QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Optical illusion (6) 4 Abnormally large (4-4) 9 Hold out temptingly (6) 10 Break one’s journey (4,4) 12 A musical work (4)

13 Lack of good sense (5) 14 Male deer (4)

17 Fed up (4,3,5) 20 Pompous pedantic person (7,5) 23 Relative standing (4) 24 Repair clumsily (5)

25 Skin of fruit (4) 28 Venomous arachnid (8) 29 Landlocked African country (6) 30 Introductory music (8) 31 Purpose (6)

DOWN

1 Bedlam (8) 2 Repudiate (8)

3 Very strong wind (4) 5 Mental acuity (12)

6 Stare open-mouthed (4) 7 Attract (6)

8 Infuriate (6)

11 Solemn promise (4,2,6) 15 Use to no purpose (5) 16 Sumptuous meal (5) 18 Pleasant (8)

19 Resolute (8)

21 Mode of painting on walls (6) 22 Call upon earnestly (6) 26 Catch sight of (4)

27 Long story (4)