Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Left deserter clinging to one picture (8)

5. Is taking possession of sorcerer’s idols (6)

10. Spot lice coming back all over adolescent’s head (5)

11. Something supplied for an imaginativ­e plan (9)

12. Reward a leader of young men in training (7)

13. Be given an opportunit­y to deliver and survive (3,4)

14. They bother horses (4)

16. The nodder informally removed from office (9)

20. Mad and upset about reminders to pay debts (9)

23. He reversed father’s old car (4)

25. Arrest one group captain’s mate (7)

26. Go over it before English class (7)

28. Flighty singer is joking in church? (9)

29. Covers not released by reserved novelist? (5)

30. Use the toilet during school talk (6)

31. Senior family member regretted backing nobility (8)

DOWN

1. No pest beaten up in school should be suspended (9)

2. Study year is completed (5)

3. Highly offensive worker for a newspaper is given an order (6)

4. Representa­tive, standing next to vehicle wearing ID, should be charged (7)

6. Tailored suit immersed in fresh water (8)

7. Complaint that is against one confirmed in Greek church (9)

8. Group of sailors overseas picked up an echo sounder (5)

9. Looked for class in audience (6)

15. Veteran in motor race, nearly at the end, put on expensive coat (4-5)

17. Australian native skinned monkey-like animal (3)

18. Discouragi­ng person scattered red roses around entrance to palace (9)

19. In favour of life ending early, one heading to city should be producing many offspring (8)

21. To a certain degree, concoct an explosive hydrocarbo­n (6)

22. Narrow opening spotted by the girl’s snake (7)

24. Struggle to move last lot of stolen ecstasy (6)

25. Taps birds that don’t lay eggs (5)

27. Emerge from island crammed into one hundred square metres (5)

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