SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Seen her old tattered leather shorts? (10) 8 Sees Alan step out from an imposing building (6)

9 Eager to get a number to help out (4)

10 The Greek is an amateur sportsman (10) 11 Scottish town is, in a way, really interesting (3) 13 Moorland plant often seen in water (4) 14 Conservative with mad longing (7)

15 God is not half attentive to detail (4) 17 Refers to financial resources (5) 20 Brightness shown by girl in French translation (5)

22 A pillar for each one included (4) 24 Shakespearean left a long time before the setback (7)

25 If there’s grass, the animals will be back (4) 27 A sister, whichever way you look at her (3) 28 Finds the symbol of a rope highly complicated (10)

29 Swimmer in a hat endlessly (4)

30 Servant turned in during supper, perhaps (6)

31 Introduces new price cuts (10)

DOWN

1 She’s a real coin forger (8)

2 Audacious Russian assent to German operas (6)

3 Uncouth type swallowing a newt must be omitted (4,3)

4 Take it away from one in the red (5)

5 Leather coming from a sheep or horse (4) 6 Points to a case where a drug is needed (8)

7 Gas can turn on dissolute goner (8)

12 Are successful as overtakers? (4)

14 The Indians crawl softly away (4)

16 Spring’s climbers? (4) 17 Left one in the stable trough to avoid work (8) 18 Was equivalent to having the article prepared for display (8) 19 Location makes sound sense (4)

21 Model coming from Palmer, broken (8) 23 Improvements relating to bureaucratic documents (7)

25 About fifty regretting this judicial decision (6) 26 Time for music (5) 28 Race in the hot weather (4)