CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Street one can find enough money to live on in West Midlands town (8) 5 Chatterbox to shut up, admitting anti-social behaviour (6)

9 Will he advise pattern that’s sticky? (8) 10 Summon bachelor before Bogart’s partner (6)

12 Arsenal made sport in motion (4,5)

13 I’ve just met girl named this _ her mouth opens to song (5)

14 Is grub served up on this California coast? (3,3)

17 Roman historian leaves us speechless (5) 20 Fish for tench and roach initially when misjudging (5)

21 I’ve never heard of this rock band (3,3) 24 Furious when girl’s taken off botched triage (5)

25 Eat greedily a thin slice of meat (4,5) 28 Carbolic used on mobile phone by novice (6)

29 Protege, a daughter of my sister, ie not making mock combat (3,5)

30 Former Soviet finds game’s on satellite tv (6) 31 Tied lots in knots at encouragement to fall in love (4,2,2)

DOWN

1 Fake a new presentation by tribal mystic (6) 2 In opposition to 6 (2,4)

3 United were in the habit of following first lead (5)

4 Minister is willing to become more active (3,2)

6 A method to compare with not playing 2 (4,5)

7 Tracking device attached to neckwear at sporting event (4,4)

8 Ladykillers bug workers (8) 11 Luminary on special day may go hungry (6) 15 How a ship may be accused (2,3,4) 16 Occasions to frame arrangements (3-3) 18 Original seaside tourist is teasing performer (8)

19 In this way super journalists use futons (4,4) 22 Result: no-score draw, nevertheless (4,2) 23 In France, there’s nothing in books about the east (6)

26 Serious German goes to wild party (5)

27 I hear there are heaps of seams (5)