CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,358

ACROSS

1 Put into words excitement of bride holding key (8) 5 Kirk regularly has urge to wander in national park (6) 9 Poor car skirting river

in English city (8) 10 Fail to win in court?

It’s unrevealed (6) 12 National symbol in part

of ship from the East (4) 13 Medic bowed nervously

for politician Ann (10) 15 Worldly-wise Greek character enthralled by diet a Scot’s prepared (13) 19 Pioneer in stadium

given wave? (13) 23 Link from neat review

after broadcast (10) 25 By the sound of it, one cutting Spanish drink (4) 28 Celebrity among the Spanish has ornamental coat (6) 29 Careless son and daughter keeping drink beside tree (8) 30 One not spending money to acquire large tray (6) 31 Woman who has never taken part in a match? (8)

DOWN

1 Dip into expert book with

tips on language (6) 2 Charming guy

essentially in bar (5) 3 Mention of bristly

ring of feathers (4) 4 Sculptor in Swiss city

favoured by institute (7) 6 Relative in charge has

antiquated object (5) 7 Engineer most eager to

find large metal tank (9) 8 Goes back over time in

religious education studies (8) 11 Correct trend brought up (4) 14 Put favourable slant

on rotation (4) 15 Deficit from limited

season in New York? (9) 16 Titled figure, one

entertained by sister (3) 17 Chap keen at intervals to

get baked food (4) 18 Signs of age in Gus sadly

showing unattractive quality (8) 20 Money, reportedly,

is generated (4) 21 Cover unconventional novel

set in Spain and Portugal (7) 22 Panic afterwards

around hospital (6) 24 Cricketer Dermot carried

by free vehicle (5) 26 Anticipate a comic getting to

entertain leader of army (5) 27 Loose cord right away found

over back of screen (4)