SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Background for the film fight worked on by the composer? (3,2,5)

8 Pass on to the agent, on return, his cut (6)

9 The vessel that was taken out of the water (4)

10 Darned perplexed (10)

11 He’s a bit of a liar (3)

13 It’s green, as a rule, with a pointed end (4)

14 Once broke the record in a foreign city (7)

15 Skirting round the parent first (4)

17 Obliged to melt the base, which is icy (5) 20 Attacks the remnants (5)

22 It’s played over afterwards, you find (4) 24 Go on, lad: push out the boat! (7)

25 It’s not fair to get the passengers off the plane (4)

27 He gets past 999 (3) 28 Letters from fictitious people (10)

29 Every quarter hour, a number will come through (4)

30 “Returned”, you storm, “from the wandering?” (6)

31 Gather it’s heaped inside the back door and is OK (6,4)

DOWN

1 In the shelter, the shivering nomad gets a drink (8)

2 Can I take a couple of fellows in for a meal? (6) 3 Roared out “Get rid of the cover” (7)

4 Exchange names coming back (5)

5 Was due to there being a vacancy on the day (4)

6 A good hand, or fair (8)

7 The wary attitude of a captive bird? (8)

12 Society weapon (4)

14 Figure the cries are from animals (4)

16 Help to put on a musical entertainment (4)

17 He calls for someone with ambition (2-6)

18 Let them have one’s Mini to drive in for the medication (8)

19 Fall and let go (4)

21 Cover up the unsightly drain with a tree (8)

23 Did hate moving in a month back (7)

25 Give back the ticket (6)

26 A top I see spinning in the yard (5)

28 A domestic fish (4)