Harpy's Weekend Crossword

Across

1. Status of our country is about society (8)

5. On fire when sailor idle (6) 9. Scramble loan during fever for something similar (8) 10. Good man has urge to sew (6) 12. Stare greedily at aerodrome (4) 13. Delayed, not being early in bed (7) 17. Soul of man I must acknowledge (6) 18. Racism about a thing could be a weapon (8)

20. Shelter at hospital rooms in some Caribbean islands (8) 21. In France connect and direct (6) 23. Fibbed about backward Tim and became restricted (7)

24. It precedes culture in cultivation (4) 28. Criticises meat meals (6) 29. Spoil uprising with time at hotel (8)

30. Step around Los Angeles to find royal residence (6)

31. Left high and dry on the beach?

(8)

Down

1. Motive of first two letters to the French is fair enough (10)

2. Vapid leper could be one taking the plunge for a gem (5-5)

3. Mistake either way (4) 4. Harmed without just start and hardened (6)

6. Stake time on broken net is all to the good (10)

7. Some fantastic wine (4) 8. Stirred yellow pigment has no right to bounce back (4)

11.Fasten some tinsel at Christmas (5)

14. Man is getting spasm in becoming pragmatic (10)

15. Fortress with solid control, it seems (10)

16. With a clenched hand like Margaret Thatcher’s? (4-6)

19. Notice Tim coming back to acknowledge (5)

22. Trapped, lost power, so returned to quit (6)

25. A section must be turned back to make a net (4)

26. Last bit to follow (4)

27. Singing this tune, ‘Sound of Music’ star loses her head (4)