Cryptic Crossword 1-31

Theme: None

Across Clues:

8. Thrash the guy after capias is issued (6)

Writhe, thrash (def), he (the guy), after (position), writ (capias)

9. One member on the band, in front of the queen looked unhappy (8)

Improper, IMP (one member), on (juxtaposition), rope (band), in front of (position),

R (queen), unhappy (def)

10. Monk with the French degree (4)

Lama, monk (def), La (the in French), MA (degree)

11. Institute the symphony about an incomplete song (10)

University, institute (def), unity (symphony), about (container), I (an), incomplete

(delete the last letter in) verse (song)

12. Mostly snoring at home at midnight, such is life (4)

Zing, mostly (delete last letter in) ZZ (snoring), in (at home), g (midnight, i.e.,

middle letter in night), life (def)

13. Sting at YMCAs after irregular activity (10)

Gymnastics, irregular (anagram of) sting + YMCAs, activity (def)

17. Top draw? (4)

Beat, DD

18. Nocturnal gentleman say (5)

Night, nocturnal (def), knight (gentleman), say (homophone)

19. Promise of life with energy (4)

Bode, promise (def), bod (life), e (energy)

21. Badger over writer associated with French articles in a memo (4,6)

Open Letter, otter (badger), over (container), pen (writer), associated with

(juxtaposition), Le (French articles), memo (def)

23. Concentration of seastrands found within the right side of the map (4)

East, within (hidden), right side of the map (def), rest is fodder

24. Hype over the recluse not completely accepting unknown housing next to the sea (10)

Hypodermic, hype (def), hermit (recluse), not completely (delete last letter),

accepting (container), y (unknown), pod (housing), next to (juxtaposition), C (sea)

28. Bum held by police for showing unbridled enthusiasm? (4)

Idle, bum (def), held by (hidden), rest is fodder

29. Split affected the devisers (8)

Dissever, split (def), affected (anagram of) devisers

30. Manage your top deal (6)

Treaty, treat (manage), top (1^st letter in) your, deal (def)

Down Clues:

1. Fruitful to work around the teatime (8)

Creative, fruitful (def), create (work), around (container), IV (teatime)

2. Uncurl the wound string with iguana tail? (10)

Straighten, uncurl (def), wound (anagram of) the + string + a (iguana tail, i.e., last letter in iguana)

3. Revival of appetite in alternative cinema (10)

Resurgence, revival (def), urge (appetite), in (insertion), alternative (anagram of) screen (cinema)

4. Note about fashionable car (4)

Mini, mi (note), about (container), in (fashionable), car (def)

5. Recess for leaders at precisely six everyday (4)

Apse, recess (def), leaders (first letters in) “at precisely six everyday”

6. Backstop for pools (4)

Pots, back (reversal of) stop

7. Unlimited check with a twist? Getting excited!! (6)

Hectic, unlimited (delete both first and last letters in) check, tic (twist), excited (def)

14. Strength shown by Mark, by not starting the skirmish (5)

Might, strength (def), M (Mark), not starting (delete 1^st letter in) fight (skirmish)

15. Out of order central heating? Glen left to get coal (10)

Anthracite, out of order (anagram of) “central heating”, left (deletion of) Glen,

coal (def)

16. Napkins and table clothes segment of business has become a profitable line now (5,5)

Table linen, napkins, and table clothes (def), segment (hidden), rest is fodder

20. Waste time around building the shed (8)

Desolate, waste (def), date (time), around (container), building (anagram of) lose

(shed)