CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1 Poet to get lies sorted (7) 5 Wedge of confectionery amounting to a kilo (5) 11 A suspension of barrier constitutes the worst of all crimes (1,7,7) 12 and 13 Cash still found in one-to-one position (4,5) 14 Loose lion not odd to find in this city (4) 17 Instruct opponents to unite (6) 18 Deploys lines at vanguard of fighting (7) 20 Hurrying, as in the revolution (2,5) 22 Politely draws attention, perhaps, to express disgust at core of lettuce (6) 24 and 25 Spoke lines that were distinguished (4,5) 26 Work created by marine creature after a month away (4) 29 Bearing habituation to atmospheric control (3,12) 30 Reprove for carbon cache (5) 31 Scares vacuous friends fixated on entitlement (7)

Down 2 Let down badly when ordering their lunch following time off (5,2,3,5) 3 Two soldiers make up to girl in Paris (4) 4 Medical facility out of action at racecourse (7) 6 Handle found at head first, then at rear (4) 7 Headland obscured by mist? So what! (4,3,3,5) 8 Rep at retirement will gradually diminish (5) 9 Table settings for performances by someone else (6) 10 Starts up again about footwear (7) 15 Encouragement given by cries of disapproval at opening of theatre (5) 16 Strike idiot who's gone round the bend (5) 19 Strong wind begins with fog and real absence of energy (7) 21 Bullfighter brought down with a spade (6) 22 Car tour ruined by custodian (7) 23 Employment for couples of the Me generation? (5) 27 Feeling of closeness to secret agent (4) 28 Not one going to get medal (4)