CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. By trial he’ll arrange for guests to do as they please (7,4)

8. State of ground, of course, when taking one’s leave (5)

9. There’s not so much about back-numbers that can be learned (7)

10. Translator: is the French enough to come to board’s support? (7)

11. Organ to exist right at the end (5)

12. State, after Academicians, the fellow is a rogue (6)

14. Take notice, at having entered, of having raised the temperature (6)

18. One entered in what one owes one side of the ledger (5)

19. The relation of the tale may be effective (7)

21. If with second topless form, tell one’s secret (7)

23. Bechamel say, offered by cheeky person (5)

24. NY Finance Street blooms while they remain without partners (11)

DOWN

1. Spill a large open boat used when unloading (7)

2. Tough birds? Bird with no tail has sole arrangement (7)

3. What one is entitled to, on the one hand (5)

4. Was vociferous but, only semi-cowardly, went ahead (6)

5. Rating to find the answer to free one from guilt (7)

6. Sign that, given to the pard, is spotted (3)

7. One sitting for portrait presents what’s hard to answer (5)

13. Everything with thin potential content thrown up by workers (7)

15. A testimony to money paid in subjection (7)

16. One with gravity in attire will not stick to the point (7)

17. What is it? A supernatural being: it’s emphatic (6)

18. Puts in and takes the tail end off (5)

20. A girl thus turns up to provide line for cowboy (5)

22. When has one been successful when upset? (3)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Mattress 5. Opiate 10. Run-up 11. Under fire 12. Grilled

13. Braving 14. Gentle 16. Altered 19. Promote 21. Ethane 25. Legroom 26. Inflict 28. Malingers 29. After 30. Deride 31. Producer Down: 1. Mortgage 2. Tension 3. Repel 4. Sturdy 6. Permanent

7. Asinine 8. Energy 9. Oddball 15. Lampooned 17. Stumped

18. Restorer 20. Regular 22. Asiatic 23. Blamed 24. Kisser

27. Fraud