DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hothouse Roy adapted to accommodate cooker (8) 5 Cutting answer given to detectives in charge (6) 9 Try hard to get goods in Ulster distributed (8) 10 Abandon husband leaving part of church (6) 12 Test 10 in each minute (4) 13 Put in order that could turn out to be shattering (10) 15 This gear could make Alan happier crossing a river (13) 19 Deal with Andrew, funny lollipop man? (7,6) 23 American checks breezes by riverside (4,6) 25 Shells maybe collected by retreating commandos (4) 28 Smells coming from sailor guarding stern (6) 29 Artist orders courts to keep record (8) 30 Hazel perhaps eats scrambled egg, small piece (6) 31 Brine destroys a sweater (8)

DOWN

1 Schoolboy’s terrified collecting seafood (6) 2 Elevated section of flat road forming main artery (5) 3 Crazy golf range (4) 4 Desk, inferior, sent up to impress trainee officer (4-3) 6 A big noise in extended family group originally (5) 7 Event (several actually) put on around rebuilt chalet (9) 8 Like soldiers on top of incident in local ground (8) 11 Found headquarters (4) 14 German flyers count in Germany (4) 15 Plans go awry to incorporate popular music in church (9) 16 Male with axe (3) 17 New branch starts here, one designed to hold 500 (4) 18 It could be Bob’s turn to be obstinate (8) 20 Talking bird (4) 21 Embassy worker worried about 20 abroad (7) 22 Dismay hard men repeatedly seizing king (6) 24 Lament withdrawal of European network (5) 26 Choral music spot on time (5) 27 Brightness close to deepening depression (4)