CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Puddings are the answer when stressed in recession (8) 5 Ship in which Astrid travelled (6) 9 Grabs hold of right instead of left when getting props (8) 10 It’s a case of escort needing injection (6) 12 Everybody. A singleton. It’s of no consequence (3,3) 13 Having come on foot, raised the price (5) 16 Quarrelsome joiner (6) 17 Just about warmed, go for Scrabble (4,4) 20 Opposed to a poem one very first enclosed (8) 21 Take great delight in a concealed disclosure (6) 23 Immature forms of young pets who get firstclass feeding (5) 25 Wake up call to dopehead who has become sleepy ... (6) 28 ... please take drug when calm (6) 29 Motor function such as choke (8) 30 Varies target areas (6) 31 After this, union then nigh (3,5) DOWN 1 and 2 Miss out first course to see movie, and ... (4,4) 3 ... gets away with eating left overs first, then slices of fine meat (9) 4 Those old boys are like Mafia (3,3) 6 Be off from Scotland quietly when flooded (5) 7 Poet who advocates being teetotal? (10) 8 Drug bubbles up in flowers (10) 11 Story-teller strikes a pose (5) 14 Give up on Scotsman, say, who used to scribble (5,5) 15 Seafood subject to RPG watering down (5,5) 18 Tick off as some businesses do on Fridays (5,4) 19 Dodge notice when primal woman’s around (5) 22 This girl goes to work, ie shop (6) 24 Mould originally soggy fruit (5) 26 He’s persona non grata at 31, having found silver on street (4) 27 Safe attempt encapsulates daring achievement (4)