CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Scaremonger has an inclination to conceal weapon (8) 5. Scan lines in revolting ebook (6) 9. Old man paces round top-class collages (5-3) 10. Prisoner steals old dry stuff (6) 12. Spots one about noon (4) 13. It occupies sort of chamber, hiding rear end (6,4) 15. I cased meadows everywhere, checking for this? (3,3,7) 19. Local body to rely on coin Lucy tossed (6,7) 23. Nudist hosts a student, one who likes life in the raw? (10) 25. Leave out container for rubbish (4) 28. Politician holds back British business model (4-2) 29. e.g. a boat’s wrecked — could this be the cause? (8) 30. Approximately 100 in here, misbehaving? (6) 31. Poisonous substance derived from a protein (8)

Down

1. Turn up a soft fruit (6) 2. Clergyman guillotined for crime (5) 3. Writer and Parisian get together (4) 4. Drink more, working for boss (7) 6. Where rooks lose kilos by end of night? (5) 7. Sudden drop in river after breaking through barrier (9) 8. Dignified lady’s hat almost upset light (8) 11. It’s surrounded by pyramid at the back (4) 14. Polish woman with no husband (4) 15. So much tea drunk this gets bedraggled? (9) 16. International health body with head office (3) 17. Chimney lacking temperature for fire (4) 18. Low-cost English funny man carries on (8) 20. Complaint about elderly (4) 21. Put off ringing celebrity and social climber (7) 22. Sign indicating site of bookmaker’s ball? (6) 24. Coarse untrimmed grass of course (5) 26. Service material that’s needed for ignition, some say (5) 27. Dominant old part of London (4)