Cryptic crossword #9101
Across
8 Swallow eagerly keeps close to dune in Formby? (6) 9 About to strike with fist heartlessly wearing cloak (8) 10 Crewman removing odd bits of Citroen emblem (7) 11 Perhaps hermit, given as missing, welcomes head of lookout team in Scotland (6) 12 Robust openings of fire
escapes, symbolically? (4) 13 Royal family having
wings for guests (5) 15 Overseas character appreciated you texting (3) 16 Consort’s to recline having knocked back caviar, for example, outside (7) 18 Sweet tailless dog (7) 21 King Edward’s
burning (3) 23 Soldiers turned over centre for Huguenots somewhere in France (5) 24 Bank’s giving statement,
in red (4) 26 Foster’s architectural
style (6) 28 It’s a relief to fix front of gown showing a tear? (7) 30 Six hundred to broadcast, having taken over station (8) 31 Where to spend ‘me time’? Around large boat (6)
Down
1 Son replaces unit in older alarm system? (6) 2 Limp seen during parades upset Commonwealth nation (3,5) 3 Small record company building (4) 4 Hypnotist and entertainer understanding the origins of narcotic addiction? (7) 5 Theorising odds? It’s the territory of financiers (4) 6 Cat’s picking up green piece of land (6) 7 Some miss bus in impropriety over transport vehicles (4-4) 13 Creators of soup kitchen emptied pot’s content with clergyman (5) 14 Offspring’s hand caught
in tin (5) 17 My old relative’s spinal
condition (8) 19 Wogan circles small island, reflecting for a long period (8) 20 Last longer than week, being the centre of public attention (7) 22 Downgrade electronic accessory, having to change lead (6) 25 Rising new fighter in butcher’s who gives autograph (6) 27 New class not following
rule (4) 29 Eimi regularly carried off crossword setter’s award (4)