CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Expel men cutting tax (8) 5. Let’s assume Dorothy’s back filling food (6) 9. Diplomatic mission is left out of lawmaking (8) 10. Food retailer who’s more boorish, so I hear (6) 12. Very small length of audiotape (4) 13. Modify club in Peel after renovations (4-6) 15. Popular fool team judge to be insensitive (13) 19. Distressed patient yearns for antipodean animal (5,8) 23. Gallant Greek character, heroic, wanting love (10) 25. Picture commanding officer wearing skirts! (4) 28. Nearly all 25 ordered mechanic’s dispenser (6) 29. Play triangle? It’s fundamental (8) 30. Pair of Yankees boot out young lover (3,3) 31. It’s thrilling going out round clubs (8)

Down

1. Cereal covers a large upside down cake (6) 2. Should through trains go round it? (5) 3. Mention exactly what’s needed in church (4) 4. Suffering inflation? Sell now possibly (7) 6. Article covers about half of this clue (5) 7. Relax here and randomly check diary up to end of May (9) 8. Joined radical in revolutionary computer unit (8) 11. Is there still one in mountainous Tibet? (4) 14. Partly overreach yourself, getting sore (4) 15. At home, I agree to eat one for starters (9) 16. Group slept apart from novice and priest (3) 17. A 16 cooked food (4) 18. Scare putting pressure on wild youths caught breaking in (5,3) 20. Standard denial by magistrate (4) 21. Docked horse and bull for biannual event (7) 22. Take power from promotion supporting United Nations (6) 24. Mission in Texas contributes to total amount (5) 26. My Joe is Queen’s favourite (5) 27. I light up shop selling 17 (4)