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ACROSS

1 Reprimand Simon misbehaving in a Dutch hotel (8)

5 Light aircraft is idle after

crashing in Greece (6)

9 A rare, civilised chap around middle of dump? It’s a matter of debate (8)

10 Temporarily dismiss female, sacrificing day on holiday (3,3)

12 Rescue pawn missing?

It’s matter of chance (4) 13 Burt when retired embraces circle with a dull singer of yore (10)

15 A campsite soon to be redeveloped? That’s being caring (13) 19 Devious scout trapping secondary entertainer (10,3)

23 Unite beautiful Australian going west with a colleague (10)

25 Monstrous sort backed in another government (4)

28 Light brown coal

left out (6)

29 U.S. lawyer, a graduate, probing awkward set for source of information (8)

30 Troubling work

of a judge? (6)

31 Jack, say, fronting broadside? That’s obvious (8)

DOWN

1 A half-hearted mob

in land for crops (6)

2 Publication thus lacking introduction or content for a spell? (5)

3 Call celebrity (4)

4 A grain’s mixed up

in Spanish drink (7)

6 Pack animal in the morning starts to advance looking lethargic on reflection (5)

7 Item for hygiene is not

adored possibly (9)

8 Note previous person

favouring change (8)

11 Fighter on American ship

produces uproar (4)

14 A minute, short time, to get

things soldiers need (4)

15 Pat, a cynic, disturbed role

of one in authority (9)

16 Losing power, omit

to go downhill (3)

17 Approve look many on

and off ignored (4)

18 Writer, for example,

enthralled by fancy sites (8) 20 Substantial work in first

person’s opinion? (4)

21 Figure brought up book on

everything in team sport (7) 22 Pick European among

varied Celts (6)

24 Right-wingers in running are

element to be elected (3,2) 26 Gus without Bob and Virginia consuming a tropical fruit (5)

27 Painful emotion repressed

by top Anglican (4)