CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Perfect entitlement to keep third of city sealed (8) 5. Grand circular arena (6) 9. Girl hugs boy by the sea (8) 10. Plant aircraft man among a group of spies (6)

12. Make an impression on Dutch hospital department (4)

13. Airport staff increased, admitting chubby Charlie (6,4)

15. Pay cut by German city briefly, upset and out of touch (13)

19. Renew rotten oil taps and pumps here (6,7)

23. Haul American back to join Yankee solicitor with money (5,5)

25. Agile climber in middle of Tibet getting cross (4)

28. What’s-its-name is popular among pets (6)

29. Risk grenade exploding around noon (8)

30. Canine withdraws with damaged toe (6)

31. Our lot go after stint in Victoria maybe (8)

Down

1. A lot of gunners besiege crazy fleet (6)

2. Repeat broadcast about railway workers from the south (5)

3. Letter from Cypriot arrives (4)

4. Mundane sound made by workers on beat (7)

6. Ran best service in road (5)

7. New car in tune? It’s doubtful (9)

8. Western stage, and what it’s made of? (8)

11. Expert’s posh wig turned up (4)

14. Reverberation coming from the chopper (4) 15. Staunch character, say, enters Trinity with qualification (9)

16. Officer abandons last coaster (3)

17. Oxford flower is copied (4) 18. Long poem about one piece of earth in separate sections (8)

20. Friends sent up make-up (4)

21. A north Italian poet’s moderately slow (7)

22. Makes efforts to deprive specialists of power (6)

24. Completely correct (5)

26. Made a start, for instance, breaching embargo (5) 27. Disfigure minute object (4)