CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Manage to deal with overhead covering at the start (4,4) 5 Controlled detectives according to rank (6) 9 Reads about boat losing time at the waterfront (8) 10 Will need a 2 down to develop a housing estate (6) 12 Tense about prospect for time to come (6) 13 Attempts to make right turn. That’s scary, initially (5) 16 Did a spring overflow in flood? (6) 17 Excellent stance taken up in front of a Latin American estate (8) 20 Talk about small photo electric cell, while others look on (8) 21 International mission starts out loyal, but ends up disloyal (6) 23 It can be more pleasant in French resort, right? (5) 25 Celebrated prominent characters as immortal (6) 28 Leaving flight in mass migration, detailed in second book (6) 29 May reveal record loss, cut short, at the end (8) 30 Find ways and means to have a plan of action in order (6) 31 In principle, we hear, patient has mental problems (8)

DOWN 1 Appearance of some players on the stage, or broadcast (4) 2 Design used in construction of an esplanade (4) 3 Murder mystery solved by the book, commonly (9) 4 Go ahead in order to make an appearance (4,2) 6 An old tax levied at a royal course (5) 7 Believe eccentric character had a way to pay for goods and services (6,4) 8 Speeded up, thanks to top engine being built (4-6) 11 Although learned, cut short poem from overseas (5) 14 Some travellers fail to pull their weight, relying on others (10) 15 Meet on the other side to hand over information (4,6) 18 Declared that girl carried little weight in front of daughter (9) 19 For the second time, a couple of fellows stick to their work force (5) 22 European politician cross about industrial conglomerate (6) 24 Is about to get away, of course (5) 26 Senior officer, to a degree, is out for the count (4) 27 Have a little time in charge of gala occasion (4)