CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Pass bar on road after chartered accountant (8)

5 Free informer captured by soldiers (6)

9 Recognise impression given by one fellow in injury case (8)

10 Turk and GI together destroyed unit in Mongolia (6)

12 Cypriot allegedly imbibes a tiny amount (4)

13 In rage, dashed off without question (3,3,4)

15 Crime against shopkeeper getting aggressive response? (13)

19 Where some hands go 24/7? (5,3,5)

23 Hurry to show a film institute’s banned? (3,1,4,2)

25 Pretentious type keen to tour north (4)

28 Item carried by sewer’s mostly not required (6)

29 Shadow secretary entertains odd number (8)

30 Polish result disputed (6)

31 Unpleasant bishop hosted by Mandela mistakenly (8)

DOWN

1 Finish off lifting fruit (6)

2 New record held by

Italian lacking skill (5)

3 Mention view on air (4)

4 What 16s do to light on craft in trouble (7)

6 Slice of bread and drink for everyone (5)

7 Cast support person showing old traits (9)

8 Small British islands import oxen for course (8)

11 Couple tune piano at the start (4)

14 Sponsor discovered nothing’s missing (4)

15 Matters inhibiting the Foreign Legion (9)

16 Watch hole in 28 (3)

17 Left-winger’s wrongful act raised (4)

18 One drink’s taken during test first (8)

20 Henry the Fourth originally enjoyed honey here (4)

21 Carole’s distressed, having caught hospital disease (7)

22 A distinguishing mark of a horse on fire (6)

24 Roam at random, collecting large bit of ivory (5)

26 Collar old boy, wealthy type (5)

27 Manage to save one bankrupt (4)

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