DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 copingShe fell withoutill, quietly others (4-4) 5 Couple criticise husband instead of king (6) 9 Corrupt European defends secure barrier (8) 10 Peninsula worries America nonstop (6) 12 Knot that’s untied top to bottom (4) 13 Stone town near Bolton reportedly bottles bitter jam (10) 15 Replenish beer that’s gone off? That’s disgraceful (13) 19 Posh MA interested possibly in pessimistic view (13) 23 MEP stops the old vessels in leisure attractions (5,5) 25 Doubtful moment after Jack pulled out (4) 28 Street in Soho lacks its original intensity (6) 29 Rent reduction producing little sign of emotion (8) 30 Large bottles, 500 litres? They’ll make you merry (6) 31 Couplet, Horace claimed, reveals too much (8)
DOWN
1 Bribe corrupt bosun to conceal Roundhead (6) 2 Release ducks in London university (5) 3 Part of Shakespeare that’s often battered? (4) 4 Feisty girl dealt roughly with half of team (7) 6 Regularly beat naughty brother but not with ruler (5) 7 Navy chief hosts bishop, each at first arousing respect (9) 8 They save bubbly and stout (8) 11 Vessel picked up some life-savers (4) 14 Nearly do without box (4) 15 Left-winger ran like Prince Harry (9) 16 Role of regular members of Hearts (3) 17 Switch feet going upstairs (4) 18 Take away and edit leaflet (8) 20 Condemn first of shepherds docking young sheep (4) 21 Old writer’s stuck in this home, sounding put out (7) 22 Setter’s work starts to inflame awkward eye problem (6) 24 Pre-qualifying round match (5) 26 Almost overlooked refrain (5) 27 Guitar bar causing trouble (4)