SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 The shark that nailed the poor fish? (10) 8 Low-down lady in a city abroad (6) 9 Drinks when it’s flowing (4) 10 One’s earliest recollection of school is fine (5-5) 11 Pull in a certain direction (3) 13 Creature that can run or crawl (4) 14 As long as there’s a way in, sound cheerful (7) 15 One light from the name up in lights (4) 17 Sick of, though not sick with, anorexia (3,2) 20 Come back again with the dog (5) 22 Secures very good points (4) 24 He wrote the same nonsense about brother-love (7) 25 One day in the beginning of the week, in general (4) 27 Attack well (3) 28 Can’t be put in the freezer: that’s obvious (10) 29 One having since identified the character (4) 30 Worldly condition, or what you will (6) 31 Arrogant, though obeying the gunman’s orders? (4-6)

DOWN

1 Delay putting it into the sea, which is rough (8) 2 Not televised so often in the programme for schools? (6) 3 Brings out from holes in the floor (7) 4 Award for a seaman (5) 5 Food for Cockney reprobates (4) 6 Thrilled to be going to the City still (8) 7 Pulled by the ear to come closer (4,4) 12 Row that broke out in Eritrea (4) 14 Three-quarters right in naming the bird (4) 16 Knock it back, it’s a shark! (4) 17 The one King Neptune won’t have in his choir? (4-4) 18 Be wrong in taking out “arguing” (8) 19 Embarrassed it’s bad (4) 21 Wave and laud ludicrously the tune about to be played (8) 23 Wouldn’t work if the sun weren’t shining? (7) 25 Accompanying the soldier into the shade (6) 26 Still hold good in the witness box (5) 28 She and I set off with the señorita (4)