CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across
1. Bob rather upset without right towelled garment (8)
5. Sides of store amid terrible cold having doors barred? (6)
9. Sunlit ground fringing Italian river not marred by development? (8)
10. Artist inspired by flowerless plant in boggy area (6)
12. Firm with a large mined commodity (4)
13. Damon with Murray, say, one traipsing higher land? (10)
15. Fancy manor with equipment in chilly Sweden has weeds (4,9)
19. Noted film tainting sport when broadcast (13)
23. One choosing items to publish traces typo needing revision (4,6)
25. Mark group behind bishop (4)
28. Place to go facing Edward is subject to depredation? (6)
29. Learner with a volatile temper in Welsh town (8)
30. Narrow length of carpet for candidate for a post (6)
31. Example of batting posture at the crease? (8)
Down
1. Energetic young male going round furnace at intervals (6)
2. Tale’s concocted for inventor Nikola (5)
3. Bird with black plumage in stream initially ignored (4)
4. Live with dotty character in unusually glum EU state (7)
6. Spanish city associated with a woman (5)
7. A thing to set off explosive activity in a saloon? (5,4)
8. Treat suspiciously inspector with swagger about latest of crimes (8)
11. Damaging allegation almost certain about Lima (4)
14. A series showing southern English river (4)
15. Prevent fool detaining a politician over day (5,4)
16. Regular characters in Bangkok in the past (3)
17. Endless ingrained dirt? That’s bleak (4)
18. Criticism over clerk removing jacket, a punctilious sort (8)
20. Stake in job (4)
21. Writer Rose gets to stay after end of August (7)
22. Go without fuel? (6)
24. Subject matter in article on Middle East (5)
26. Reveal line on public school (3,2)
27. Show aggressive behaviour in projecting piece of land (4)