| Clues across |
| 1 | See preamble. See preamble (4,5) (3,6) |
| 6 | Follow three directions, backing European Union. Peacekeepers acted – brought to nothing (5) (5) |
| 9 | Animal act shaking tree – all that’s left after fire (3) (3) |
| 10 | Alien seizing the French soldiers to get basic ingredient. See preamble (7) (7) |
| 11 | Uneven and unusual conditions associated with butts, we’re told (3) (3) |
| 12 | See preamble. See preamble (6) (6) |
| 13 | Gaseous 10 (upper diagram) produced by Henry with dog I make malicious remarks about – one from Skye, say (8) (8) |
| 15 | Large farm animal (fierce at first) takes measure to get bird. A runner in south-west England is put in can in sailboat (9) (9) |
| 17 | Computer? Given love, it turns into a tomato! See preamble (5) (5) |
| 18 | A stew? Could be superfluous gas causing groan when disturbed (5) (5) |
| 20 | Norse euro in meltdown? That’s not right – not due to happen yet; add to Sept, maybe (9) (9) |
| 22 | See preamble. Poseidon’s upset – possibly affected by 25 (lower diagram) (3,5) (8) |
| 23 | See preamble. Copy glass (6) (6) |
| 27 | Cowl loses nothing when used to carry bricks, stone, for example, back to first bit of mortar (3) (3) |
| 28 | Go ninth in error, getting duck, sir. I die in torment to create display of rainbow colours (7) (7) |
| 29 | Organ located in the yellow pages. See preamble (3) (3) |
| 30 | See preamble. Merits saner treatment (5) (5) |
| 31 | I put deeds off and stood in street. Even so, with first of news for novelist (9) (9) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Gets rid of jazz instrument, heard strangely wanting; not “in” sound like plucked string (5) (5) |
| 2 | Late Mao made porridge of this tax. Hues could change and wear out (7) (7) |
| 3 | Starting with assistance, puppy needed to polish burr, mostly (5) (3,2) |
| 4 | Goat seen in crib, experts say, “knows” this breath-taking thing (4) (4) |
| 5 | First lady seen on railway; we grab her. All over the world, the Spanish cast their nets north, east and south (twice), displaying mischievous nature (10) (10) |
| 6 | Train teen – train to play host set free to change a lush Eden (9) (9) |
| 7 | Temporary plug made by inverting crockery over crack. Drip due? Perhaps it’s stopped dripping! (7) (5,2) |
| 8 | Conclusion annoys and imperils Troy. Engulfed by unnatural deeds, it is obliterated (9) (9) |
| 14 | Tired, tense, confused, having a concern, forecasts “Recipe shop to open” (10) (10) |
| 15 | Put under a spell by wicked woman (European). In bed, drink causes false agony, we hear (9) (9) |
| 16 | Heartless queen in European Community surrounded by small fish. This is how often to use mixture of almonds in making instruments! (9) (9) |
| 19 | Used pep, maybe, to accelerate brothers writing fairy-tales with 22 (upper diag) looking more stern (5,2) (7) |
| 21 | Leading batsmen needed to deal with bottles one used in exchanges, causing angry harangues (7) (7) |
| 24 | Nasty thing in hours of darkness: fire next door consumes woman (5) (5) |
| 25 | Give up field, exchanging leader for unknown lethal substance held by Leofric in safe place (5) (5) |
| 26 | Speech defect due to malformed lips belonging to me – it’s a dangerous thing (4) (4) |
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