CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Couples roaming Paris (5) 6 Such farms seem excellent where there’s no rain about (5) 9 Flier confused Irish PA (7) 10 A teetotaler, I see, has poor accommodation (5) 11 Silly Sadie’s on the shelf (5) 12 Plant around the edges (5) 13 In business, he must know how to multiply (7) 15 A sign of infection when pussy has no tail (3) 17 Tear around in Morden (4) 18 It’s wrong to lash out with imperfect timing (6) 19 Where the Romans bought and sold for a superior figure (5) 20 Old soldier’s bender? (6) 22 Social leader frequently apt to yield (4) 24 Suffice for a quarter of an hour, note (3) 25 Villains a priest reformed (7) 26 Lad out of line but not given a roasting (5) 27 Little bar where the line terminates (5) 28 She’s sly about a boy (5) 29 You can’t expect one to fetch sticks steadily! (7) 30 All the same (5) 31 Tries to arrange in rows (5)

DOWN

2 A trite anagram for ‘gear’ (6) 3 Lifted right aside, strangely enough (6) 4 Thus written as the basic part (3) 5 Attendant sure to err when out of breath (5) 6 Drawing of an Indian city in a poor light (7) 7 In church, it’s quiet when the sea around is stormy (4) 8 The diameter? Not half! (6) 12 Can he set a broken nose right? (5) 13 Wide as a lake (5) 14 Did he bring English opera to the church? (5) 15 Flier misrepresenting some exploits (5) 16 They can be called tries (5) 18 Letters to the police must be clear (5) 19 Afraid to be emphatic? (7) 21 Burns, perhaps (6) 22 Is a far different trip to be on (6) 23 Tentative price, a pound for a half of beer (6) 25 A fruit or apple-core, everyone! (5) 26 Phil’s said to have as much as he can take! (4) 28 Lay some mousetraps (3)