CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Time off due to injury? (5)

6 Digger’s home in the southeast (5)

9 Is his military career all over? (7)

10 Very displeased with a useless railway (5)

11 That boy with an air (5)

12 A mug one possibly sent out for (5)

13 Frankness can upset the nosy (7)

15 Showed the way to get around Leatherhead (3)

17 Surrounded by many in support (4)

18 Walk, or ride on a little way (6)

19 Dresses up as girls (5)

20 Had a diversion - a great day with the wild deer (6)

22 If upset by the dog having no tail, it’s still a pet name (4)

24 A notedly hard-hearted listener? (3)

25 For a girl, a very good outing is an enjoyable time (7)

26 Drink doggedly? (3,2)

27 Discoloration of satin maybe (5)

28 In the dictionary, a word meaning ‘“ruling” (5)

29 An eccentric’s unorthodox delivery (7)

30 Jeremy, it seems, works at the laundry (5)

31 Blunder hidden by my being bright and cheerful (5)

DOWN

2 The price of freedom (6)

3 An avaricious quality, that’s understood (6)

4 An opener is such a man (3)

5 Blackish mole? (5)

6 They love to hurt (7)

7 Technical drawing of a tailless aircraft (4)

8 Not loveless, indeed, but depressed (6)

12 Ran, yet was still! (5)

13 Much more than decimate! (5)

14 It’s better to be sincere at heart, albeit shifty! (5)

15 Hidden in cover, a girl is really angry! (5)

16 Tempt to break a code, at the end of the day (5)

18 Could you sail it solo, perhaps, on the quiet? (5)

19 Calls for supplies? (7)

21 Annual flower for a sweetheart! (6)

22 Is it played dishonestly? (6)

23 Performer possibly having fans (6)

25 Might he be short with his wife? (5)

26 African king capable of fooling when surrounded by fog (4)

28 What Nigel Mansell has, can put you in the shade (3)