Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1. A newer university than Oxbridge shows what it’s made of (8) 5. Social blunders made very loudly take ages to correct (6) 10. Odd, the way it has me rounded on top (5)

11. Sort of examination that shows it’s efficient in action (9) 12. A funny picture of a barrow with nothing on it (7)

13. Beat one soundly with a horse chestnut (7)

14. Foam some time afterwards will contain hydrogen (6)

16. Sort of orange Les can live with (7)

19. Fowl it may be, but it’s stylish to know (7)

21. Do one some harm but put one right with June (6) 25. A descriptive report on the bill (7)

26. Show lively interest in tune he’s composed (7)

28. I am not in a muddle but show vigour (9)

29. Leaf through the pages and one might get a lift (5)

30. With reason contended that a drug – E – was wrong (6) 31. One partying will reveal a loss to the French, right? (8)

DOWN

1. Mockery may be cruel about one I’d turned up (8)

2. Mark given for fault tired me out (7)

3. On which one’s on the air: do a switch (5)

4. Is dealing successfully with the stone on top of the wall (6) 6. It is paid, giving ear to ‘Shun!’ (9)

7. This is true about Alf: a cut has to be made (7)

8. Regular income, alas, is given up on the railway (6)

9. One demonstrating how to be a charmer (7)

15. Give one the heart to urge canoe round (9)

17. It is sure to put one in a sort of trance (7)

18. Don’t forget to give me beer, Mr! (8)

20. Is breaking into others’ computers with a bad cough (7) 22. Santa Claus, unused to hold-up of what’s out of the ordinary (7)

23. A fruit one may have in hand (6)

24. Spiritualists’ meeting can see it out (6)

27. Name of book may be ‘His Excellency’ (5)

Previous solution

Across: 1. Drill-master 6. Own 8. Lever 10. Artificer 11. Urge 12. Bulge 13. Backlash 16. Scrolls 17. Airy 18. Unau 19. Excited 21. Wiseacre 23. Cater 26. Nova 27. Animation 28. Debit 29. Hay 30. Battledress.

Down: 1. Deliberate 2. Invulnerability 3. Largess 4. Stria 5. Refills 6. Occasional table 7. Nark 9. Erg 13. Boracic 14. Colette 15. Adumbrates

19. Ewe-lamb 20. Decoded 22. Roost 24. Ave 25. Hash.