Yesterday’s solution

ACROSS :

1 Overriding. 6 Recent. 7 Nicks. 9 Ignore. 10 Win. 11 Puny. 14 Name. 15 Rut. 16 Leader. 17 Sinew. 18 Battle. 20 Meddlesome.

1 Ole. 2 Energy. 3 Ration. 4 Denzel. 5 Neckwear. 6 Respires. 8 Sentence. 9 Instance. 12 Flawed. 13 Marble. 14 Next to. 19 Lee.

DOWN :

County match cut by minutes when machine’s not working (8)

Somewhere to buy chips when at home in company (6)

9 Liberal taken in by trendy

monarch’s suspicions (8)

10 Rubbish heap includes

leaves (6)

12 Shade’s cool during races (4)

13 Old transport device guided

with pole (10)

15 No French prisoner in favour

of film is dissenting (13)

19 Feed a stubborn obstreperous mule, say (5,2,6)

23 Union lead, calling for early

training (10)

25 Succulent plant, all on its

own, with no name (4)

28 One gets cross, besieged by

insects and goats (6)

29 Look into priest and devil’s

first scene (8)

30 Head lecturer returns, having led reforms (6)

31 Guard linnets flying over

Spain (8)

DOWN

1 Pretty hot time during 24

hours (6)

2 Get up with a Scotsman (5)

3 Fine object, good to go (4)

4 Electricity supplier got name

wrong (7)

6 Pretext one lodged in jumping

bail (5)

7 Changing words in fine dictionary college ignored (9)

8 Musical work’s old repeat

broadcast with tenor (8)

11 Idle brain (4)

14 One team ejects journalist (4)

15 Curry accompaniment: banana with red nuts (4,5)

16 Arrest northern sailor (3)

17 Free European trip (4)

18 Remission of sins? Not so, it’s

ritual cleansing (8)

20 Tires after stubbing out 50

ciggies (4)

21 Peacekeepers never set out

to dishearten (7)

22 Give away answer during

party (6)

24 Excellent scheme supported

by Left (5)

26 Brand new way to start computing? (3,2)

27 Spot hole in contents of

sandwich (4)