CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 What customs do with dodgy bag that sets a precedent? (4,4) 5 Delay at home after change in date (6) 9 It detects silver in microphone and watch (5,3) 10 Quarters affected? Erect tents (6) 12 Steer round big city stone (4) 13 Charitable Anglicans initially need to cut bonus (10) 15 Letter-writers Republican rejected as possible adulterers (2-11) 19 Mechanism on car designed to carry king and prince in India (4-3-6) 23 Kind crossword compiler and text processor (10) 25 Second judge released suspect (4) 28 Former officer commanding alien missile (6) 29 I joined over in States, moving from Left to Right maybe (8) 30 Adage, for instance, in golf (6) 31 University students stop groups backing Top Gear (8)

DOWN

1 Rough girl’s plaything impressing old medic (6) 2 Very wet goods stored in bean plant (5) 3 Get ready to fire farmyard boss (4) 4 Reserve launch on loch (7) 6 Some ski unnervingly, going over depression (5) 7 Greek king soon seals contest against male (9) 8 Favouring relatives is occupying top men at sea (8) 11 Ban doctor getting oxygen (4) 14 Region about to block motoring organisation (4) 15 Suspect coca’s not genuine in US racket (9) 16 Produce young immature insect? Not entirely (3) 17 Welsh man’s platform (4) 18 They support pigs and horses (8) 20 Responsibility for tax (4) 21 Crush thick piece without the barman’s tool? (3,4) 22 Bouquet husband sent up includes first of scented herb (6) 24 TV cook’s mug (5) 26 Coin once smuggled into football club (5) 27 Healthy oil supplier (4)