CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bear is in place that’s brutally cold (8) 5 Professionals are about to be subject to investigations (6)

9 An orderly state is its end product (8) 10 This girl is pin-up to light infantry (6) 12 Immediately in an embarrassing position (2,3,4)

13 Said to try and persuade with soft drinks (5) 14 Gear up for revolution in Czech city (6) 17 Talk loftily about zero tax (5)

20 A funny spell when getting tea from large pot (1,4)

21 In agreement as to where play is permitted (6)

24 Strain to see tension in this man (5)

25 Hip coast I revisit to get ice-cream flavour, for example (9)

28 Offended by the cat, the fire, more flags etc (3,3) 29 Weighed up Cable and Playstation (8) 30 Salvation Army boys getting cold dishes (6) 31 Throw out from plane that’s carrying it (8)

DOWN

1 Is it compulsory to include tv show? (6) 2 Gambles on identity of bathroom features (6)

3 Reach for pared fruit (5)

4 Pose a problem for fabler (5)

6 It predicts precipitation of artist on the internet (4-5)

7 Block cricketer with critical remark (8) 8 When nun adopts one novice it’s promising no good (8)

11 Two articles seen on near side of Greek city (6)

15 Dash about to organise drinks for everyone (3,6)

16 Girl auctions collections (6) 18 Lay claim to plumbing for Highland instrument (8)

19 Must a lot be shifted to get this final answer? (3,5)

22 Enquiries allege they belong to 14 (6) 23 Pale rope with central bond (6) 26 Where music’s written _ Scottish strain (5) 27 Painting father’s taken to bits (5)