1: Wanting lean candidates in favour (5,4)

6: True side (5)

9: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

10: Lepers treated by North Dakota specialist? Brilliant! (11)

12: Scrimmage as Confederate general introduces himself to Tarzan? (5)

13: Told a whopper; admit rest (3,4)

14: Fix the oil platform ... (3)

16: Acid destroyed brace (5)

18: He is found in the alloy described (5)

20: Small crewmen back rockets (5)

21: Test limits of sexologist in assignation (5)

22: Former name for joint audition (3)

24: Hun paid out for French prince (7)

26: Identifies men as displaced - best not to be one at 34's (5)

28: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

29: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

30: Wants - in fact, just has to have (5)

31: Tess spied wrinkled skirts (9)

1: Scores may appear amongst the trees (9)

2: Headless rodent left by bird (5)

3: 3-down said Sir, I have these! (5,4,4)

4: Bankrupt being disrespectful about victory sign (9)

5: Scrabble piece having D and a diacritical mark (5)

7: Where one may play an instrument as a novice (9)

8: Lug worm finally being a symbol (5)

11: Let not passion sway philosophers (3-10)

15: Extravagant, but terribly organised (9)

17: Stabbed, bark 'A Kennedy' (9)

19: Doctor singes off top of sore and bandages (9)

23: Language making a comeback in modern Italy (5)

25: Hell, he's got the upper hand in tennis (5)

27: Do tell! A puzzle found in a cornfield? (5)