CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. College is blocking old religious books for politician (8)

5. Grasp fellow in his own house? Not quite (6) 9. Lively Northern Irish pal in poster (8)

10. Delay over controversial mad publication for men (3,3)

12. Encourage members of our generation (4) 13. Confident chap is breaking into drink dispenser (10)

15. Clearly filled seventy jars (4-9)

19. Cleric or draper? (3,2,3,5)

23. Independent unit guarding US city with time left (10) 25. Muslim leader appears in The Mirror (4) 28. Somehow elude swallowing gallons in flood (6) 29. Thin, wearing exotic sari — here perhaps? (3,5) 30. Go back to the start on bend (6)

31. Sent account to novice working in papers (8)

Down

1. Voyager passed this article in vessel (American) (6)

2. Observing, not missing, what’s on cake (5) 3. Almost dashed up to welcome European (4) 4. The epistles sadly omit this high church feature (7)

6. Dramatist accommodates old stringed instrument (5)

7. Henry Smith etc designed fancy needlework (9)

8. I’m cagey playing with electronic detector (5,3) 11. One who’s known in Wellington immediately at first? (4)

14. Sign on staff? 100 nearly 16 135 departed (4)

15. Relatives broadcast about Poles in Los Angeles (4-2-3)

16. Contest voided on regular occasions (3) 17. Monarch’s entertaining old love (4)

18. Burn special crumble (8) 20. Attend to hot water coming up (4)

21. Prominent feature about a Greek’s anger (7) 22. Mitterrand’s final mission (6)

24. Element of slang judge dismissed (5)

26. Wild Scotsman tours province (5)

27. Singer joins in loyal toast (4)