Crossword for Mon, 1/May/2023

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Across
1: They say the headmaster should be guided by this (9)

6: Martin Short's next-to-last? Disgusting (5)

9: Mature writer beyond racy, impertinent introductions (5)

10: Dumb moans cracked up investigator of complaints (9)

11: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)

13: Styli nearly unnecessary (7)

15: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

16: Repeated note to help player? (6-7)

19: Teen unclothes poorly dressed diners (13)

22: Half disapprove of old king (3)

23: Candidate has no time for ease, apparently (7)

25: Bloody bored inside (3)

26: Incorrectly read pitch for a song (4,5)

28: Canoe lost in sea (5)

30: Screams Yes! around line 50 (5)

31: Fears ultimately uncentered and pointless (9)
Down
1: Foretold that the wine would be finished (9)

2: A representative may be a scamp (3)

3: Church council regulation sounds like a big gun (5)

4: Wanderer features in ones best adage (7)

5: Prepares for rest? I object, returning firstborn's gifts. (7)

6: Clear initial rubbish in drain (3)

7: Exciting moment, actor as reviewer (11)

8: Pulls Americans (5)

12: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

14: Musical composition pleasing to the ear (5)

17: Technique for picking up new material? (5)

18: Some doctors oust head of Johnson and Johnson? (9)

20: Thelma's abandoned small towns (7)

21: Upset now, pout and confess (3,2,2)

22: Roosevelt's undergarment? (5)

24: Run away with Cockney stride (5)

27: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

29: The time before the first woman (3)




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