CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Something to eat and drink (5) 6 Tenor made unusually fit by a doctor (5) 9 Would he say absolutely anything for a cuppa? (7) 10 Perhaps a fatal attraction, ducky! (5) 11 Accommodation in the village (5) 12 Saw a figure ahead (5) 13 Are they flying when the potter has thrown them? (7) 15 With a certain amount of circumspection (3) 17 The story of my possibly fearless father! (4) 18 Silly capers causing minor damage (6) 19 Saint in charge of a Shakespearean clown (5) 20 The old place isn’t quite the best (6) 22 Duck into bed with a bird (4) 24 That motherly woman? (3) 25 When a friend gets the last portion of fish (7) 26 Became aware of the sound of many animals (5) 27 The building of a tug? (5) 28 Not really the person to take a hand (5) 29 Keep going for a beer with some of the ladies (4,3) 30 One handy thing to have in a boat (5) 31 Forbids a cigarette the end to be included with the food! (5) DOWN

2 Like the cricket match of the future? (3,3) 3 Spoil a drink (6) 4 Your unworthy conclusion (3) 5 Banks on finishing late in bars, drunk (5) 6 Break off the match (7) 7 Regain heartlessly, but with restraint (4) 8 Make sure there’s no vacancy at the petrol station (4,2) 12 Goes and scores (5) 13 The common fellow hits out, perhaps, when many are taken in (5) 14 Express in absolute terms (5) 15 Carlo’s girl? (5) 16 My consumption of fresh tea is very satisfying (5) 18 Stayed sound and sober (5) 19 Like a government agent supplied by an eccentric earl (7) 21 Brave enough to give the woman nothing, I see (6) 22 But he didn’t rule the waves (6) 23 Dad’s a dear fellow (3,3) 25 It can come forth when a pint is pulled (5) 26 It’s infernally bad when he gets left behind again (4) 28 Confer knighthood? Indubitably! (3)