Tuesday 28 April

Across

9 Like 0, nothing (0) divides 51500 (5) 10 It’s not her fault being most difficult (9) 11 One secures Milligan no trouble (5-4) 12 Bubbly girl in Germany on vacation, not Luxembourg (5) 13 Tea includes some butter and bread (7) 15 Country imports dry fencing material (7) 17 Sailor’s ship crossing unknown gulf (5) 18 On retreat, say love of the earth (3) 20 The final of some game shown (5) 22 In Ireland, my dear, telecom company completes high speed runs (7) 25 Drug lines captured by film (7) 26 Magic time (5) 27 Where executives are allegedly uninterested by discharge (9) 30 Sent flying, high admiral tours Italy and Spain (9) 31 Call for help preserves university lecturer’s spirits (5)

Down

1 Master beginning break over the weekend? (4) 2 Single rebel royalist (8) 3 Club sacks woman with fringe (4) 4 Very angry man gets upset over independence (8) 5 Doctor Who saves 50,500 in pit? (6) 6 Piece covering honour (10) 7 Against German city scrapping new large ship (6) 8 Remain close to boats on river (4) 13 Church wing’s appeal (5) 14 Perhaps Dame Edna is a natural disaster (10) 16 Floor to ceiling, hell’s in gloom (5) 19 Where to find fruit tea lined by gold roads (8) 21 Corrupt police wanting Conservative government to reverse EU’s conclusion (8) 23 The King asks ‘Why guard that woman’s virginity?’ (6) 24 Curried lamb follows starter of egg and finally plum preserve (6) 26 Male to talk about employing technical leader (4) 28 Drop down tree (4) 29 To hide tiara from bank robbers ends in calamity (4)