CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. A dilemma, when in France, is upsetting to Ray (8)

5. It may be grave, the way one speaks (6)

10. It’s below being at home to half of France (5) 11. Punctuation mark and East version of architectural feature (9) 12. Permission given to poet not to tell the whole truth? (7) 13. Make use of lie and its u-turn (7)

14. Being inquisitive about rounded edge of stair (6) 16. Sack people and let them go to blazes (7)

19. Some hope for the future professional is held by me (7) 21. Try hard to dislodge the rivets (6)

25. Attached to sink, it will pour in red turn (7)

26. This garden has statues in it, a la Milanese (7) 28. Stances adopted by a non-drinker suited to change (9) 29. Girl has something to say before eating (5)

30. Mock one over something Eddie got right (6)

31. Such dormant ones as Americans call ties (8)

DOWN

1. He helps the enemy almost to quit with David’s weapon (8) 2. Makes a pretence of staff scattered around City postal area (7) 3. Attracted to the doctor with the beard (5)

4. It’s a ramp? It’s a din! (6)

6. Sure of oneself being able to fend in being in bed (9) 7. Shuffling, I’ve got to save up first (7)

8. Move waveringly among the elite eternally (6) 9. Enthusiastic approval of dual disturbance in the mine (7) 15. Named by talking bird in noted surroundings (9)

17. A foot left, a foot right for a goodly pace (7) 18. Scrooge-like quality will denote monstrous Loch (8) 20. Nuclear plant will respond to gold (7)

22. Copy another one when Tim turned up and dined (7) 23. Ted’s full (6) 24. Service book presents spinster with a loyal leader (6) 27. Measured by degrees how to fish (5)