The Cryptic:

ACROSS

1. Cops lose crook in the sewer ( 8 )

5. Say, hold up dumbbell ( 6 )

10. Released second album I criticised ( 9 )

11. Started to hate uni – maybe because kids suck at this! ( 5 )

12. Nostalgic, true story of ignoring the odds ( 5 )

13. Nine Sport broadcast of Barty or Kyrgios (6,3)

14. Fit, bronzed model had booze ( 7 )

16. Barb begins ultrasound internally ( 6 )

18. Minister left out of deal with jailbird ( 6 )

20. Longed for 12 months with Kelly ( 7 )

24. Lovable conclusion to each call ( 9 )

27. Muffler for vehicle in San Francisco ( 5 )

28. Secretly monitor Bitcoin revolution ( 5 )

29. UK PM’S address is insensitive to casualty ward? Then leave hospital! (6,3)

30. Soar around atmosphere lawfully ( 6 )

31. Obsolete language confuses Kris and Stan ( 8 )

Down

1. Copper left foreign trip to get crook ( 7 )

2. Material made coach reverse opinion ( 9 )

3. Average flour without topping in pancake shop ( 7 )

4. Ball court with nets inside for eight players ( 5 )

6. Approaches men giving away initial rugby scores ( 7 )

7. Sourpuss goalkeeper sides with referee ( 5 )

8. Cheers, then jeers, forbidden practices ( 6 )

9. Name the first person to study breast chromosome ( 8 )

15. Bloke’s 10 poles for big houses ( 8 )

17. English city’s ancestral curse ( 9 )

19. Fuel covering a street near the beach ( 7 )

21. Swears uncontrollably about June 3rd solutions ( 7 )

22. Fed up with United Nations court not working ( 7 )

23. Drive shirtless? (3,3)

25. Dumb mass exodus from a single city ( 5 )

26. Letter from Greek girlfriend, admitting multiple minor affairs in the beginning ( 5 )