CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,544

ACROSS

1 Steer terrible 27 around entrance (8)

5 Retired old American admits daughter’s leaving (6)

9 Dislodged main replacement for one in the Reds (8)

10 Wound up near Germany (6)

12 Crooked alternative way to cross river (4)

13 Present book showing parts of addresses for advertisers (3,7)

15 Drop work with Scotsman on underground egg conveyer (9,4)

19 Downgrade foreign articles writer’s found in property (13)

23 Entitle CIA suspect to get a degree (10)

25 Beginning to work on paintings causes skin problem (4)

28 Old people welcome liberal authority (6)

29 This sham novel’s a huge success (5,3)

30 Pilot’s skill for primarily telling stories (6)

31 Distance at greens varies (8)

DOWN

1 Northeastern river in Russia affecting nerves (6)

2 It’s missing from guest’s protective headgear (5)

3 Seize revolutionary canal-boat briefly (4)

4 Effect wavering solo trumpet puts out? (7)

6 Axes rotten elm and some of its contents (5)

7 Shame about getting involved in argument (9)

8 Team’s favourite’s brought up Dodge (8)

11 Opposed contents of brilliant idea (4)

14 Obscure music group (4)

15 Trustee, one French noble ousts prior finally in monastery (9)

16 Pocket plant container (3)

17 Straight and tidy (4)

18 Start game, having removed thug (5,3)

20 Two thousand excluded from top court case (4)

21 This odd Greek character’s narrow strip of land (7)

22 Sculpture university installed in Washington, say (6)

24 A part of Germany longs for tough elastic polymer (5)

26 Very pale, like Leghorn, for instance (5)

27 Leading members of Rastafarians upset top Russian (4)