CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across
1. Note chap that’s reconstructed commemorative monument (8) 5. James, perhaps, skirts retired group showing little emotion (6)
9. Hire plot after development for aerial transport hub (8) 10. First person in shower gets border to conceal curtain fittings (6) 12. Outer skin from some pear in dustbin (4) 13. Place where one might find bins for storage? (4,6) 15. Stop attraction getting publicity in article at work (4,3,4,2) 19. Bin top payment arranged at a predetermined time (2,11)
23. Updating allowance around end of one month in autumn (10) 25. Caught wise sort in loose hood (4)
28. Grim changes in middle of week for one that’s left homeland (6) 29. Energy and gravity superior first off in highly enterprising sort (2-6) 30. Required individual ignoring ordinary pair of journalists (6) 31. Times I’d broadcast about Spain individually put in a list? (8)
Down
1. Group with a shared feature in old hospital or in court (6) 2. Number arrive by plane largely for director Christopher (5) 3. Kind to use a keyboard (4) 4. Unorthodox priest holding latest of services gets to carry on (7) 6. Large body of water shortly as topic (5) 7. Public notice fruit of a delicate type (9) 8. Oust duke not here after trouble (8)
11. That fellow emptied boutique for evergreen shrub (4) 14. Applaud leader of competition on circuit (4) 15. Clear link around capital of Vietnam that’s sad in nature (9) 16. Chinese factory worker finishing early (3)
17. Was dishonest and idle sadly (4)
18. Acting partner of Bill skirting two rivers in Scottish city (8) 20. Very small amount in outlay at intervals (4) 21. Regurgitate rubbish held by seller of tickets (4,3) 22. A large fellow turns embarrassed describing some jeans? (6) 24. Victor with pioneering female retaining rare enthusiasm (5) 26. Circle with a revolutionary group for priest Titus (5) 27. Channel Island shown in another map (4)