DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Idol limits time pursuing success until now (8) 5 A coach accepts Irish plane made in Toulouse (6) 9 Forester lady entertains goddess regularly (8) 10 Spirit’s sweet, lacking ice (6) 12 Trace nymph who fancied Narcissus (4) 13 Henry fills manger with set amount to be consumed (10) 15 Inapt and slipshod? Strangely, Sandhurst demands it (4,3,6) 19 Support mature male during hectic encounter (13) 23 Huge odd bits of turkey suffice in cartes du jour (10) 25 Notice small vessel (4) 28 Colour’s gone off, artist admitted (6) 29 Good boy with violin unwrapped flowers (8) 30 Poet’s merry, staggering around hospital (6) 31 Simon briefly came across soldiers in wood (8)

DOWN

1 Pilot was cutting woman’s rope (6) 2 Loyalty shown by horse after brisk ride (5) 3 Like interrupting alien in the Orient (4) 4 He’s on board a wagon heading north for breather (7) 6 Spotting, not missing, confectioner’s cover (5) 7 Plan indecent picture (9) 8 Like 78 yachts at sea, circumnavigating Costa Rica? (8) 11 Foreign Office initially let diplomacy collapse (4) 14 Tenant leaves officer in place (4) 15 Private line bypasses a PA (9) 16 With small head, this horse would create problem (3) 17 Completed deliveries at Lord’s (4) 18 Neighbour is this cross twice over about another one (4,4) 20 Assistant girl’s out of bounds (4) 21 English queen meets partner on the same terms (7) 22 Strongest riders keep pace (6) 24 Bird that’s feral, golden, with odd bits missing (5) 26 Picture stolen in post office (5) 27 20 start to finish plan (4)