CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Joke about Dutch and French railway devices (8) 5 Start to refurbish old businesses in elaborate style (6) 9 Ornate busts are hard to grasp (8) 10 Medical journal permitted to tackle arnica occasionally (6) 12 Leguminous plant, say, developed to store oxygen (4) 13 Like components made of silicon it does last, surprisingly (5-5) 15 Propose to pay for dance and pub game (5,8) 19 Legal decision put off state accepting note (13) 23 One slams beliefs of Roman Catholics possibly without harm (10) 25 Where to sit to see some works of art (4) 28 Here the French catch cold — it depends on where they live (6) 29 Abuse nearly everyone involved in bizarre matter (8) 30 Write music about revolutionary gallery (6) 31 Mike keeps new sign back as a reminder (8)

DOWN

1 Polished guy out of university entertains girl (6) 2 Swarthy American supports Democrat gaining Kentucky (5) 3 English sailors capture a land (4) 4 Engineers depot put back (7) 6 Chum invested in very big stones (5) 7 26 worked on 3 one more time (4,5) 8 Crafty people act so honestly after work (2,3,3) 11 Mass of potassium and crude oil (4) 14 The inn in Yorkshire that gives skiers a lift? (1-3) 15 Needleworker who participates in Edinburgh display? (9) 16 Cooler admirer (3) 17 Grasp small piece of wood (4) 18 Problem in school annexe? (8) 20 Paid less to some extent, being lazy (4) 21 Do without a bookmark (7) 22 Second half of preventive medicine derived from milk (6) 24 Small hooter or whistle at first allowed (5) 26 Canoe wrecked here? (5) 27 New York Opera House’s about to stop (4)

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