DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Again consider dealing with ship in stormy seas (8) 5 Rank sculptures Spain’s removed (6) 9 Spread layer on top of ground from January to December (8) 10 Pilot was cutting that woman’s towrope (6) 12 Pelt ambassador carrying papers (4) 13 Hack roof timber hiding vessel (aluminium) (10) 15 Cleric or draper? (3,2,3,5) 19 Uncle Ray arranged to conserve new green power (7,6) 23 In addition, songster keeps book cleaner (10) 25 Small vehicle showing sign of damage (4) 28 Loves clothing left in European capital (6) 29 Pilot left Rugby in different train (5,3) 30 Old mower could make you chesty (6) 31 Turn away a story about eruption of Etna (8)

DOWN

1 Unfinished poem about mother’s heart beat (6) 2 A minor prize (5) 3 Climbing part of Colosseum unaided (4) 4 Son and old fellows host final farewell (4-3) 6 This is a royal adornment, the tops (5) 7 Blair covered controversial items giving evidence (9) 8 Like sound of 78 yachts at sea round Costa Rica (8) 11 Top tree forming vault (4) 14 Assistant engineer holds stake (4) 15 Weird myopic old bird brought in tiny replica (9) 16 Kick and stroke, ignoring the odds (3) 17 Blemish on 16 caused by carbon or nitrogen (4) 18 Sycophantic posh count irritated American (8) 20 It’s hard to find in Tipperary, heading north (4) 21 Air passage from Holland blocked by violent riots (7) 22 Third tan (6) 24 Bunny’s home shed by church (5) 26 Spies seize churchgoer roughly (5) 27 Thanks to setter, it’s broken (4)

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