. No gentleman can fail to finish dinner starter (3) 27. It runs flying service that’s real in one way (7) 29. Bird starts flight to the island (5) 30. Lack of order isn’t used in preparation of it (10) 31. First given hint about when darkness descends (5) 32. Or one surely turns to it in a mistaken way (11)

DOWN

2. Aaron does a bit of musical composition (5) 3. Grave, gloomy planet seen in the East (9) 4. In favour of establishment of a large wooded area (6) 5. He’ll copy one art I’m to write about (8) 6. Half of them came across an industrious creature (5) 7. Loved to read about a party like this (6) 8. Green stone that lies around Ireland (7,4) 12. A collection I spend on fun in retirement (7,4) 13. Is dead behind the clock (4) 18. One prates about it being in an international tongue (9) 19. Or, direct it to someone one owes money to (8) 20. Bird will kick with half of each (4) 24. Turn green by end of June, and apostasise (6) 25. I didn’t hear what you said to excuse one (6) 26. Inclined trough, in short, will let one down gently (5) 28. Some can, as always, be a part of the nose (5)