CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Attack various innovations, wasting no time (8) 5 Ring about new paragraph for correspondent (3,3) 9 One female comes in just to make things easier (8) 10 Persecution of ghetto residents or minority primarily (6) 12 Broadcast correct ceremony (4) 13 Naval officer, damn impish sort (10) 15 Run new article about result of World War III? (7,6) 19 Crazy Broadmoor tout means to escape by sea? (8,5) 23 Illicitly rumple pit, taking in judge in this event? (6,4) 25 Poor farmer’s partly withdrawn crop (4) 28 I step back across cold Arctic feature (6) 29 Greek character tours Crete, swimming and so forth (2,6) 30 Earl encounters retired judge (6) 31 A chum writing for the likes of UNESCO and NATO (8)

DOWN

1 Supply cover for popular southern flower (6) 2 Five leave out unwanted food (5) 3 Kelvin’s regularly upset QC (4) 4 Illegal position in game is right in UK (7) 6 Nasty bug that is about to devour officer (1,4) 7 Boundary’s safe around eastern edge (9) 8 Leading light and Scottish smoker in a line (8) 11 Sailor kidnaps small emperor (4) 14 What comes before foxtrot in the choreography (4) 15 Teachers collectively split over writer’s sustenance (9) 16 Count a direct debit (3) 17 Enthusiastic about main topic, but not all of it (4) 18 Sorry about interrupting court 12 (8) 20 Not completely open about prince (4) 21 Couple get up to stop Mike copying (7) 22 Slough service involves troops (6) 24 Don’t take time off (5) 26 Ardent prison reformer that is inspired (5) 27 Ban very old imported sci-fi film (4)