CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ancient but not antediluvian event (5)

6 Shed at the roadside (5) 9 Calm sea? (7)

10 Soppy rhyme for a girl (5) 11 Love in sin, say (5)

12 A good man to see soon (5) 13 Was it impossible at the Alamo? (7)

15 It’s green in appearance (3) 17 No longer a concert piece (4)

18 Performers in drama or in turns (6)

19 Thick part of a garden seat (5)

20 Jack, again, is a fearsome fellow (6)

22 Nice change for a soccer star (4)

24 What a fox may be after in the night (3)

25 When Desmond takes a message, it has meaning (7) 26 Be taken in by a bird abroad (5)

27 Land of song (5)

28 On which sportsmen may step out of line? (5)

29 Film unit (7) 30 Students of quality (5) 31 Dogs used by Speke in his travels? (5)

DOWN

2 A chance to participate, or watch TV (4-2) 3 Disagree with one’s attitude to work (6)

4 Time to get out of Daventry (3)

5 It affords rest and a new start for a singer (5) 6 Split from a killer in a seedy establishment (7)

7 The image I see ahead (4) 8 According to Joe, a spaniel (6)

12 The indemnity Di gets from “6 Down”, possibly (5) 13 Time taken by a flier to encircle the Pole (5) 14 Disdain to treat corns (5) 15 Indicate where to field (5) 16 The remains of England’s hopes? (5)

18 Tessa’s up to some good! (5)

19 Wild denials from Paul (7) 21 Possibly loopy TV part! (6) 22 I have nothing to eat, just something medicinal (6) 23 Recent changes show heart (6)

25 Hated end? (5)

26 Suggestions that one has given good service? (4) 28 Something music lovers can “go off”? (3)