CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A little light music? (4,6) 6 Romance student's material (4)

9 Field worker reasons with chap (10)

10 Understands energy absorbed by touring cars (4) 12 Maternal hugs - criminal offence! (12)

15 Hearing mostly held in third month for head of family (9) 17 Creatures you expect to interest scientists initially (5) 18 In general, pharmacists will keep this letter (5)

19 Accountant chasing obscure returns for day in June? (9) 20 Revolutionary thinkers urge a form of protest (6,6)

24 Stole two ducks in case of trick (4)

25 Journey that sees magi gripe, worried about length? (10) 26 Money from accident runs out (4)

27 Popular and unmarried perhaps, but not qualified (10)

DOWN

1 Understands some archaeology (4)

2 Stop doctor and answer (4) 3 Stew contains meat and spreads infection (12)

4 Love stormy seas and safe havens (5)

5 Not ashamed to see a French area battered (9) 7 Transport to a matinee in single file (3,2,1,4) 8 Desperate attempt to endure Blackpool perhaps (4,6)

11 An example of a future perfect (4,8)

13 European suffering the impact of fellow feeling (10)

14 Fantastic sunspot due to develop (10)

16 Pardon engineers on undertaking (9)

21 Imperial beer on the rise (5) 22 Pub bore's first pointed remark (4)

23 Simple - married before! (4)

ACROSS

1 VIP, bigwig (8) 5 Barbecue rod (4) 9 Prevented congestion (4,5)

10 ___ de Janeiro, city (3) 11 Monastic hood (4) 13 Release from fetters (7) 16 Adroit (4)

18 ___ Van Outen, TV presenter (6)

19 Set fire to (6)

21 Bridge bid (4)

23 Goes aboard (7) 25 Without delay (inits) (4) 27 Passports or driving licences, eg (3)

28 Tangy flavour (9)

30 Absence of effort (4)

31 Gigantic (8)

DOWN

1 Third Gospel (4)

2 Bushy head of hair (3)

3 ___ Roeg, film director (7) 4 Contrite (6)

6 By head of population (3,6)

7 Drubbed (8) 8 ___ Clapton, guitarist (4)

12 Old public transport vehicles (9) 14 ___ Armstrong, astronaut (4) 15 Gum (8)

17 Mountain stream (4)

20 Pane-fitter (7)

22 Allocate (6)

24 ___ Sea, Antarctic waters (4) 26 Enquires (4)

29 Coliseum company (inits) (3)