crYPTic crossword

Yesterday’s solution (15,841) ACROSS: 1 Disgrace. 5 Bicarb. 9 Cheerful. 10 Bodega. 12 East. 13 Bleary-eyed. 15 Cocktail dress. 19 Underestimate. 23 Folk dancer. 25 Clan. 28 Acetic. 29 Laburnum. 30 Kitten. 31 Espousal. DOWN: 1 Decree. 2 Specs. 3 Rare. 4 Couplet. 6 Irony. 7 Acetylene. 8 Brandish. 11 Taxi. 14 Scar. 15 Cuddliest. 16 Act. 17 Dram. 18 Outflank. 20 Sand. 21 Icecaps. 22 Animal. 24 Drive. 26 Links. 27 Euro.. ACROSS 1 Aircraft’s wheels are dangling

crookedly (7,4) 9 Unpleasant smell wafting

along in Italian city (7) 10 Continue brief review involving rocket (7) 11 Receive guests, rejecting

every other one (3) 12 Old Anglicans in side disputed bishop’s area (7) 13 Revolutionary tyre includes

carbon (7) 14 Party approaches tense

period (3) 15 Understood Roman historian

ignoring us (5) 17 Annual examination and

French composition (5) 18 Man’s engaged in civil service

game (5) 20 Make certain Republican’s

conceded result (5) 22 Attach sum (3) 24 Talk about love with one

colonel initially in mess (7) 25 Hurry priest in to meet

Unionists (5,2) 26 Tenants regularly do this to

10 (3) 27 Swimmer Phil angrily interrupts teacher (7) 28 Catastrophic ballgame in

America, winning nothing (7) 29 Where to find numbers of

jaundiced attendants? (6,5) DOWN 1 White flowers can be lovely if

they all spread (4,2,3,6) 2 Fail to look after leg unfortunately caught in trap (7) 3 Picture that is spread over

journal (5) 4 Guitarists played, ignoring

union complaint (9) 5 Fashion model adopting Arab

title (7) 6 Grandad’s actions ruined

bucket (4,4,3,4) 7 Put up with a plot involving

papers (6) 8 Polish ready (almost) to take in

each 13 (6) 16 Note finale in complex score

getting louder (9) 18 Spies casing college notice

buzzer (6) 19 Bag small chalet after renovation (7) 21 Equestrian sport loses time

late in the day (7) 23 Throw out chamberpots in

river (6) 25 Tie pieces up (5)