CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Surplus engineers left cars round (8)

5. Flies back clutching a piece of bread from Thailand (6)

9. Former pope’s mountain bull (8)

10. Basket-maker’s misguided affair (6)

12. Miss rope? Not entirely (4)

13. Tolerant old writer cared (4-6)

15. Source of water power kept in good nick (4-9)

19. Boxing class where tea is brewed during contest (13)

23. Alec sets up trips and ventures (10)

25. European country dispenses with one bridge (4)

28. Iberian city ducks circle harbour (6)

29. Quartet diverts more of us (8)

30. Retired soak holds too much sway (6)

31. Margaret’s back with rough notes for Beryl, say (8)

Down

1. Unruly types turning over pub bolted, avoiding regulars (6)

2. Origin of headache? Errors university introduced (5)

3. Twice cook bird once (4)

4. Bobby put in a prune making drink (7)

6. Some acclamation for old instrument makers (5)

7. Fellows put in perfect crane on board, it’s sworn in court (9)

8. £1000 bills for elderly males (8)

11. Joint’s been knocked over

to some extent (4)

14. Black Prince lifted rubbish (4)

15. The French stole what covers Ahab’s vessel (9)

16. Scrap rare old whiskey (3)

17. Landed gentry secure border (4)

18. Branch not on film (8)

20. Make wider paper, lots of it (4)

21. It spoils the view in more ways than one? (7)

22. Small 11s mentioned sign of cold maybe (6)

24. Release relative heading off (5)

26. Still cool in river (5)

27. Arab manuscript’s insignia (4)