Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Sort of tirade involving one

book? (8)

5 Trojans weren’t producing a

response (6)

9 Send out carriage around fifth

of November (8)

10 Useless signal of approval

covers sentimental stuff (2,4)

12 Flat 7 has no front (4)

13 Stop redhead getting hot

spice (4,6)

15 What railway designers do

where astronauts work? (5,8)

19 Wader hops with wing flapping, getting cleaner (7,6)

23 I’m afraid the fridge broke

down around noon (10)

25 Polish woman loses husband

(4)

28 Plague and cold virus nearing limits of vicinity (6)

29 Old coin in river retrieved

and brought up (8)

30 Hang 10 in valley (6)

31 Money’s wasted defending doctor’s diagnosis perhaps (8)

DOWN

1 Like first two pieces of jigsaw

or this line … ? (6)

2 Acre produced sisal (5)

3 Sprinkler, or what it’s used

on? (4)

4 Fragile litter strewn behind

first of bins (7)

6 I complain about girl (5)

7 Lawbreaker, this may suggest,

rode off (9)

8 International aid body’s embarrassed and angry (3,5)

11 Exclude old US research

centre (4)

14 Group of Somalis circles

another African state (4)

15 Doubt American still occupies

hill of Jerusalem (9)

16 Special work concession (3)

17 Bring order to this day at

regular intervals (4)

18 Duplicitous de facto arrangement includes West (3-5)

20 Old PM’S showing signs of

age (4)

21 Ordinary wage includes tip

when public’s admitted (4,3)

22 Des got sick digesting this?

(6)

24 Awful hole accommodating

5? (5)

26 The same one meets abstainer in party (5)

27 Sour American sleuths (4)