DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Parents wasted time in part of cathedral (8) 5 Chap collapsed in front of old women (6) 9 Begin my statement about visiting restaurant? (8) 10 Laurel at church in position (6) 12 Noise coming from pen that has no fluid in it? (4) 13 Come across dark pigments, difficult to handle (10) 15 Traded options here in standard old coins (5,8) 19 Handy weapon rusted away behind cheap joint (13) 23 Start to like e.g. ramsons, crushed — source of aromatic oil (5,5) 25 Revolution in disheartened European country (4) 28 Politicos mostly absorb what’s all around them (6) 29 Roman administrator in atrium Virgil describes (8) 30 What snooker players aim for is appropriate (6) 31 Run with sword, gaining skill in riposte (8) DOWN 1 Customise crude oil seaman’s collecting (6) 2 A commercial vehicle carries one of birds (5) 3 Quarterdeck? 1 Down will make it (4) 4 Pick over old books or whatever’s available (3,4) 6 Join revolutionary Frenchman about end of August (5) 7 Learn everywhere about county property magnate (9) 8 Cloth-maker’s not one to embrace female at any time (8) 11 Animal unknown below central part of Tibet (4) 14 Couple picked up food for early birds (4) 15 Mike’s into sort of luscious songs by Redding, say (4,5) 16 Finish starters in extremely nourishing dinner (3) 17 Bowler, perhaps English, can’t stand (4) 18 Uni students block crowds turning up for Top Gear (8) 20 You’re caught with old money (4) 21 Start-ups urgently tackling rapid rise (7) 22 Awkward turn after tight bend at end of Aintree? Wrong (6) 24 Snare assembled in low season, ignoring laws (5) 26 Mine contains very old axle (5) 27 Neighbour brought up large brass instrument (4)