CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Can such a hit damage one’s success? (5)

6 Points that prevent extremes of boldness? (5) 9 Wild claim made about us just for show (7)

10 Very small amount of profit outright (5)

11 Give one’s children a lift? (5) 12 Everything may be left to them (5)

13 Adjusted the grid that was faulty? (7)

15 In favour of getting paid? (3)

17 To be just, commonly halved (4)

18 Classy establishment possibly public (6)

19 Show tolerance to a bigheaded bird (5)

20 Claim to be wild asters (6) 22 Oil on the road! (4)

24 The jumble sale fellow (3) 25 The dream of a priest at the lakeside (7)

26 Death can never be popular! (5)

27 Sci-fi villain found in a Rochdale kitchen! (5)

28 That funny old sergeant (5) 29 A change of location can mean more to Val (7)

30 The man run out (5)

31 Shaky ideas get shelved (5)

DOWN

2 Wizard able to go two ways at once in a mine, maybe? (6)

3 You wouldn’t find Jonesy working in one! (6)

4 He’s past being barbaric! (3) 5 All the more spirited for having

been shot? (5)

6 Back out with a growl as you

shout unkind things (7) 7 Sorrowful exclamation

echoed by a girl (4) 8 Refreshing little place with that Continental atmosphere (6)

12 The courage of a he-man (5) 13 Boys, possibly princes (5) 14 Hard stuff, but often with a

water content (5)

15 The nation’s strength (5) 16 The girl I love to distraction!

(5)

18 Sold out, note, or repaired

(5)

19 One going to pieces when

stranded? (7)

21 Group responsible for keeping Nat in check? (6) 22 They clearly have numerous

bad faults (6)

23 Faced the perils of a wild ride round the borders of Southwark (6)

25 Make a seedy copy of an

original act (5)

26 Come and get it! (4)

28 We hear it’s ovine (3)