CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 He has everything in town (5) 6 A tendency to race in heats (5) 9 One who doesn’t believe he can possibly find a lie out? (7) 10 Written maybe by a deputy wanting a uniform (5) 11 Modern invention giving some ladies faultless service (5) 12 Capital line in short paragraphs (5) 13 A quick tour of bases (4,3) 15 Fish possibly demanded by one’s deliverer! (3) 17 Vessel returning from Crewe (4) 18 Is able to imitate something savoury (6) 19 Could she harbour a lot of sailors? (5) 20 Not a single sort of jump (6) 22 Garment obtainable from a glove store (4) 24 All that’s needed to be determined (3) 25 Scolds a traitor amid the workers (7) 26 Survived a tangle with the devil (5) 27 May come in for use as a condiment (5) 28 For a start, a broken rib and some teeth missing (5) 29 Many girls from study groups (7) 30 Sharp character (5) 31 Show appreciation of what’s hot in the tank (5)

DOWN

2 Still, it’s no way to shuffle around Crouch End (6) 3 Songs of an idler tipsy around closing time (6) 4 Fiendish finish? (3) 5 Team capable of awing the spectators? (5) 6 For some vicar to be in hell seems screwy! (7) 7 What a pity it’s in central Asia (4) 8 Highest point, but one can be over it (3,3) 12 It’s tasteful and very clean at one end (5) 13 Absurdly, hates athletics (5) 14 The value of some rituals (5) 15 Youngster training to be a little rogue? (5) 16 Those due to many bets going wrong? (5) 18 Faith expressed in a letter to read aloud (5) 19 Openly and in pally style (7) 21 Rubbish in free circulation around the States (6) 22 Go and get right out of varnish (6) 23 A cross in stone possibly seen at a church (6) 25 He’s no beauty (5) 26 Defeat at a good speed (4) 28 Be short of time at the races? (3)