Observer Everyman

Across

1. Catching cold, remedy immediately (2,4) 4. Delivery with keeper initially missing, run yielded, cricket’s shameful, concerning (1-7) 9. To the point that peacekeepers fired back (5) 10. Whupping good, replacing starter, moving fast (9) 11. German philosopher, no-good rotter (4) 12. Hint describing piece of language? (4) 13. Break in Adriatic city (5) 14. Primarily, big English opus wherein Unfero loses face? (7) 16. Clothing essential at golf course (4) 17. Maid of honour eating words at wedding (1,2) 20. Painful condition overwhelming one bird (4) 21. Some frown at a shampoo being depicted in War and Peace (7) 24. Window concealed by signori elusively (5) 25. Being overheard, piped down (4) 26. German philosopher’s hypocrisy called out (4) 28. Denied visa, we’d do in resort (9) 29. Dice with 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216 (5) 30. Servant comes before some French king, wanting support (4,4) 31. Type of tennis shot: very weakspirited, coming up short (6)

Down

1. Going round Dubai? Bah! It’s along the coast (3,5) 2. May, perhaps: leader deposed by party taken in by exotic creature? Exactly (2,3,3) 3. Left, in bed, a little horse (4)

5. Devil turns ego fluently – being this? (6-7) 6. Gloats over achievement loudly, part of old Boat Race (5,4) 7. Twice I see in France the frosty figure (6) 8. Deny most of teenage mucking about (6) 10. Good angle, taking in ancient game where all can see (8,5) 15. Not popular with crackers, Devon Blue (9) 18. I almost tolerate most of nonsense somewhere in Turkey (8) 19. Alas, today’s as dismal (3,2,3) 22. Fuss when two of hearts switched for diamonds with gizmo (6) 23. Rudolf, the German behind something energising locomotives to begin with? (6) 27. Copy of doohickey regularly backfiring (4)