CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ancient language features enigmatic bar line (6,1)

5 Throw out steak (5)

11 Facilities for pensioners collect them more entries (10,5)

12 Equal exercise taken turn about (4) 13 French writer retrieves amount on account (5)

14 Be sorry about being initially downright cheeky (4)

17 Raging fire breaks out at church (6) 18 Breathe out chamomile or peppermint, perhaps (4,3)

20 Provided funds to finish when payable (7) 22 Select first-class Scots living quarters (6) 24 Briefly, upright or criminal (4)

25 Greets little addition (5)

26 Get ready to return 24 (4)

29 Novel like Peter the dog’s first meal in family diner (3,7,5)

30 Switch lamps on with song (5) 31 Shortages of precious things _ throw out one that’s no good (7)

DOWN

2 Currently without influence, naturally expressing uncertainty at monster’s location (2,3,10)

3 Pedigree even displayed by Republic of Ireland (4)

4 Plough into callboy when on frenzied bout of violence (7)

6 Amusing feature of grounds? (2-2) 7 Meet requirements of surface to graze (4,2,2,7)

8 Sign of rank heading off rubbish (5) 9 Women ought to cover up sufficiently (6) 10 Try to include us in a manner of speaking (2,2,3)

15 Boasts about finding layer in gas ... (5)

16 ... gas which is something to groan about (5) 19 Psychic sense enters things that need joining to complete picture of tyrants (7) 21 Piped away at last departure from French port (6)

22 How big-head came to be turned over? (7) 23 Turn down species of pot (5)

27 Worthy of novice fight (4)

28 Be a right growler (4)