Across
Election success for party once more? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + GAIN 10 GLADSTONE : GLAD [pleased] + STONE [14lbs]: William Gladstone: four times Liberal Prime Minister in 19th century 11,29 SOMETHING ELSE : double definition 12 OTAGO : cleverly clued and hidden in prOTAGOnists 13,17 VILLAGE GREEN : anagram of LARGE GLEN I’VE 15 ERINYES: ERIN [poetic name for Ireland] + YES [certainly] : The Erinyes [Greek Furies] were also known by the propitiatory name of Eumenides [‘Kindly ones’] 18 SEC : double definition: SEC[ond]: French ‘dry’ 20 HEWED : ‘feller’ as in ‘tree feller’ – HE WED: this raised a smile 22 EASED UP : EASE [anagram of SEE A + D[emocratic] U[nionist] P[arty] 25 LADETTE : D[emonstrativ]E in LATTE [drink] 26 MINIM : MINI [car] + M[otorway] 27 WRIT LARGE : anagram of WATER GIRL: interesting that we had the unusual anagram indicator ‘swimming’ only yesterday 30 LIE IN WAIT : LIE IN [get up late] + WAIT [hesitate] 31 LOOMS : double definition
Old politician pleased to receive a few pounds (9)
29d
It's not this that's exceptional (9,4)
Protagonists content here in New Zealand (5)
Large glen I've turned over as land for the community (7,5)
Furies in ancient Greece and Ireland? Certainly! (7)
Instant wine designation (3)
What a feller did — he got married (5)
See a change — Unionists became less severe (5,2)
Binge drinker, perhaps, extremely demonstrative, taking drink outside (7)
Note car on motorway (5)
Water girl is swimming — that's very obvious (4,5)
Get up late and hesitate to prepare an ambush (3,2,4)
Weaving machinery appears ominously close (5)
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Welshman's platform (4)
Mary's woven Luke's odd skullcap (8)
Can university upset one? (4)
It's not fair for all to see kinky singles (8)
A lot of geese going outside in a strong wind (6)
Amazed, astounded, startled at first with weight one lost (10)
Fashion to vary for dedicated follower (6)
One Roman not entirely a well respected man (4)
Blurred vision commencing with fever (5)
New moon Indian used to denote age (4,6)
Plant for southern border (5)
Secure accommodation is sheltering street musicians (8)
Historic engagement in station (8)
Fat Poles dropping in at the end of the day (6)
Two hands needed for fruit (6)
American form (non-U) in Flintshire town (4)
Laughing out loud with a girl from Copacabana (4)
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