Prepared by Tony Sebastian

Across

1 Very confused, without the leader, was Mark’s boy. (6)

4 Heat chambers with plant tops reportedly. (8)

10 Straight from the horse’s mouth, it said. (7)

11 Smash the Germans to dusts. (7)

12 Need for change in a garden. (4)

13 Looked at a cowboy we hear for an optical pipette. (3, 7)

16 Moscow’s uncertain about avoiding the west for everything. (6)

17 Some see kerseymere inquirers. (7)

20 Secret agent and priest comb for a light haired person. (7)

21 Carbon coated fabric used for colouring. (6)

24 Note American secret agency writes down in points about politically liberal Russians. (10)

25 Staying places for me and some poles. (4)

27 The smoke has a revolutionary origin. (7)

29 Alerted about a metal enabled. (7)

30 Upset the visible pot. (8)

31 The sum resulted in getting mixed up. (6)

Down

1 Indian Miss Universe reportedly nervous about the judgment. (8)

2 The literary group with an inability to perform we hear. (7,4)

3 Reverberation heard at the Head Office? (4)

5 World body, father and daughter reportedly passed away as they were unprotected. (8)

6 Novel toe-crushers for people from a big city. (3,7)

7 Letter for the Chief Executive Engineer. (3)

8 Very certain! Need help for a couple of turns and direction. (2,4)

9 Theologian say mix up on the special dates. (1-4)

14 Fun Person – The donkey or the elephant? (5,6)

15 A devious island? (10)

18 Menacing sibling getting in. (8)

19 A kind of (mis)match in which a person edged? (3-5)

22 PS: Choy distracts mental person. (6)

23 Flog for reverse roles . (5)

26 Told about the Pole’s help. (4)

28 The girl from the previous day. (3)