CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Keep within reach, in foreign parts (8)

5 Have leave to enter university, so make an approach (2,2,2)

9 Make up to come to terms, but it may make things worse (8)

10 Bear witness to a model on trial (6) 12 Finally, has a little time to survive (2,4) 13 Have self-esteem, like some of the animal kingdom (5)

16 Find a sports ground in 30 across (6) 17 Push through a girl’s plot at speed (8)

20 It may tempt fate to bring the curtain down with passion (8)

21 Instruct pupils in class, after a fashion (6) 23 Intends to have the necessary resources (5) 25 On the dole, has to cut corners to economise (6)

28 It’s unacceptable to have one conviction (6) 29 Give all the cards to a worker on board ship (4-4)

30 Second large plant, at last growing by the road (6)

31 Rest moan about one working in the warehouse (8)

DOWN

1 Top detective in charge at the end cut things fine (4)

2 A few survived WW1 battle, but not many (4)

3 Order soldiers to make a complete change in formation (5,4)

4 Small firm took on new worker who was a scam artist (3,3)

6 Working to start playing as league leaders (2,3)

7 Have to print out 1 down with old forecast (10)

8 Altogether in a group, generally (2,3,5) 11 Outfit designed for small voyage overseas (5)

14 Were at one, joined together, having given satisfaction (4,6)

15 Hate dreams being brought up, in principle, we hear (10)

18 He leads the field in designing a life-saving device (4-5)

19 Win over a wild creature (5)

22 Is passionate about study in creative work (6)

24 Second small firm about to make a point (5) 26 Still a part of a medical mission (4)

27 Did a divine figure perform back in Norse mythology? (4)