CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Not even carp, say, at strange fellow (3,4) 5 Hit means nothing to haiku master (5) 11 Greek lovers landed china-shop mayhem (7,3,5)

12 Legally applying to popular division of care (2,2)

13 Fires back projection of type (5) 14 Company medic seen at lake (4) 17 Buster – masher – of eg potatoes (6) 18 Marked when frightened to take on final fear (7)

20 Penetrates with precise preparation (7) 22 Beat rubbish around house (6)

24 Off centre removal at midday (4)

25 Big cats stand to get American uncle out of bed (5)

26 Boy brought up by mother and father (4) 29 Past pals yearn to have antagonised people (4,4,7)

30 Key an outbreak in East Africa (5) 31 Kitchenannexefinishingoffoarsman(7)

DOWN

2 Where to await flight from funeral parlour? (9,6)

3 High jinks by king cause shrinking fear (4) 4 Gutless survey stalks organised arrangements (7)

6 Overhead curve formed by topless tree (4) 7 Where students may live who have chosen real field to work in (4,2,9)

8 Man enjoyed winning streak (5) 9 Hebridean rock sounds pleasant (6) 10 Puts in fresh ammunition when guns are sold (7)

ROS SHERARD 15 Fish from high vantage point (5)

16 New limits to atmosphere in Highland town (5)

19 It imparts brilliance with special way of looking at things (7)

21 Crush gourd (6)

22 Vehicles in motion if craft breaks down (7) 23 American sect French pals take to hotel (5) 27 and 28 Oppose account of theatrical poster (8)