The Brain Teaser

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The very earliest is in full view (6,3) He's the silly ass who admitted the Italian (5)

Warning given by the gentleman in French (5)

“The Charleston,” you start stuttering, “is a dance” (3-3-3)

How you said: “That's funny”? (10)

A very cold “You spend too much” (4) Pencils of light, does let through (7)

The narration is effective (7)

Love poem with a sequel that's foreign (7) Does it climb stealthily up the wall? (7) Make the first fifty be taught a lesson (4) Is sent off to a road different from the address (10)

Unconcerned, sacked the employees? (3-6) He has a greenback and a quarter (5) Disagreeable? In no way (5)

Birds as pets a waster goes in for (9)

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Herb has taken up with a Miss Black (5) Taking the odd rum of late, you state clearly (9)

Landed home (5,5)

Climbs to put the coin in, the fool (7) A circular, green object with little veins? (7) South Ohio I left for London (4)

With the house standing, all cluster round the bar (5)

He hides up, for instance, in caverns, going out to seek food (9)

When the coloured skater skates, it's very fast (4,6)

Does play the jester, about to say goodnight to the viewers (5,4)

The inaccurate or mistaken premise, I note, is included (9)

Came to, for the summer (5,2)

Food for the dog, Ruby's brought back (7) Flying fish? (5) Accommodation he had on board (5) A woman and a boy, young (4)

ACROSS: 1 Pounds; 4 Scarcity; 10 Pothole; 11 Umbrage; 12 Need; 13 Distressed; 16 Amelia; 17 Crispin; 20 Centime; 21 Closes; 24 Instructor; 25 Char; 27 Compere; 29 Echelon; 30 Reassess; 31 Statue.

DOWN: 1 Popinjay; 2 Up the rebels; 3 Drop; 5 Counters; 6 Rubber sole; 7 Ira; 8 Yields; 9 Delia; 14 Swiss chalet; 15 Bitterness; 18 Smackers; 19 Estrange; 22 Mincer; 23 Dover; 26 Shot; 28 Mia.