Cryptic Crossword from Economic Times New Delhi (9712 of 24-09-2026)

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Across:
1 Women idle somehow in a French yard? That's awkward (8)
5 Greek tailed by German in small cave (6)
9 Guys to cover day four in island group (8)
10 Bob without cover went in a bent fashion? (6)
12 Average spots now on a regular basis (2-2)
13 Pool in fact when reviewed is centre of attention (5,5)
15 Emotive strand broadcast, typical of one expressing feelings (13)
19 Absolute state defended by one Italian liberal (13)
23 Amusing sort, English childminder, in performance by folk singers (10)
25 Plan inside actually in part (4)
28 Thing on which to scrape? (6)
29 Excited if centre is to be replaced (8)
30 Writer accepted by Welsh chap has poetic elements (6)
31 First person to malign Jersey citizen, say (8)

Down:
1 Greatest rugby official in America over time (6)
2 Lewis devised seductive tricks (5)
3 Check and read list on and off (4)
4 Director that is miserable gets to be less severe (3,4)
6 Allow debts to accumulate in period before an event (3-2)
7 React with displeasure getting view on independent work (3,2,4)
8 Party turned up timeless songs, peculiar things (8)-
11 Need seen in Taiwan, typically (4)
14 Portent submarine captain raised (4)
15 My child too sadly left out in split (9)
16 Model to take an exam (3)
17 Italian banker found in bar, notably (4)
18 Urge no longer present to get mug (8)
20 Indian queen cycling in Middle Eastern country (4)
21 Messy drains hiding new entrails (7)-
22 Member of old cavalry unit brandishing cane in two directions (6)
24 Banishment in former French island (5)
26 Out of fashion, like a calendar? (5)
27 Old coin kept by antiquarian namely (4)
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