Cryptic Crossword

SOLUTION

ACROSS: 6 Rate of exchange. 9 Whimsy. 10 Updating. 11 Jettison. 13 Superb.15 Intact. 17 Assail. 19 Scheme. 20 Nobelium. 22 Spotless. 24 Occupy. 26 Class-conscious.

DOWN: 1 Archiepiscopal. 2 Item. 3 Polyps. 4 Acidosis. 5 Want. 7 Equine. 8 General-purpose. 12 Title. 14 Pearl. 16 Clemency. 18 Unison. 21 Blotch. 23 Toss. 25 Crop.

ACROSS:

1 Around end of day, teacher arranged something to test pupils? (3,5)

5 Both sides receive two articles, creating panic (6)

9 We’ve a hat ordered for hot spell (4,4)

10 Avoided Democrat pursuing U.S. vehicle (6)

12 Departed behind schedule (4)

13 Chit I mislaid expert left inside container (10)

15 Estimate by bloke, one of two enclosing statement (9,4)

19 Errant laird ruined men’s way of solving problems (5,3,5)

23 Odd poems by old sailors help in evacuation? (5,5)

25 Changed gear partly to gain advantage (4)

28 Nauseating object’s back in the City (6)

29 A cistern wrecked 13 (8)

30 Those people follow a new song of praise (6)

31 Chamber works indirectly, without using IT (8)

DOWN:

1 Give out old beer husband brought in (6)

2 Staff over at front of theatre perform (5)

3 Sell wild fruit by the kilogram (4)

4 German quartet occupy inlet? Nice location (7)

6 Choose a part on fringes of party (5)

7 Drunk convener of meeting’s small seat at table (4,5)

8 Cardinal puts away U.S. bigots (8)

11 Is there still one in the Himalayas? (4)

14 Ring count (4)

15 Still leave to cover complicated scene (9)

16 A little chopped fruit sent up (3)

17 Standard choice of adjacent letters (4)

18 Local character tours Crete, running with others (8)

20 Tidy town in Wales loses hotel finally (4)

21 Tay user in trouble where it meets the sea (7)

22 More costly auditor probes German article (6)

24 Principal eastern state (5)

26 Took out old hat (5)

27 All Black originally kicked it, winning international (4)