Across
9
Issue with American greeting gunshot (5)
10
Writer sent over drink with fruit, touring Australia (5,4)
12
Single 13 down appeared (5)
13
Group of 13 downs fit around that in Versailles (7)
15
Stars quietly dated 13 down in literature (7)
17
Showed delight with rings – what about diamonds? (5)
18
Whistleblower engineers lead for Feds (3)
20
Confession of compiler stealing large key (5)
22
Ex-president’s male horse going west in country (7)
25
13 down in film resort in America (7)
26
Woman ate nothing after husband’s cut back (5)
27
Made rustic wine cases one included in range (9)
30
Tailor doesn’t lie, making cuts (9)
31
Feebler French song (5)
Down
1
13 downer from writer in pretty poem (4)
2
Ex-president drinking bad rum’s swift dismissal (4,4)
3
Moguls’ capital: £1000 in banks in another area (4)
4
On booze, one seeks good story (8)
5
Bit of a 13 down from drunk – drink up! (6)
6
Rationales for reform of politicians (10)
7
Ape rock singer with personal problem (6)
8
Make a 13 downer, say, in Black Sea, oddly (4)
13
Maybe Violet’s low weight rising (5)
14
Foreign articles: long and small 13 downers? (10)
16
Repeat this brief song on love (5)
19
Ground grain roughly for 13 down (8)
21
Solo melodeon’s playing without middle note (8)
23
Make a 13 downer with instrument, holding note (6)
24
Big hit includes funny rap verse, getting Russian ace on board (6)
26
She saw the water-28 13 down totally, with dash of rum (4,2,7)
28
Doctor leaves Mrs 15 13 down holding one 13 down (4)
29
13 downing sewers may do so (4)