CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Last month, one had to speak out about having to award a medal (8) 5 Did a person qualified to treat one falsify the records? (6) 9 Is in favour of Cable getting a department (8) 10 Puts off taking a degree, at the end. It’s foolish (6) 12 Left the rink to go back into the work place (6) 13 Although behind the times, made progress on day off (5) 16 Some directors get onto a ship (6) 17 Fears are whipped up by a traveller, in the main (8) 20 Checks over small creatures with very little power (8) 21 Have little time to swear by new hostelry (6) 23 A church officer came some time before the rest (5) 25 If about to figure, at the end, one can start again (6) 28 Get on well in the fourth river cruise (6) 29 Stop new access if unable to hit an easy target (4,4) 30 Become depressed by wretched study (6) 31 Individual had a first lecture relating to private concerns (8)

DOWN

1 Get information in advance about drugtaking (4) 2 Small firm had to work in a confined space (4) 3 Strengthen control by some troops (9) 4 Might show diplomacy in charge of strategy (6) 6 Working with a stopper when things are readily available (2,3) 7 Records attempts to produce ornamental wall hangings (10) 8 Divert attention to catch a colourful fish (3,7) 11 In a condition of equality, whichever way you look at it (5) 14 It’s easily seen the Ordnance Survey had policies to follow (10) 15 Thought about it, with all things taken into account (10) 18 Small pieces unfinished or broken off (9) 19 Strong leading lady took the last trick (5) 22 Manage to get away from the final scenic picture (6) 24 Heard one had to write a critique of a musical show (5) 26 Expressed surprise at getting new grain (4) 27 Short examination in Moral Philosophy (4)