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Across
- 1. Surpassing doyen’s playing after backing at first (6)
- 4. Incomplete clue hasn’t constructed word for ‘projects’? (8)
- 10. Interim turns into final destination, many times! (7)
- 11. Good man’s ready to get state’s foremost recognition (7)
- 12. Letters from fans were duly acknowledged (8)
- 13. First-rate group singing in service cut short by church (6)
- 15. Starting late? Communicate with one and all! (4)
- 17. Asking the waiter for a tower beer is perhaps one difficult task (4,5)
- 20. Pulled out from prison after prison by heads of elected democracy (9)
- 21. Basically, snow enters into American works (4)
- 24. Softly chars on the outside with piercing tools (6)
- 25. Cheekily, her clue describes onset of fornication as ‘uplifting’ (8)
- 28. Admire one, sleep with one after a bit of lust (7)
- 29. Traitor smuggling chopped-up tree in sanctuary (7)
- 30. United by nothing, leaders of nation exist individually (3,2,3)
- 31. Asked for fancy drape around youngster’s top (6)
Down
- 1. Venture’s made ready, revealed! (8)
- 2. Nine of them could make a sari, or everything possible, perhaps! (5)
- 3. Arrested and, in short, troubled? (6)
- 5. Too caught up in portal’s operation (4)
- 6. No more dropping a player from further up the country? (8)
- 7. Program goes through, she’s in extraordinarily high spirits! (9)
- 8. My set’s disturbed order? (6)
- 9. With a bit of translation, I’ll relay broadcast word for word (9)
- 14. Dancing heels were in another place (9)
- 16. Keep an eye on opening section of book dropping hint at the end (9)
- 18. Shortage nearly distresses town (8)
- 19. Setter’s very happy to leave drug alone (8)
- 22. I smoke uncontrollably, being one from a really cold place! (6)
- 23. Superior alcohol wins over one refraining from it (6)
- 26. Bold knight steering clear of resplendent garb (5)
- 27. One in lair is principal (4)
