WEEKEND CROSS WORD
ACROSS
1 Be against holding the item facing (8) 5 Pad he’s removed had been moulded (6) 9 Should its extra day be in spring? (4,4) 10 Scoop, Rex to appear in something absorbing (6) 11 James said, before break, it’s a worthless knick-knack (8) 13 Priest from the Magic Circle (6) 14 That man chimpanzee held (3) 16 Discharge account and resign one’s position in organisation (6) 19 Problem behind radio (7) 20 Elated lady almost replete (6) 21 It is shorter (3) 26 Company at house have way to entertain guests jointly (2-4) 27 After the bend I’m with Barbara stopping short, we went to the country (8) 28 Placed within one new hospital room (6) 29 Gavel Tom damaged using large amount of force (8) 30 Spring old man heard (6) 31 Mingle during ninth period (8)
DOWN
1 Help to constrain (6) 2 Fluid a palm’s spilling (6) 3 Dorothy’s spokesmen? (6) 4 Part of beret, hat chosen as cover (6) 6 This story is exaggerated about worse fortune than one deserves (4,4) 7 Current interruption (5,3) 8 Elucidates without us becoming frail (8) 12 It is settled collectively in Israel (7) 15 Angela’s part to become a semisolid mixture (3) 16 Expert in a suit (3) 17 Quickly discharging pilot (8) 18 How to get there in passing (2,3,3) 19 Help reserve start game (8) 22 One biblical character or another retaining energy (6) 23 Wear down a straggly beard (6) 24 Single flower like this is out (6) 25 Son met another former partner with explosive (6)