CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Lures one away from scene it created (7)

6. Be ill disposed to defamatoyrwriting (5)

9. Sombrero designed, in part, to wear away (5)

10. Young chicken found right inside an old one (7)

11. In being dead wrong, one may be receiving assistance (5)

12. Some of them bogle and sink in the marsh (5)

13. New deal got from a between-thedowns district (7)

15. Disclose the right to leave it broken (6)

16. Nosed out some swell places (5)

18. Fragrant substance from English variety of lime (5)

20. Lightens the slight, delayed slices (5)

21. Men do get fuddled by spirit (5)

22. Scholarly man went in for exam about vehicle (6)

25. Somehow hid tape on top of mine (7)

26. Is being imitative, like a primate (5)

27. Room afloat roughly to reject (5)

28. It’s solo or nothing in the making of sherry (7)

29. The conical shaft of the classic tree (5)

30. Abide in a small valley around the West (5)

31. Makes certain one will see runs made (7)

DOWN

1. A joint to bribe for hard work… (5-6)

2. … by him, from Ilium (6)

3. Naiad can call one from a Scottish waterway (10,5)

4. Dears need perhaps to be sung to (9)

5. Favourite pursuit of a small falcon (5)

6. Countries’ style of rugger preceding the UN (6,2,7)

7. Adds beet to mattress support (8)

8. Went ahead with the alphanumeric display (3)

14. Behind which committee work is secret (6,5)

17. Signalling home, as per arrangement (9)

19. Were Ben alive, he could be ina coveted position (8)

23. As an act of civility, might drive round the cicr le (6)

24. Blob one made with a sword (5)

27. Mock fish (3)