GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,832

ACROSS

9 Let learner driver

move gradually (5) 10 Engineer crying out

for agreement (9) 11 Boozers pick up rubbish, according to Spooner (4,5) 12 Looking for more

nuts, first off (5) 13 Italian food, craft gin

and endless chocs (7) 15 Clouds of particles and gas obscure bus lane (7) 17 Make broader jam

makers retreat (5) 18,31 For instance, millions in profits for energy suppliers (3,5) 20 Hate a Danish physicist after change of heart (5) 22 Tackle coverage of unknown weather features (1-6) 25 Beginning new push to

the summit (7) 26 Wayward emu regularly hiding object (5) 27 Jockey let a horse give

up (4,5) 30 Unguardedly messages one back, opening spontaneously (9) 31 See 18

DOWN

1 Small sailor pursuing large hunk (4) 2 Perhaps doctor’s responsibility is to examine piles? (8) 3 Mediocre housing officers finally get engaged (4) 4 Shy guards gather briefly, having a row (8) 5 Time to leave African capital, working in harmony (6) 6 Cook modest Arab

dishes (10) 7 Some jovial

intellectuals beam (6) 8 Philosopher regularly ignoring Mary Beard (4) 13 Clumsy wit upset

discontented killjoy (5) 14 Fellow convent dweller is involved in tattoos and riddles (10) 16 Tail of famous

clownfish (5) 19 Most Greek wine is revolting and evil (8) 21 Priestly dictator’s loftier loft (8) 23 Small and extremely radioactive speck of dust (6) 24 Local tinned potatoes in Delhi? (6) 26 Five ducks plunged into water and perished (4) 28 Cannabis and ecstasy in prison (4) 29 Donald, president of America, wearing turtleneck inside out (4)