CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Piper’s playing note getting to sweat (8)

5. American university employee is very handsome sort (6)

9. A twin excited to enter new church in Cheshire town (8)

10. Support around finale for woman (6)

12. Point accepted by candidate as true (4)

13. Gloomy sort of chapel’s lure having no end of mystique (10)

15. One that’s not settled on a network? (7-6)

19. Star getting it wrong is type exposed to danger? (7,6)

23. Former husband getting into a U.S. ground shows fatigue (10)

25. Artist has odd pieces of grub and meat sauce (4)

28. Legendary comic on ice? Not altogether (6)

29. Man, a GP, is in order in pre-Christian religion (8)

30. Mistakes when covering appeal in protests (3-3)

31. A testy PC after relocation is given the same roles? (8)

Down

1. Had a bet and travelled on water inland? (6)

2. Called head of service for horizontal supports (5)

3. Weakest sort on board? (4)

4. Remove dirt again from public park on slope (7)

6. Physicist Paul held up character touring institute (5)

7. Renovated inn of port, without seeking financial gain? (9)

8. Singer Heather frequently with last element in party, pipsqueaks (5,3)

11. Neatly roll flag underlining royal loyalties principally (4)

14. Wide area with limited site for excavation in usually dry valley (4)

15. Relentless division with half of this rota changing (3-6)

16. Devour food in the afternoon, first to last (3)

17. Impulse shown by posh rigger at intervals (4)

18. Access? It is negotiated for austere figures (8)

20. One following darkish music obtained introduction to heroes (4)

21. May loan broken down reveals something peculiar (7)

22. Present high-ranking executive that’s pocketed British money (6)

24. Alliance in French island without leading pair (5)

26. Woman with fool in dry group (5)

27. Embargo on Spain, cause of great annoyance (4)