CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,724

ACROSS

1 I’m grateful excited youth hosts Anneka regularly (5,3) 5 Problem in coach reversing in residential area (6) 9 Prizewinner delayed

crossing a river (8) 10 Afflicted healed after swallowing third of dose (6) 12 A sign ladies have

banned whiskey (4) 13 After party, celeb pens principal part of address (6,4) 15 Appropriate what’s needed to gain admission? (4,3,6) 19 Doctor got rare invite

for questioning (13) 23 Like whales having rare

old time (10) 25 Silver hidden in South Africa? It’s a long story (4) 28 Starry cast

rallies round (6) 29 I’d months needing treatment, being right at the back (8) 30 Girl engages Arab in

unarmed combat (6) 31 Finish what’s left in cup

at breakfast? (8)

DOWN

1 Produce soap with this

incredible old wife (6) 2 Like clear skies in Arizona quarter occasionally (5) 3 Some greenkeepers

turned over joint (4) 4 Remote station’s letters waiting to be dispatched? (7) 6 Without power, increase leads to policy reversal (1-4) 7 Release new launches

king introduced (9) 8 Corrupt posh young women save time? They’re not paid (3,5) 11 Run a Republican out of

African capital (4) 14 Top Russian upset

Rastafarian leaders (4) 15 In Paris I finally meet compiler and frequent flyer (3-6) 16 Monopolise oxygen in

mercury (3) 17 Wader hiding in

hibiscus (4) 18 Shoddy Russian jet sent

up with flaw (8) 20 Follow round former

Ottoman governor (4) 21 A twit covers mistake

that’s funny (7) 22 Stick on large

portrait perhaps (6) 24 Expect one in a

Buddhist temple (5) 26 A poem about

bishop’s residence (5) 27 They could be

evens, ironically (4)

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