CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Country remains in control of bar (8) 5 Erica inspiring student’s fitness (6) 9 A boat’s wrecked, say, on way back — due to this? (8) 10 Puzzle’s meaning distorted not having name (6) 12 Former partner in theatre’s succeeding (4) 13 Leery class misbehaved, paying little attention (10) 15 Unrestrained mentors replaced in case (13) 19 I’m right about separating cool surfaces and blends (13) 23 Complicated ornate item that has strings attached (10) 25 See about acquiring popular covering for floor (4) 28 Worked hard to bring back food outlet (6) 29 Big kangaroos eat first of lush flowering plants (8) 30 Bray bloke primarily enjoys wild fruit (3-3) 31 Ride north to collect a minute example of 29 (8)

DOWN

1 Feel bitter about gift beginning to go off (6) 2 Lead round old steer to find post-holder (2,3) 3 Flycatchers try soaring (4) 4 Firmly establish contents of vanishing rainforest (7) 6 English sailors regularly like Morecambe’s mate (5) 7 Records idiosyncrasies restraining one transporting goods (9) 8 They save fizzy stout (8) 11 Chap supplies information on time (4) 14 European border upset Middle Eastern ruler (4) 15 Resolve to put off coal supplier (9) 16 Big shot at Lord’s is heading up Number 10 (3) 17 A western line’s crooked (4) 18 Incompatible pair almost fail to catch game (8) 20 Couple I came across, heading north (4) 21 Utterly unlikely model boxes (7) 22 Northerner set up modern alarm bell (6) 24 Ring a theatre up to produce musical work (5) 26 IT company secures each type of girder (1-4) 27 Ring up Kitty (4)