Cryptic crossword

Across

1 The region of religious

writing (5)

6 Is he less clever than

Dick? (5)

9 Desirous of managing the fuel to go to the dance (7)

10 Faint pretty quickly out

West (5)

11 Amphibians in all directions taking tea! (5)

12 Grown the mistaken

way (5)

13 Broke off the

conversation? (7) 15 This female had to get out of something shady! (3)

17 Hard to see? (4)

18 Girl transported by

aliens (6)

19 In league, they have

unique points (5) 20 Coming out of one part of Dover, cutters can sink! (6)

22 Bother to embrace us in extremes of fondness (4) 24 Desire for money (3) 25 A sticky wicket,

maybe (4-3)

26 Latest thing in ties (5) 27 A little line calling for

reduction (5)

28 Half a ton (5)

29 The part one possibly

notices (7)

30 Flung one into the

shed (5)

31 In cars, they're mostly

forward (5)

Down

2 Squabbling in a

boat? (6)

3 The sort of sea to suit

a cutter? (6)

4 A century, maybe, but

it's not over (3)

5 It's hard to hide a key,

one learned (5) 6 Coach about nine new

girls (7)

7 Russian name for a whole-hearted member (4)

8 Fastening of the

mushroom variety (6) 12 Has an attritional effect on pointed ears (5)

13 It suits a solitary traveller to be untalkative (5)

14 He makes money in

vain, maybe (5)

15 A little exercise to keep out of bed for (3-2)

16 Surprisingly, it was the

narrow part! (5)

18 It's fine being a

toff (5)

19 Created in sixes,

indeed! (7)

21 The good condition has a bearing on what you want (6)

22 Being catty, feel upset

about a bit of pain (6) 23 One of the kinder mail

handlers? (6) 25 Typically pedestrian ways of being progressive (5)

26 Wire with no piano

purpose (4) 28 Fatheaded own goal

due to bad visibility (3)