CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Emotional susceptibility to cuddly dog, perhaps (4,4) 5 Part of brain involved in primitive emotions works with arm or leg in charge (6) 9 When morning was over, rained badly, resulting in soaking liquid (8) 10 Thomas went to bar with chick (6) 12 Warned about garbled education (9) 13 Swears to lift the lid off Scottish nonsense (5) 14 A scone is tossed into the seas (6) 17 Add last page to question of identity of crop (5) 20 Manage to make good use of easy goal (3-2) 21 Provokes with a sound effect (6) 24 Queen’s come back to get laxative (5) 25 They are said to be crazy, sick and vacant – but this animal has plenty of protection (9) 28 Lay information against everyone, for example with ultimate charge (6) 29 Draped round effects of last night’s drinking? (4,4) 30 A noted criminal persuaded to give to good cause (6) 31 Laser weapon deployed to heat yard (5,3)

DOWN

1 Colourful Eastern trees end up in fraud in America (6) 2 Footballers’ total defeat is quite unexpected (3,3) 3 Desert wickedness – excellent (5) 4 Finest age in history not introduced as just ancient (5) 6 Having an objectionable sense is pretty sick (2,1,3,3) 7 Led brute to have acted like Jeeves (8) 8 Field full of tents affected prospect, one hears (4,4) 11 It’s a good bet to have an unusual child (4,2) 15 They clearly know nothing in this Irish county (9) 16 PLO leader was a gunner, dripping (6) 18 Rumour suggests that the situation’s pitiful where island’s involved (2,2,4) 19 Start on blueprint for office design (4,4) 22 Hide last animal in bed of roses (6) 23 Ill and with insufficient skill, like 6 (6) 26 Rodent has inspiration about second hole (5) 27 60s expression of approbation for single number (5)