CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Lady primarily picks it out for her own embellishment (8) 5 Military commander’s weapon missing target at first (6) 9 Paper’s source would, say, briefly attract pressure (4,4) 10 More regular bridge opponents always guarded (6) 12 Moderate since being among Europeans (4) 13 General clergy’s material for garments (10) 15 German crossing Swiss peak with nobleman’s detector (6,7) 19 He enforces parking deal with forest (7,6) 23 Encouraging suspect with different top (10) 25 Mischievous chief (4) 28 Visit doctor at home to go over surgery (4,2) 29 Extra problem at school (8) 30 Let’s assume specialist troops come back to surface (6) 31 French unit accepts quotation for façade (8)
DOWN
1 Silk perhaps, with outer coating (6) 2 Professionals screen Mahler’s first concerts (5) 3 Record that used to be broken by race winner (4) 4 Heat unit wasting coal on Rhine occasionally (7) 6 Such a vocabulary generates chaos (5) 7 A French corps got caught not lifting explosive (9) 8 New article about soldiers and sailors in higher latitudes (8) 11 It’s probably kept in hospital cupboard (4) 14 Annoy musicians in full flow initially (4) 15 PM once happy with weight (9) 16 Fresh conflict given up (3) 17 Cancel party supporting organisation in New York (4) 18 Mount trusty racehorse originally in suitable seat (8) 20 Big country loses a prominent feature (4) 21 Like foreign articles in pieces (7) 22 The Anglicans welcome name from there (6) 24 Observing, not missing, decoration (5) 26 Girl scoffs a side dish of yoghurt (5) 27 Oven left among
family members (4)