Crossword No 6658

Across 1. Order tinned hash (6) 4. Worn thin, perhaps, so it's included free (6,2) 9. Is in a hide to see a bird (6) 10. Way-out individuals that make strange impressions (3,5) 12. Stick around a Pacific isle (4) 13. Drinking bender (5) 14. Water thoroughly (4) 17. Insistent about the N.C.O. being unreliable (12) 20. No prime consideration (12) 23. The first man to be a mother (4) 24. A month in advance (5) 25. See about learning (4) 28. Rich language changed to richer (8) 29.A dessert's round and in layers (6) 30. Battle colours? (3,5) 31. Go east to meet the German writer (6)

Down 1. Status symbols? (8) 2. A message to execute, once and for all (8) 3. To expose a lie it needs hammering home (4) 5. Not a dry subject, but dictators shy from it (12) 6. A hot-tempered expression (4) 7. Change planes in Italy (6) 8. Settle down to some earnest letter-writing (6) 11. Initial repetition is only repetition after all (12) 15. At a pinch it may be used as a sedative (5) 16. This Jack has three crosses to bear (5) 18. Blissfully unaware (8) 19. See great changes in accommodation aboard (8) 21. Lawyers open with argument that carries weight (6) 22. Rush through a life's work (6) 26. Quenches thirst when troubles arise (4) 27. German king, a non-drinker in spectacles (4)

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