CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Environmentally unfriendly tree used as bribe? (3,4) 5 Meat with lowest possibly safety mark (5) 11 With pang, mix goulash, adding most of scone for tea (7,8) 12 Article unknown to those people (4) 13 Be competitive at getting there when first couple don’t show (5) 14 Run to escape from bar that’s shot (4) 17 Court according to measurements (6) 18 This change may spell disaster for metrical loss of Third World (7) 20 Will proof need investigation about a leading test? (7) 22 Certification that’s just the thing (6) 24 Go out to lash back around cross (4) 25 It could be earned with second-rate novel (5) 26 Initially selling counterfeit American merchandise is fraud (4) 29 Conservativemusicalnumberusedfor getting warmer (2,3,5,5) 30 Fruit found in a cereal (5) 31 Gourmet recipe made up with central saute stuffing (7)

DOWN

2 Claim attention, getting in first with type of column that’s sketchy (15) 3 Favourite deposit of a fuel similar to ... (4) 4 ... this; so set fire to what’s left (7) 6 Creep on island (4) 7 Pastry used to create alcoholic confection (9,6) 8 Instrument _ loud instrument (5) 9 Ancient law of variegated elements in a pattern (6) 10 Actor Jenny’s a byword for sensationalism (7)

ROS SHERARD 15 Sad I’m the reverse of one with the golden touch (5) 16 Crank goes west to 6 (5) 19 Trunks acquired with alacrity by operating system (7) 21 Eavesdrop will come to no good, I wager (6) 22 The soap that’s set in cafe (7) 23 First sat on donkey in London (5) 27 Be a right grumpy individual (4) 28 Felines found up Scottish mountain (4)