SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Just thinking? (4-6)

8 Is it over-dull in a salad? (6)

9 He would be, in all, a pound short (4)

10 Nut good at thinking up jokes? (10)

11 As monsieur said, the ball is for the cat (3)

13 “Row,” you say, “home” (4)

14 The bandit gang has captured the equipment (7)

15 Wrap up and register (4)

17 Take off for the journey to the south (5)

20 Row to one side of the ship (5)

22 Puts a stop to tips (4)

24 If the fur should be returned by an ugly customer (7)

25 Put a little outside as an enticement (4)

27 The insect right afterwards has a drink (3)

28 Unsettle? (10)

29 She and I dropped out in Cairo (4)

30 Force Cleo to return the fur (6)

31 Don’t leave when you go (10)

DOWN

1 Food for a sot drunk on port, perhaps? (3-5)

2 A piece of china from the dresser (6)

3 Because of the animal, don’t do it (7)

4 “Very much one’s inferior” is perfect (5)

5 In plan A, is besieged by soldiers (4)

6 Would the sadist find it boring? (4,4)

7 Disease that leaves you a mess, physically? (8)

12 Man who’s given a posting? (4)

14 Was very sorry mum, at first, was hard to understand (4)

16 Start work on, even though it’s gutted (4)

17 Name the musicians providing the music (8)

18 Thinks it provides one with an image (8)

19 Mean I divide by two (4)

21 Throwing out the girl: the wrong one, I hold (8)

23 Try everything there is in it to eat (7)

25 He doesn’t allow colours (6)

26 Clean and make a thorough examination of (5)

28 A very little nip (4)