CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Move quickly past the copper! (5) 6 Some petrol derivatives of earlier origin (5) 9 For the remainder, a fresh rise is expected (7) 10 The frequent practice of riding? (5) 11 Act it cleverly without a word (5) 12 They treat each other very fairly (5) 13 They keep your feet dry, that is, in watery places (7) 15 An engagement for Joe, at golf (3) 17 Being jobless, one gets led astray (4) 18 Note the condition of the property (6) 19 Praise boastfully in a letter to a relative (5) 20 Playing rough, she made a mess of my boot (6) 22 Slow starter frequently easy to beat (4) 24 It’s in Belgium, but part Spanish (3) 25 Difficulties due to slight collisions? (7) 26 Eat like a champ? (5) 27 A man of principle (5) 28 A number fit to send (5) 29 Space to manoeuvre in a ship’s cabin? (3,4) 30 Experiments with matches (5) 31 Sign of equilibrium? (5)

DOWN

2 Gave a zero rated performance as a spellbinder (6) 3 Show disapproval of restraint? (6) 4 Still the old-fashioned tin opener (3) 5 Saint given a new suit at the civic centre (5) 6 One thrown away by people generally? (7) 7 She makes a brew of ale hot! (4) 8 Obtain in notedly legal fashion (6) 12 Wait while an eccentric lady captures the heart of men (5) 13 Weakens in one small part of the country (5) 14 Domesticated animal possibly all over its master (5) 15 Old time dance music, quick! (5) 16 Men short of urgent supplies? (5) 18 Nominal companion to English opera (5) 19 Books very much spoken of? (7) 21 Music one absorbed as a drug! (6) 22 Alas, I’m upset by Italian sausage (6) 23 For the price of 50 silver pieces, something sensitive (6) 25 Get the double ten (5) 26 That tearful impediment of vision due to some mistake? (4) 28 Mountain pass never completely icy (3)