Thursday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Remark. 4 Scampers. 10 Unloose. 11 Air mail. 12 Daft. 13 Look down on. 16 Nougat. 17 Invests. 20 Stonily. 21 Stream. 24 Hard at work. 25 Nero. 27 Wagoner. 29 Snippet. 30 Rapidity. 31 Closer.

Down: 1 Round one. 2 Mild flutter. 3 Rook. 5 Cracking. 6 Marionette. 7 Eva. 8 Silent. 9 Melon. 14 Net receipts. 15 Maintained. 18 Floweret. 19 Importer. 22 Shower. 23 Cross. 26 Will. 28 Gap.