Crossword

ACROSS

1 and 8 Con Indian lasses out of South Atlantic territory (9,6)

9 Capital of Luxembourg is good for Parisians in another European capital (6)

12 Scandinavian capital in the centre of cosy plot (4) 13 and 14 Annoyed, tumbled on Pennine peak (5,4) 17 Huge mines scattered around me (7)

18 Follower of Christ gets a job with the French (7) 19 Unfortunately uranium is gone from this type of rock (7)

22 Traditional practices encountered at airports? (7) 24 Mountains are back as part of business plan (4) 25 and 26 OAP ‘Mr Cool’ turns out to be famous explorer! (5,4)

29 Delta trees destroyed, leading to desolate area (6) 30 Lack of drive initially on this planet 6)

31 An insect’s unusual, continuing without a pause (9)

DOWN

2 Animal introduced into forest again (4)

3 Declare public support for new don involved in Gaelic language (7)

4 Possibly liaises with central European region (7) 5 Oscar to exploit river (4)

6 See 10 down

7 Powerful Italian river covers marquee (6)

10 and 6 down Toil with musical play, perhaps, sought by one escaping an oppressive government (9,6)

11 Reorganised other lads in Hampshire Army town (9) 15 Block of metal used by invading Ottomans (5) 16 Freewheel to the seaside? (5)

20 Revised plans including eastern Italian city (6)

21 Let’s eat out here in Washington (7)

22 Wrongly, academics (not me) describe them as noisy nocturnal insects (7)

23 Some shop or tour in Portuguese city (6) 27 Flowerless plant produces iron from centre of kernel (4)

28 It’s seen in the east, and west, possibly (4)