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Across 3. Network or reject the pasture (4,7) 4. fighter is ranked, gets a point then gets a raise (5,4) 5. Craving for a noble gas in Grimsby? Lump on this top scorer (4,5) 9. They say that the doubter should stay where he is (5, 6) 10. Ocean View? The Opposite (4,5) 11. Can he be trusted when he is mixed up in the New Jersey nylon hose theft? (4,7,5) 15. it sounds like the holy father's in a bit of a hole, mate (3-4, 7) 18. It sounds like He didn’t even go to church for midnight mass and the saint’s laughing at his partner (5,10) 20. A useful monastery? We’re winging it (4,9) 21. Sounds like this Caledonian was very tentative about declining a point (5,6) 24. No dutch double for this lone poacher? Yes, Immanuel speculates on the Welsh coast (6,6) 26. I hear the stain’s going (4,5) 27. Grecian returned to his bonnie homeland but surely should have been a Mariner! (5,7) 28. Ebbing away? you know, the drill (5,4) 29. Great 10. Trick half of capital into thinking he's a footballer (5,6) 30. Sounds like the chap in the Turkish takeaway vehicle is semi bulletproof (5,7) 31. Toner - yes, not exactly an exponent of the backheel (4,5)

Down 1. Local lad bothers the top half of his emu? (5,7) 2. The pirates are in Grimsby? You're kidding (4,6) 6. clever and weighty, it sounds like he’s had a trim (5,10) 7. French department store? Dad's stuck in the gun section like a boss (4-5, 4-5) 8. yes, get Ann’s secret oars out to clear this huge obstruction (4,6,4) 12. Did Rees ask him "Soldier, is anything happening?" before they got in a fight at Darlington? (5,6) 13. A loss initially departed one of the nuts following the Gaelic patron (7,5) 14. One of those from Lincoln was chased by a confused ariel and sadly flattened between the Findus and Pontoon (8,6) 16. Strong sailor will spoil hip queen (6,7) 17. Say What the legal position is regarding the first Scottish men being opponents (6,8) 19. Avoid getting mixed up amongst the heath (4, 5) 22. Stuck in Iberia, Scottish king gets 3 points and a clean sheet (5,7) 23. O, spoil the wordplay losing half the horse (4,5) 25. Tangled lines about forest for former slow but skilful striker (4.5)