CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A big hit by accident? (5)

6 Do a stretch up the river? (5)

9 You’d need to go a long way to put anything across him! (4,3)

10 Modern motorway junction, you’ll agree (5)

11 Possibly came out of the cold to a holy city (5)

12 Appeal quietly for the best part (5)

13 Many a blemish on an article is cosmetic! (7)

15 House key, often Dutch (3)

17 Roguish as some anarchists (4)

18 Wherein to play cards with the boys? (6)

19 Variety in life? (5)

20 Grand people, goddesses in fact (6)

22 Trot out of sight, we hear (4)

24 One initially entitled to a bus pass? (3)

25 Garment for the labourer? (7)

26 To plagiarise is in bad taste, always (5)

27 So hot, possibly, as to kill! (5)

28 A brushed coat (5)

29 Claimed to be legal, perhaps, by the Editor (7)

30 Be inclined to upset the Poles (5)

31 Wait for dad to get employment (5)

DOWN

2 Medium large portions of fruit (6)

3 If you want a change, throw it! (6)

4 A Whitehall success? (3)

5 Ladle out for a woman (5)

6 Cameron’s new love (7)

7 Regarded as hackneyed, ultimately? (4)

8 Foolish flier? (6)

12 Supporters in favour of something extra (5)

13 German goods include fruit (5)

14 Fight maybe broken off (5)

15 Get away with an injured foot? (3,2)

16 Swimmer, always about fifty (5)

18 Look displeased with a learner on a vessel (5)

19 One has to settle outside the city (7)

21 I leave Charlie to go swimming with her! (6)

22 Country name on a tin (6)

23 Rising, set out for a pub game (6)

25 Kept being sad about a historic day (5)

26 Sort of opera with a certain fragrance? (4)

28 Either way, it’s enlivening! (3)