SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Did sun rot the seat? (6) 4 ‘Sweets,’ in turn, should be underlined (8) 10 Drink back, too (7) 11 Trot off after the man, an assistant (7)

12 Dash in pursuit (4) 13 Trouble there will be if you buy the infernal thing? (5,2,3)

16 Find it practicable to get over there from the gorge (6)

17 In one bag, wrapped up, I put a plant (7)

20 A wild tit in a birdcage, penned (7)

21 Seize the music (6) 24 And is in trouble about one foreigner (10) 25 Just skip it, lady! (4) 27 Is not sauntering about at the meetingplace (7)

29 Put away the money inside, once disturbed (7) 30 She’s the mad girl running round inside (8) 31 Is clearly afraid of the many debtors (6)

DOWN

1 It’s extra, you say, for the garment (8)

2 A switch for the water (8-3)

3 That’s nothing like, really! (4)

5 Scrutinised the material cut up (8)

6 The buzzing of the honey-bees? (5,5)

7 Don’t keep? Twaddle! (3)

8 Ways in which the man digresses (6)

9 Tell one to arrange things (5)

14 With one’s praise, gave satisfaction? (4,7) 15 How the bus conductor said ‘Going Dutch treat’? (2,8)

18 The main salon is let out at certain times of year (8)

19 Do they beat other disguises? (8) 22 Exercising, is so slim and supple (6)

23 Game to keep an eye on (5)

26 Sound not so hollow when you open up (4) 28 A look of strain (3)