CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

1 Old broadcast beats depression (8) 5 Republican admitted to business group stays in it (6) 9 Game involving spin permitted in course (8) 10 The faithful voted everywhere to retain union (6) 12 You can hear it coming back from the choir (4) 13 Writing in press, Joe’s describing WC without using current English (10) 15 Uncompromising, as are men on board often (5-3-5) 19 Slipped disc felt fine after large injection — it’s my fault (4-9) 23 American’s right where the queen’s portrait is (2,3,5) 25 Old king’s away before start of afternoon (4) 28 Private recovering from surgery? (6) 29 Good boy takes violin out of its case and blossoms (8) 30 Heard broadcast on new set (6) 31 Loss of control is spreading this year (8)

1 County doctor went down to collect oxygen (6) 2 Irish water — look, it’s disgusting (5) 3 Judge tours European place where ships go aground (4) 4 Pick injured tomcat and kitten initially (7) 6 Show exercises right in middle of road (5) 7 Heron for one ruins his border (5,4) 8 Treated badly over time, it’s in shreds (8) 11 Architect partly oversaw renovations (4) 14 Wise men mother soldier (4) 15 Clanger dropped equipping this? (4,5) 16 Everyone’s arrested during martial law (3) 17 Powerful man in Washington Times? (4) 18 Floor in part of Birmingham is hard (8) 20 Get up to cook old fellow’s grub (4) 21 If possible, I buy and sell empty lorry (7) 22 Where to tie up princess once (6) 24 Yankee’s in Ireland climbing to find nest (5) 26 Miller’s product sounds like one of 29 (5) 27 Cut film about policeman (4)

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