CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Minister briefly introduced to devout prior (8) 5 Old Ford signs (6) 9 In Paris, she bags great one who’s retired and available (8) 10 Fleece contains excessive material (6) 12 Old PM’s garden (4) 13 People dish Ascot, say (10) 15 A panther’s legs possibly revealing growth in Africa (8,5) 19 Stayed, taking in shambolic fight that’s crooked (5-8) 23 Bird flu wigeon spread across Asia finally (6,4) 25 Quote view expressed on radio (4) 28 Want extremely large sewer (6) 29 Jaundiced policeman goes first to bar (8) 30 Substitute group of tigers at zoo (6) 31 College yacht club with echo-free space for track (8)

DOWN

1 Irritated priest and journalist entertain First Lady (6) 2 The pick of the Pre-Raphaelites (5) 3 Cut bottom off Hibernian flag (4) 4 Release articles in Paris when hot (7) 6 Three rings alternating with very large moulding (5) 7 Stuck between Bury and middle of Radcliffe needing help (9) 8 College needs no changes to become more compact (8) 11 Bloke’s around European average (4) 14 Became aware of what’s under the carpet (4) 15 Pinched kitchen items, say, and money in German banks (3,6) 16 Article describing whiskey and a little bit of its source (3) 17 Al’s choice of notes? (4) 18 Gracefulness of sculpted angel in English church (8) 20 Dodgy moment after Jack disappears (4) 21 Happily welcome work without 18 (7) 22 Authority controls each access to inland port (6) 24 Story about constant flamboyant display (5) 26 Hot US city beginning to worry relative (2-3) 27 Rule about pound creates barrier (4)

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