CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Plot together with Tory on high church feature (7)

5. Flower part domesticated in between poles (6)

10. ‘Tis now the very witching time of ___’ (Hamlet) (5)

11. Voracious fish’s family suiting the material (9)

12. Very annoyed, as one sort of snake may have indicated (7)

13. Faint, or conclude cadetship at the RMA? (4,3)

14. Take something off crude distribution to the East (6)

16. The babes are at home with fan on backstreet (7)

19. Built like a wall, or a haystack, in bed (7)

21. Is neglectful concerning a spinster (6)

25. Get in touch with Tory with nice sense of perception (7)

26. Not being there, cab seen to be doing the rounds (7)

28. Exasperating, but turning out to be all right inside (9)

29. Piece for nine players with nowhere to practise? (5)

30. Thrashes or knocks the street first (6)

31. Went backwards and discovered poetry when in the red (8)

DOWN

1. Try a corn for a change? The opposite! (8)

2. Nullified the tag given up in necessity (7)

3. Flower part centripetally revealed (5)

4. Dwell, ie, with Reds? (6)

6. Is cautious skater ace at twisting? (5,4)

7. Manage to get by and discern (4,3)

8. Number one? Ten up in New York! (6)

9. Drinking like an animal when passing back-runner? (7)

15. In exultant spirits give a bird a ring to roll (4-1-4)

17. Sure to react otherwise when at home (7)

18. Positively declared to be a fool and deter reformation (8)

20. Harboured bitterness turns car almost round (7)

22. Tavern will sing about time at the wicket (7)

23. Slips, snipe cries, and pictures the scenery (6)

24. Arm- or leg-ring to prohibit with leg-break (6)

27. From the time that cine’s been turned out (5)