DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Without training, peacekeepers get stretched, say (8) 5 Contradict strong conviction (6) 9 Reshuffles fish during drinks (5-3) 10 Shake item in bar (6) 12 Pay attention to 10, for instance (4) 13 Their lunch is ruined, having been abandoned (2,3,5) 15 Bizarre goings-on in joke shop? (5,8) 19 Pap’s attachment unsettles Elle on the spot (9,4) 23 Military assistant has crazy idea to abscond (4-2-4) 25 Finished deliveries at Lord’s (4) 28 See around odd parts of Vienna regularly (6) 29 See pills shaped like these? (8) 30 Youth leader means to reform sycophant (3,3) 31 Have targets unexpected bonuses for the other side? (3,5)

DOWN

1 Neglected wildebeest jumps over local star (6) 2 Farm vehicle dumps soldiers in large area (5) 3 He employs American with sign of hesitation (4) 4 Quaker cutting grass finds old coin (7) 6 Peer’s uniform (5) 7 Trendy French novelist’s succeeded in Scottish city (9) 8 Extremely distant Arab probes fresh thefts (8) 11 Second person once employed in Somerset House (4) 14 Picture game (4) 15 Ceremonial garb? Police may ask for yours without notice (4,5) 16 Bill picked up striker (3) 17 Two forms of diamonds decorated cake (4) 18 Nation extremely grudgingly accepts radical master plan (8) 20 Sailor casually embraces big swimmer (4) 21 Angry Welshwoman ignores new rule for electricians (4,3) 22 Emergency credit is doubled (6) 24 Greek character guided up the Acropolis initially (5) 26 View first very active squirrels (5) 27 Call navy to save one German (4)

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