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ACROSS

1 Omit fare for cooking temporarily (3,1,4)

5 Fuss about a man serving slowly (6)

9 Fantastic star I hear has creative skill (8)

10 Party possibly bust? There are suspicions (6)

12 Irish singer occupying green yard (4)

13 Cheer pilot that’s manoeuvred aerial transport (10)

15 German, maybe, favoured sauce in an ironic fashion (6-2-5)

19 Titled figure, we hear, to look after chap, lower order player (13)

23 Intro a liar concocted is unfounded (10)

25 Skilful sailor found by edges of lake (4)

28 A connection around university gets to proliferate (6)

29 Gymnast Nadia came in with twists behind company (8)

30 Film here in Rome with first sign of suspect morals (6)

31 Established writer featuring in English edition is revered (8)

DOWN

1 A flex moved over back of screen that’s light yellow (6)

2 Hear again about score at Twickenham? (5)

3 Pointed tooth beginning to trouble Welsh banker (4)

4 Start to relax in club with a posh mime artist (7)

6 Pair with Maureen in Italian cathedral (5)

7 Negotiator to leave Elizabeth with tiny note (2-7)

8 How one might describe a baseball hitter refusing to work? (2,6)

11 Rugby playing nation, fine one followed by James largely (4)

14 Measure department in a hospital? (4)

15 Term I got wrong with Henry for colourful insect (5,4)

16 Consume chicken, perhaps, after polishing off starter (3)

17 Search for something to go with brush? (4)

18 Foresee Gene struggling to acquire official document (8)

20 A late part of autumn coming up to see river (4)

21 Companion with Martin, say, retains love for soft leather (7)

22 Remaining in debt? (6)

24 Close-fitting coat adjusted in cut (5)

26 Smile having caught rare freshwater fish (5)

27 Gear lies regularly in very strong wind (4)