Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS 1 County team’s disadvantage (8)

5 Catholic services getting lots (6)

9 Favourite child in difficult situation in African country (8) 10 Arrive at total (4,2) 12 Various bits of velour in art gallery (6)

13 Those who criticise devices to attract attention of residents (8)

15 Shook as one shown the way ahead (7)

16 North African place of desolation? (4) 20 Contemptible person? Just a bit, hiding love (4)

21 The curt man in foreign city (7)

25 Fish and chips mostly cooked with lard (8) 26 Composer to give a verse new setting (6)

28 Pull number back getting ahead (6) 29 Assign numbers to a drink to be stored by head (8) 30 ‘Essential to get eastern money back’ (economist) (6) 31 Reportedly hung around to be given a handicap (8)

DOWN

1 Tool in stream of liquid not beginning to rust (6) 2 Worried person is said to have this finish (4,2)

3 Fish are stout swimming around (3,5) 4 Welshman’s platform (4) 6 Affirm, using Bible with an expression suggesting pain (6) 7 Description of key scheme reduced to essentials (8) 8 Supporters making tracks with eleven players finally inside (8)

11 Woman, no longer one looking after paper that’s taken over (7) 14 Imagine member of ancient tribe on Yorkshire river (7) 17 Valve head of plumbing company installed in store (8)

18 Horse with energy carrying everyone over street? (8)

19 Beginning to stand trial for activity on farm (8)

22 Cleaner gets only half what customer pays (6)

23 Occupant dealt with by letter (6)

24 Have another look at what could turn out to be dearer (6)

27 Upset produced by iron-bound extremist characters (4)