ACROSS
1 A good country, one with
faith in farming (12)
10 Part of stringed
instrument that may sound deep (5,4)
12
Damage to shop – core of political unrest here
(3,4)
13 Archangel that is given role of
renewal? (5)
14 Brave academic you just
have to restrain (8)
15 Instrument for
minstrel on call (6)
17 Locals rounded up?
Lies! (4)
19 Huge Californian rock band,
one surrounded by drink (7)
21 Mum's
indecent haste to find party dresses
(7)
23 Have you, on occasion, run after a
girl? (4)
25 Met detective without having
been tagged? Start of trouble (6)
26 One
male seduced by the system? (8)
28 How
short hairstyle suits woman (5)
29 Ship's
captain first to plot a course (7)
30
Morgue'll spill one set of blood vessels
(9)
31 I chatter inanely about largest
part of heat regulator (12)
DOWN
1 Saw mishap or crash
(8)
2 Watercourses serving American
cartographers (4)
3 Property worth
artist's respect – has to move in (7,5)
4
Section of parapet's nicely upturned arch
(6)
5 Repeated pressure absorbed by demure
queen (7)
6 Device in literature that's
old news for academics? (7)
7 Derelict
bunker protecting leader of mercenaries
(5)
8 Anything put into spare rib or tuna
fish (7,5)
9 Dutch artist alone? Not so
(4)
11 Rock – it feels rocky
(7)
16 Part of bible associated with
priest's imperfection? (7)
18 Hedgehog
programmed to cross a road, which is cruel
(8)
19 Put on pants, not entirely clean
(7)
20 Books carried by piano players
(7)
22 In Scotland, address soldiers
behind prison (6)
24 Field a soccer team,
first half only (5)
26 Ready to inject
heroin? Excellent! (4)
27 Pieces for one
should regularly have one (4)
