CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The Spanish–English film director’s style (8) 5 A lecturer’s gathering 500 extras (3-3) 9 Risk wrath after goal (8) 10 Boss person who makes mistakes? (6) 12 Leave with new robe (4) 13 Writer’s in running each gallery separately (3,2,1,4) 15 Accidental training or dodgy dealing? (5,8) 19 Jigs and reels, for instance, ruin Sunday concert (7,6) 23 Barfly, one avoiding awful war with Republic (10) 25 Article about compiler the last word? (4) 28 Feature of Piccadilly? It’s excluded from tours (6) 29 Agreement protecting a computer requires gall (3,5) 30 Wet nurse once drank rum (6) 31 Reptile originally present in land (8)

DOWN

1 Issue, say, soldiers brought up (6) 2 Conclusion that’s painful for fund (5) 3 Colonist entertains posh relative (4) 4 In tournament, incline to win everything (5,2) 6 Pack in old man’s play (5) 7 Old fellow darts across main road out of bounds (3,6) 8 Magician more sensitive about parcels essentially (8) 11 Blonde’s following song (4) 14 Shy people in play (4) 15 Wood in southeast Germany lay dormant (9) 16 Secretary beginning to decorate flat (3) 17 Tap leader in run (4) 18 Barmen use these to choose between desserts (3,5) 20 Show boredom in street up north (4) 21 It’s mean to state how old people are (7) 22 Impound popular flier (6) 24 Two rivers are exciting (5) 26 Take care of second young animal (3,2) 27 Run into 21 young fish (4)

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