CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Setbacks the first-born might suffer (7)

6. Laughing, it ran amok (5)

9. Paved area of garden with a pot one planted out (5)

10. Fantastic brazier made of it (7)

11. Joint that may be ahead of a bishop (5)

12. A Greek beginning (5)

13. One with the vote may have been a prince or archbishop (7)

15. Lower the flag and come out industrially (6)

16. Ladies can be endlessly theoretical (5)

18. First lady on Man to produce a cotton yarn (5)

20. A gem of a part, but nothing came of it (5)

21. He gives one a variation on a rondo (5)

22. Age ten, might render it ineffective (6)

25. Benefices are in existence with the South (7)

26. Tortilla chip can be put back, almost hot (5)

27. A place of assembly some time in the past attended by artist (5)

28. Queen Victoria, given the chance of gunning the throttle (7)

29. One left maiden so called (5)

30. In French, a word and a piece for the choir (5)

31. Outstanding nail set incorrectly (7)

DOWN

1. Ficus elastica in barrel — n.b, put it out (6,5)

2. Flew very low over one as one made a phone call (6)

3. Naval officer of silent nature, fit for manoeuvres (5,10)

4. Front of attack has a reshaped aspect (9)

5. Halts the street operations (5)

6. Revolt against classicism by vital men or vicar maybe (8,7)

7. It’s living for others’ interest liar must adjust to (8)

8. May limit one to a curved line in music (3)

14. A repeat viewing of prophetic vision? (6,5)

17. They let the dolls darn them perhaps (9)

19. It points the way to add one’s name to one’s letters (8)

23. It’s the complete rent that is adjustable (6)

24. The rascal has removed the tail from the shellfish (5)

27. One’s object, at one in the morning (3)