OCTOBER CROSSWORD SOLUTION

ACROSS

1 Unusual destiny, fate finally leads to Newcastle area (8)

5 Spanish dish might make leap to Los Angeles (6)

9 A Butlins transformed Turkish city! (8)

10 and 13 across Careless world endlessly gambling with a climate crisis? (6,7)

12 Mistral, for example, starts wafting in northerly direction (4)

13 See 10 across

17 Apes transferred from Granton, USA (5-5)

19 Panama, for example, in central Manhattan (3)

21 Act to appear finally at Glastonbury, for example (3)

22 Island country that’s crazy to take on a hydrogen vehicle? (10)

24 We’re in Germany, drunk – pinot noir, maybe! (3,4)

25 Release without charge? (4)

28 Planted area, or grand Shakespearean forest (6)

30 Girl from 16 is a tenor, unusually (8)

31 Set out twice to find disease-carrying fly (6)

32 DNA tests organised at UK airport (8)

DOWN

1 Work hard to get taboo initially on fossil fuel (4)

2 Military alliance found in China today (4)

3 Agonised about Californian naval base (3,5)

4 Celtic priest banning golf from ‘new’ Guildford (5)

6 Midge follows everyone – powerful attraction! (6)

7 Small scientific establishment starts learning about bacteria (3)

8 Gorilla sat awkwardly with these reptiles (10)

11 Country notorious for genocide and war, perhaps (6)

14 Greek island possibly a hit with California (6)

15 Outspoken about Scottish river? Correct! (10)

16 European capital might be admired, though lacking new centre (6)

18 Make a journey to find tango by French composer (6)

20 New car phone reaches tip of South America (4,4)

23 Poor sightseer, he’s missing these big cats (6)

25 Underground London stream could produce effluent – no fun! (5)

26 Reportedly selected an ancient Scot (4)

27 Difficult to put hotel on a small road (4)

29 Former Cinque Port in Merry England (3)

ACROSS

9 Argentina

10 Trust

11 Final

12 Triumphed

13 Snapper

14 New York

17 Dubai

19 Pal

20 Swear

21 Nursery

22 Briefly

24 Ayers Rock

26 Drone

28 Mount

29 Tangerine

DOWN

1 Calf 2 Uganda

3 Anglophile

4 Pinter

5 National

6 Stem

7 Rushmore

8 Stud

13 Sudan

15 West Indies

16 Kerry

18 Bordeaux

19 Plymouth

22 Bikini

23 Florid

24 Aims

25 Site

27 Ewes