DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Examination, very old, performed quickly outside (4,4) 5 GP keeps more fluid in roof extension (6) 9 Isolated men lose ground inhaling oxygen (8) 10 Dutch illicitly import flavouring (6) 12 Second-hand part returned by Merseyside supplier (4) 13 Southern sea seemed crazy as a source of oil (6,4) 15 Tear urban lawn up? That can’t be justified (13) 19 Helter-skelter? It could end in disaster (8,5) 23 Go round with new notice: is old candidate up for it? (2-8) 25 David Lean brought in a member of the Pythons (4) 28 Wife about to quit Newcastle for Settle (6) 29 Who damaged U-boats guarding English routes initially? (8) 30 Start to strum an instrument as greeting (6) 31 Fib with success, well-timed, ignoring the odds (5,3)

DOWN

1 Bottle, sort of oval, with pure contents (6) 2 Avoiding front, approach where event takes place (5) 3 Massive tax squeezes Sweden (4) 4 As person of equal rank MC exchanges letters (7) 6 Yellowish mineral deposit surrounding church (5) 7 Easily influenced, Ella breaks up with Mabel (9) 8 Animals in three rivers, including German one (8) 11 Half of smallest room disappears, exposing hot rock (4) 14 Switch hands around (4) 15 General butcher ruins veal (9) 16 Fish abeam! (3) 17 Periodically turn out extreme left-winger (4) 18 They offer flimsy protection for violin parts (1-7) 20 Irish broadcaster brings in a judge (4) 21 Tolerate first half of Scottish ham, stewed (7) 22 Student’s target: 60 minutes (6) 24 150 dine outside in dazzling display (5) 26 Live and prosper, sacrificing nothing (5) 27 Hooligan left unconscious (4)

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