CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Put lid on a business area for as much as it will hold (8)

5. It’s mad how one owns up to it! (6)

10. The sun’s to climb high in the sky around end of April (5)

11. ‘Enter Caesar, in his __-__’ (J Caesar) (5-4)

12. Heavy knife came the wrong way (7)

13. Weight of shipping to get on an adjustment (7)

14. Snake’s final warning might make one very upset (6)

16. North got out, sprinted around like a sergeant! (7)

19. Go here and there: the rest act otherwise (7)

21. To lure one into tent, I ceremonially reveal it (6)

25. How, in France, to make a remark here (7)

26. Like many a company, I’m it when led around (7)

28. Sat on eggs in island republic with Edward (9)

29. All strung-up like a verb in time? (5)

30. A lot of stars at special performance have unknown quantities (6)

31. Showing veneration, but always involved in accommodation payment (8)

DOWN

1. Fine goat’s hair of cream, she makes up (8)

2. Varsovian feline or another animal (7)

3. One of the bends about five will treat successfully (5)

4. Feeling sore having to follow old locomotive? (6)

6. Need it not be necessary for school punishment? (9)

7. Set one apart, one so behind schedule (7)

8. His utterances are needed in the Mass in German (6)

9. Stir one up with a private American going to the Gallery (7)

15. Mailbag? No – but it might come through here! (9)

17. With a will to try tea-break (7)

18. With capital support, principal can take it easy (8)

20. Funny, company can claim to be different (7)

22. At home with 29, concentrated! (7)

23. Standing in for Thespianism? (6)

24. Half-melted snow led Gus to have a spill (6)

27. Joint episcopal overhead (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across: 1. Catch 4. Crabbed 8. No-claims bonus 10. Train 11. East 12. Pore 16. Large 17. Individualist 19. Nudists

20. Dales

Down: 1. Consideration 2. Tic 3. Health 4. Combat 5. Albino 6. Bandicoot

7. Disintegrates 9. Suspended 13. Slaves 14. Grades 15. Reward 18. Ill