Thursday 4 June

Across

9 Car men possibly needing welding ring AA (5) 10 Hardcore fans frequently very forgiving? (9) 11 Misuse of tacky tape in Yankees’ game (5-4) 12 Stuffed thing in underwear (5) 13 Explorer brought back oddly cool plant (7) 15 Dynasty’s leading male produces puzzle (7) 17 1-0 by the end for Manchester City (5) 18 Comeback of Twilight mostly a bit of froth (3) 20 Sinner’s broken by Norrie at the start and quits (5) 22 Father working in old juvenile training pants (1-6) 25 Spooner’s cash balance when things may be on the line? (7) 26 Nothing stops fair contest (5) 27 Expelled inspectors embarrassed outside pub (9) 30 Dorothy’s aunt and British drunk get involved (9) 31 Main movements of Mendelssohn’s 4th introduced by strings (5)

Down

1 Block essentially tackled by drain cleaner (4) 2 Packed lunch from dodgy old Spar (5,3) 3 Honey bee swallowed by horse (4) 4 Aussie groundsmen stuck up schedule to feed dogs (8) 5 Where you might see Neighbours actress not finishing on time (6) 6 1 tip to stop festival succeeded (10) 7 Snow leopard finally cutting teeth (6) 8 Supporter beginning to sing Flower of Scotland (4) 13 Giveaway on the back of Monopoly set (5) 14 Businessmen making a return on people’s investment (10) 16 Confused footballer on the radio (5) 19 Negative director upset Sid Owen (8) 21 Jackie Corkhill finishes fish in fabulous place (8) 23 Hamburg’s endless winding steps (6) 24 Seat deals flying with Delta (6) 26 Young Australian’s delight catching English opener (4) 28 Defaced information book (4) 29 Prepared food for heart-throb (4)