CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Spill beans on golf supporter? He’s not here (8) 5 Shopkeeper’s more boorish by the sound of it (6) 9 Start a new life in Cuba as soon as writer’s finished (8) 10 Some lines defended

by last Anzacs (6) 12 Dutch painting: ‘Flower

Of The Southwest’ (4) 13 Engineer grouses about strike, exhibiting resentful envy (4,6) 15 Reporters avoid royal parties to divorce (2-11) 19 Three records broken in busy cannery? That’s hot stuff! (7,6) 23 I’ve art displayed in town, showing inventiveness (10) 25 Exam for dentists? (4) 28 The Spanish retain title

Crown Protector (6) 29 Coppers given award, plus recipe for salad item (8) 30 Returning demigod

a kimono covers? (6) 31 Watering hole remains

outside state (8)

DOWN

1 Amusements here are entertaining reprobate (6) 2 With which sailors detect some person arriving? (5) 3 Want sewer the French finally leave (4) 4 Venus wobbles orbiting Jupiter’s moon that’s green? (7) 6 It spins in both directions (5) 7 Briefly cover Frenchman returning kitchen utensil (3,6) 8 Give second rating to engineers on ship in stormy seas (8) 11 Compatriots gather round musical group (4) 14 Architect’s little flyer (4) 15 Bonnie’s partner approaches his target, a Scottish town (9) 16 Just beat seed (3) 17 Deceive party entertainer at the start (4) 18 Harry came with

rice dessert (3,5) 20 Messenger lacks love

and desire (4) 21 Motivate, then

possibly employ (7) 22 Dress circle for

religious leader (6) 24 Irish parliamentarian crosses tiny Scottish river (5) 26 Part of film about British

revolutionary (5) 27 Expert initially gives up

reading ‘Ulysses’ (4)