Cryptic Crossword

SOLUTION

ACROSS: 6 Hold your horses. 9 Seance. 10 Alienate. 11 Reformed. 13 Modern. 15 Editor. 17 Answer. 19 Rupert. 20 Universe. 22 Pinpoint. 24 Piazza. 26 Revised Version.

DOWN: 1 Chief Executive. 2 Glen. 3 Lyceum. 4 Chairman. 5 Wren. 7 Uganda. 8 Enterprise zone. 12 Oxide. 14 Dowse. 16 Outsider. 18 Gustav. 21 Import. 23 Paid. 25 Arid.

ACROSS:

1 Circle and draw tin opener (4,4)

5 Clay formerly avoided superior fruity liqueur (6)

9 Pack woman’s headgear (8)

10 Hot ingredient in part of South America, so I hear (6)

12 Point each way (4)

13 Display comedic art, allowing nearly everyone to take part (10)

15 Gambling devices ruin matches if out of order (5,8)

19 Agreement by thousands to obtain big instruments (7,6)

23 Narrow escapes close to girls (4,6)

25 Imitate section of male choristers (4)

28 Change amount cattle regularly cropped (6)

29 Overtime by one in southwestern county shows loyalty (8)

30 Insect transforms acid into calcium (6)

31 Special footwear that’s used in kitchen (8)

DOWN:

1 Poked fun at Irish about British plot (6)

2 Poles hold a single service in church ( 5)

3 Stage work initially produced by amateur (4)

4 Gentle fast tours round eastern part of UK (7)

6 Sailor primarily hitting old rum can’t stand (5)

7 Over time, bent spindles create problem with locks (5,4)

8 Clothing container causes it to collapse (8)

11 Company lawyer’s concluding notes (4)

14 Rough ground let occasionally (4)

15 Cool attic’s strangely wonderful (9)

16 Stick up sucker (3)

17 Put up group in Shanghai (4)

18 Low-cost English comedian keeps performing (8)

20 International trial (4)

21 Pick the same person out of three lecturers (2-5)

22 Trap one of four in square (6)

24 Subdued version of Te Deum lacking energy (5)

26 Pile of stones in Scottish mountains cut by half (5)

27 Upset river star (4)