Cryptic Crossword

SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Rhapsody. 5 Cicada. 9 Pacifist. 10 Almond. 12 Leak. 13 Four-poster. 15 Made to measure. 19 Concentration. 23 Readership. 25 Wear. 28 Flinty. 29 Hilarity. 30 Layers. 31 Decrease.

DOWN: 1 Ripple. 2 Accra. 3 Safe. 4 Distort. 6 Igloo. 7 About-turn. 8 Alderney. 11 Drum. 14 Adze. 15 Mundanity. 16 Oar. 17 Arid. 18 Scornful. 20 Tusk. 21 Asinine. 22 Groyne. 24 Enter. 26 Erica. 27 Pair.

ACROSS:

1 Cornish banker, finished after end of deal, gets to fail (4,7)

9 A rude GP, when reviewed, needs to improve (7)

10 Old man, Aussie ex-tennis champion, makes fuss (7)

11 Distant return for group of airmen (3)

12 Number with uniform in Lancaster, say, showing effect of overwork? (7)

13 Competitor hurried inside makeshift tent (7)

14 Street musician half obscured in double decker, perhaps (3)

15 Guy’s first to stop terrible feud, making a compromise (5)

17 Cuts for lowly newspaper employees (5)

18 Element of dithering affected blunder (5)

20 Second member of a comedy troupe gets to walk sideways (5)

22 Stray in ancient city by the sound of it (3)

24 Again play on piano beside Eastern gentleman making comeback (7)

25 Fruit in two days is marked with spots? (7)

26 Pronounced line in fish eggs (3)

27 Former U.S. president faces bar, area for Japanese art (7)

28 Container covering old set of drawings? (7)

29 Here Graham is treated after admitting type of blood loss (11)

DOWN:

1 Huge press office at work creating puns, maybe (7,2,6)

2 Begin to speak with principal on holiday (4,3)

3 Man with female in centre of matter taking stuff (5)

4 Censure holiday employee about hotel closure (9)

5 Open a French lesson initially with varied chat (7)

6 A southern group of workers in Soho leave drunkenly and show craziness? (4,1,5,5)

7 Chaotic din for all to see by booth firstly in centre (6)

8 Traveller upset hosts at the margins showing undisputed facts (6)

16 Reckless type carelessly adds rope around back of vehicle (9)

18 Spread bilge about rare burrowing rodent (6)

19 English partner hugging Irish in Dubai, say (7)

21 Pair move around avoiding very large retail outlets (7)

23 Equestrian activity in part of Yorkshire once (6)

25 Some deride corporate furnishings (5)