CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It’s great to look back at some public figures (8) 5 The promised land is abandoned for a public procession (6) 9 Act with different codes, when one confronted others (8) 10 May start to serve with enough to get a taste (6) 12 Will a boozer return to drink? It’s a 50-50 chance (4-2) 13 Is forced to work hard to keep trainee in place (5) 16 Nervous about working to gain an advantage (2,4) 17 Urgent requests by a worker can be goodnatured (8) 20 May be working with half of the office every so often (2,3,3) 21 Prisoner taking on copper had right to co-operate (6) 23 It can take a long time, by the end, to wipe things out (5) 25 May have to close down hearing, but can do so with charm (6) 28 Sharpens up, at last, to be truthful (6) 29 In a manner of speaking, hand things over on line (8) 30 To run over the top in two directions is very bad (6) 31 Girl took a long time, at the end, to use them in mosaics (8)

DOWN

1 Some strikers will go all out to score one (4) 2 Teasing some members of a marching band (4) 3 Some girls lived in, but were removed (9) 4 Odds on getting round, nevertheless (4,2) 6 Gather together to get a top marine on a ship (5) 7 Make an impression on arrival at an entrance (10) 8 To be part of a small track is quite straightforward (10) 11 It’s odds on that I will let the cat out of the bag (5) 14 Take leave to capture a girl. It happens at the same time (2,8) 15 Is ready to take on an opponent, even if it will cause bad blood (3,7) 18 Round up animals, at the end, causing inconsistencies (9) 19 Right away, he might go down the river at a later date (5) 22 Stick to having only one day at this place (6) 24 Guarantee, right away, to follow as a result (5) 26 Moving part in a stage arranged for an actor (4) 27 Is he the sort to go through a pretty penny? (4)