Guardian Cryptic #28054

2020-02-12

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Across

9a

Drive away, restricting speed initially, then create a stir (5)

10a

Traveller's hurt before county game (5,4)

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11a

Mate with an unusual sibling produces litter (9)

12a

Adhesive teeth quite lacking? (5)

13a

US student crosses English river, looking amorous (3-4)

15a

Slippery customer takes months to track and select for jury duty (7)

17a

Romeo and Oscar have sex over August (5)

18a

Polish problem (3)

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20a

Act like a student after bad mark horror (5)

22a

Military type knocked back drink when having one-on-one (7)

25a

Hebe variety planted in front of one's busy workplace (7)

26a

Indian archway not suitably constructed to frame ancient deity (5)

27a

Invitation postponed when sewer inspection fails to start (4,5)

30a

Universities collectively taking climber the distance (3,6)

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31a

Barnet seals? (5)

Down

1d

Produce whip (4)

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2d

Robin Hood's situation: showing ring, truly desperate to take a wife (8)

3d

Where some may learn of drug (speed) (4)

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4d

Burn with very little smoke and turn to dust (8)

5d

Surrey's top feature, musically (6)

6d

Device for carrying back, say, fatty mixture (10)

7d
28d

Rather crude bitter? A familiar complaint (6,4)

8d

Horse sucks energy from flower (4)

13d

Kinks to play winter sport stadium at first (5)

14d

Hollywood star who once shone at the top (3,7)

16d

Writer's place in the wilds? (5)

19d

Fine material from Dylan: 'Chuck the Alien' (8)

21d

Led away from exceedingly awkward pressing need (8)

23d

Oscar-winning film: King Sebastian (6)

24d

Lives round New Badger, like Cinderella (2,4)

26d

Tip: it's an inheritance limitation (4)

28d

See 7

29d

Plonker from Stanislavski's school (4)

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