CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Dwelt with an air of arrogance when in the red (7) 6. Slender girl who’s sly about acidity value (5) 9. In preference choose to pick the top off (5) 10. Between the epistle and the gospel it proceeds by degrees (7) 11. In any setting, being small in number will be irritating (5) 12. It might be naive of it to bottle its water (5) 13. Sort of onion with everything host can provide (7) 15. State one will get firm to produce cloth (6) 16. The misty look that will come into flower (5) 18. Dance with some spirit attended by graduate (5) 20. It may be the right kind of alcohol (5) 21. Foam a military policeman could use (5) 22. He certifies any rot that’s put to him (6) 25. Gent hit out, so could screw things up (7) 26. A climber in the tropics needs a spike to get back (5) 27. Closely question one as to how to cook it (5) 28. Hell one may get when in credit may cool things for one (7) 29. It is ground to make electricity safe (5) 30. Played with dye to make it look different (5) 31. Can it be morally right for one to cheat the Left? (7) DOWN 1. Is making an impression when signing in at the hotel (11) 2. A mariner to name as being different (6) 3. Sort of shotgun wedding accounting for hyphen in one’s name? (6-9) 4. Edits Noel, involving such crossings-out (9) 5. How Satan will make it hot for the cook (5) 6. The proper way to talk of the flag, shingle being broken (8,7) 7. The pasta Luigi supplies inn with (8) 8. Hit it on turning in (3) 14. The servant, the explorer and the brasshat (4-7) 17. A custom he dodges with his handlebar (9) 19. Adulthood it may achieve with rut (8) 23. If not Roman, Italy doesn’t finish in charge (6) 24. How can one bear to be with child? (5) 27. Come to gain a decisive advantage over one (3) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Concealment 8. Overtake 9. Gala 10. Drown 13. Sari 16. Stay 17. Omen 18. Apes 20. Adept 24. Cape 25. Evidence 26. Number-plate Down 2. Oxen 3. Cater 4. Askew 5. Edges 6. Morris-dance 7. Marionettes 11. Opera 12. Nurse 14. Army 15. Bare 19. Steam 21. Diver 22. Pedal 23. Knit