Cryptic crossword
Across
1 The flying dean (5) 6 They're on hand for the restraint of criminals (5) 9 Republic the French
have a ban on (7) 10 Once more it's no
loss (5)
11 Hearty Anglo-Saxon
king (5)
12 Jumped when the
plate broke (5)
13 Get only part way and cry at the disappointment (7) 15 His patients won't
speak to him (3) 17 Issue them with a certain amount of kit (4)
18 For sailing, sound
crews are needed (6) 19 In the dark, it's a
smashing thing! (5) 20 Did spadework at 55,
indeed! (6)
22 Look weary at an article that takes a lot of reading (4) 24 Like a fox coming to a
grisly end (3)
25 Field event broadcast
live in January (7) 26 Something to hang on
to? (5)
27 For a student, the fishy
bit is at the end (5) 28 By sheltering the sick,
make a name (5)
29 A letter from the
FBI (7)
30 Goods sold for
conflicts out East (5) 31 Point to a jug that's
not so antique (5)
Down
2 Initially went into garden with a massive tent (6)
3 Aviation is no serious
matter to a fathead (6) 4 Time for some late
news (3)
5 Did he make a name for giving paintings heart? (5) 6 Conduct oneself like a politician taken in by a fake Corot (7)
7 One or many (4)
8 Ash blondes could be
old ones (6)
12 Clear piece of luck for the plain clothes men (5)
13 Travels like historic
Slavonic people (5) 14 Foolishly close to the
bat (5)
15 Figure to give a twist to the tail as necessary (5)
16 In a certain state (5) 18 Like many a jalopy (5) 19 Settles down at home
with a boy (7)
21 She makes a noted
rival squirm! (6)
22 The old way to the
river (6)
23 A little female (6) 25 Bond, in short, can do
without me (5)
26 It's not so reliable
when cracked (4) 28 Some husbands make
no allowance! (3)