SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Net, for instance, is passe (4-6) 8 The animal bolted when the clergyman appeared (6) 9 Possibly a pot cleaner (4) 10 The pa bumped into the old hag early on in the book (7,3) 11 It’s mined round-about here (3) 13 Declare a version to be very much abridged (4) 14 Put an air-hole in before you stop (7) 15 Address you come from (4) 17 Catches, for the carriages (5) 20 Not a ruddy thing to eat! (5) 22 A plant shoot (4) 24 They’re dears to walk the dog back (7) 25 Take out “backward” (4) 27 City I roam around, having the morning off (3) 28 Remember to complain about the unruly marine (4,2,4) 29 An hour after tea time she appears (4) 30 It’s important when you drive not to lose the ball (6) 31 Meant to put one’s mind to it (10)

DOWN

1 It’s very easy to get offbalance (4-4) 2 Container in which the food-stuff comes back (6) 3 The man switched the heat on from below (7) 4 Miss the song (5) 5 Unlike Copenhagen, is it not wonderful? (4) 6 Doesn’t allow to include one’s title (8) 7 Depend on the money that came through not long ago (8) 12 Stock up, you see (4) 14 As well as being an advantage (4) 16 The music one publishes abroad (4) 17 Taking up something from the floor: a skin from fruit (8) 18 A funny prop-man, but OK (8) 19 Regarded as the view expressed (4) 21 Aiming to get instruction (8) 23 A frequent attender who’s put a little in the shade (7) 25 Hurt mother and put years on her (6) 26 Have the master look up her name (5) 28 Mean to provide the foundation (4)