Quick crossword
ACROSS
1. Baa (5)
6. Star sign (5)
9. Cheerful and optimistic (7)
10. Outrider (5)
11. By or in itself (3,2)
12. Strong coffee (5)
13. Young hare (7)
15. Body of water (3)
17. Yes votes (4)
18. Changes (6)
19. Animal’s nose (5)
20. Elicits (6)
22. Very keen (4)
24. Golf’s Mr Torrance (3)
25. Spartan (7)
26. Teacher (5)
27. Death-dealing (5)
28. Humorous (5)
29. Of Mars (7)
30. Discourage (5)
31. Actions (5)
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2. Servile follower (6)
3. Maltreats (6)
4. Sound of disapproval (3)
5. Give out (5)
6. Road-surfacing material (7)
7. American ostrich (4)
8. Religious festival (6)
12. Intends (5)
13. Shoe fasteners (5)
14. Malice, spite (5)
15. Wait on (5)
16. Stage whisper (5)
18. Bode (5)
19. Temporal (7)
21. Leave empty (6)
22. Acclimatise (6)
23. Pressed (6)
25. Major artery (5)
26. Domesticate (4)
28. Craze, informally (3)