CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Deprive of rank and give small space in which

to work (5,2,6)

10 We start to organise a clan (7)

11 Gun featured in musical ballet (7)

12 Confessor exhorted to give up symbol of

love (4)

13 Couplings are all right when covered by

agreement (5)

14 Fast driver loses top in tree (4)

17 Hail of bullets makes us sick and strangely

deaf when going round (9)

19 Crime tears one apart inside (5)

20 Pay for pavilion (5)

22 Hints given to close friend (9)

24 Take poison first and be sick into bucket (4)

25 Allow His Excellency to sink into oblivion

(5)

27 A new number produced in the year (4)

30 Withdraw marine craft that went down

suddenly, we hear (7)

31 One part shape-shifting, shape-shifting (7)

32 Lose, beat, done a runner, then have

nothing special to do (2,2,1,5,3)

Down

2 Champion at the very place to make a

comeback (3,4)

3 Prayer leader declares he is what he is (4)

4 Surpass open party (5)

5 Outside broadcast settings go over the top,

being most disgusting (9)

6 Fine loose crop (4)

7 Firm plays dangerous game with lists of

drugs (7)

8 Pass a sofa date, unfortunately, being totally

unable to hear (2,4,2,1,4)

9 Be far superior to number in Scottish band's

canon (3,5,5)

15 Instructed to incarcerate pupil with knife

(5)

16 Cultivates fine weapons (5)

18 Boxer mad about providing nourishment

(9)

21 Drop aim and bale out in friendly (7)

23 Can bird be found at ruined abbey? (7)

26 River horse living in cool river (5)

28 and 29 Bet on east European to find means

of locomotion on river (4,4)