Wednesday 29 April

Across

9 Something funny from US city that’s disgusting (5) 10 Music enhancer, provided one’s in more spacious surroundings (9) 11 Holder, accountant, wears pants with elasticated top (9) 12 Was an establishment type wrongly implicated? (3,2) 13 Start to neuter rescue strays and put down (7) 15 Do a ‘homo erectus’ and wash? (5,2) 17 Not some other viewer’s rubbish (2,3) 18 Sally’s restraint (3) 20 Played by band just starting to almost ring out (5) 22 Nude in rude act? (7) 25 In town? Go alone – the other side will appreciate it (3,4) 26 Hit the drink (5) 27 Entertainment from such activity around one in shopping centre (5,4) 30 Mountains figure in Aspen resort (9) 31 Sovereign changes sides – fool! (5)

Down

1 Iron a suit – not hem (4) 2 Poet outside independent church house (8) 3 Cook big cheese after centre removed (4) 4 Utterly fail to produce a breakfast item? (3,2,3) 5 Piles rocks on top of soil to form pitches (6) 6 Onus is said to melt caution (10) 7 Jack’s partner getting end away with Bill’s partner, so dropped (6) 8 Support for piano (4) 13 Taking the ---s out of universal wit (5) 14 ‘Turning up a hunter’s pants’ in German (10) 16 Discontented, poor, solemn type – creep! (5) 19 Go mad with stress – most off-putting (8) 21 Stole from a milliner and acknowledged public approval? (4,1,3) 23 Ten cooks in pub making jokey remarks (6) 24 Making of a good joke? Turning it up on Dynasty (6) 26 Top dictator’s little dog (4) 28 Bird’s tail pulled out of drink (4) 29 Dash to cover the inside (4)