CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Rehearsed move in TV part (3,5) 5. Got horse ready, heading off in a muddle (6) 9. Each side besieging Persia ordered retaliation (8) 10. The new Ulster college based on tribal culture (6) 12. A legionnaire like Pierre displays it (4) 13. Only the cog needs fixing in this appliance of science (10) 15. A sucker for housework? (6,7) 19. Shop worker who puts on a front? (6-7) 23. A sheikh’s B&B cooked meat and veg on a stick (5,5) 25. Rocky outcrop over in Helsinki (4) 28. Face Latin ancestor (6) 29. Creative subject suits nurses almost (4,4) 30. A place where men go for moles (6) 31. South American animal wrecks tent area (8)

Down

1. Crawl, for instance, right into Staffordshire city (6) 2. Supplement work in elevated place (3,2) 3. Dublin people tip off girl (4) 4. Switzerland demolished a posh castle (7) 6. The same writer meets non-drinker in party (5) 7. Ronald managed to grab new ground? He has some already (9) 8. Cut detectives in Chatham, say (8) 11. Smart young woman finishes early (4) 14. Trace group of screech owls (4) 15. Justify victory show (9) 16. Damage three quarters of planet (3) 17. Relax, say, now and then – it’s not hard (4) 18. What used to be on new kit carried by Sturmabteilung (8) 20. Two players expected to be on time (4) 21. Virginia, implicated in racket, put up dodgy excuse (7) 22. Churchmen pinch poles for banner (6) 24. Crane is stolen outside (5) 26. Small swimmer runs into fight (5) 27. Party in fine summer in Nice (4)