The Full Toss cryptic cricket crossword

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Across

9. First periodically after short thanks to inland revenue for taxing leg breaks (5)

10. “H” moves on from group bringing about extra run (9)

11. Doggedly continue by means of cutting small amount of energy (9)

12. Identify a very small amount without a numbskull (5)

13. My wife’s gone to the Caribbean (7)

15. Paternal batting instruction (5, 2)

17. Parisian ends limited without end (5)

18. Whiplash offers rich rewards (3)

20. Heard English opener calling out to someone (5)

22. An Indian outcast (1, 6)

25. See 23 Down

26. Seamless transition from southeast to part of Guernsey (5)

27. Advice to useless tail-ender (2, 3, 4)

30. Stale girlfriend so mixed up in T20 put-down (1, 4, 4)

31. York, Kent, Gloucester, Cambridge – varieties of cherry? (5)

Down

1. Starting price about to come to a standstill (4)

2. Cricketer chewed hard mint (5, 3)

3. An Indian outcast (4)

4. Feared network provider in centre of no mail uproar (5, 3)

5. Dig in and get through to tea (6)

6. Rubbish steak dish has nothing – straight up (1, 5, 4)

7. See 24 Down

8. Sounds like drunk attempt to attract someone’s attention (4)

13. Too good for this ancient port (5)

14. Not ‘is full face (2, 4, 4)

16. Trials for England? (5)

19. Fifty before morning, in before eight by the sound of it is a multi-layered meaning (8)

21. For Arctic swells? (3, 5)

23, 25. Michael has nothing to do with Stanley missing tea and is a top bloke (6, 7)

24, 7. Truly one of the very best (6, 6)

26. Melbourne player? (4)

28. A list rumpus (2-2)

29. Simple is a kind of virtue (4)

 

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