CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Where loungers are spoiled somehow, gathering round (8) 5 Artist’s prize has to be returned (6) 9 US lawman’s boring report about carnivore (8) 10 Lose minutes approaching Hebridean island (6) 12 I’m a leading character in mosque (4) 13 Ancient writer’s tombstone perhaps (10) 15 Hero engages US comic in cause of global warming (10,3) 19 How we started great article in Welsh city close to bay? (3,4,6) 23 King agreed to spread across river, retreating (10) 25 Horrible creature’s old work unit sent back (4) 28 Lens hood that’s often highlighted in shadow (6) 29 Flushed but cooled off after receiving your text (8) 30 Egyptian leader raced back to welcome sister occasionally (6) 31 Miss Cape badly, indulging in fantasy (8)

DOWN

1 Make quick visit to collect Latin material (6) 2 Circle huge letter (5) 3 Irish writer finally describes fruit (4) 4 Commissionaire’s cross about staff (7) 6 One’s protected by monstrous horn (5) 7 Gladly leaving lady without notice (9) 8 Tailor’s managed to recruit Yankee (not a Republican) (8) 11 Sea rises round March (4) 14 It may be served as part of buffet afterwards (4) 15 George’s crazy to enrol dry ambitious types (2-7) 16 Shelter closed, abandoned by leader (3) 17 Blueberry? Yes and no (4) 18 Deer roam in a Caledonian mountain, maybe near here? (8) 20 Blood-stained fragment of Jolly Roger raised (4) 21 Conceal old American, very ugly (7) 22 Spies turn up around Germany infrequently (6) 24 Deferred, like some pantomimes (2,3) 26 Russian author German troops knew instinctively at first (5) 27 Star current in Stratford given a lift (4)