8  Disapproving expression used at first for very short skirt (4)

 9  Hard material sung by church group with husband absent (5)

10 Cunning ruse for drug addict (4)

11 British ultimately go teetotal before the Fench drinking bout (6)

12 Flower present between start of spring and fall (8)

13 Accepted as normal to be stationary on a trunk road (8)

15 A second class route overseas (6)

17 Primarily safeguard and enclose children's play place (7)

19 South African custom for traditionally barbecued meat dish (7)

22 Restrained frolicking cheats (6)

24 One copper after another with honour essentially awarded; it's said to be cool (8)

26 Redesigned rum label creating protective cover (8)

28 Way to erase spell of card playing (6)

30 Not completely bring to a standstill coalition (4)

31 Section of directory's right-hand page (5)

32 Sudden forward movement of Dutch branch of learning (4)

 2  Tightly-closed large cask braced up (8)

 3  Complaint of haywire maze supporting European Community (6)

 4  Furiously cursed a vigorous campaign for change (7)

 5  Problematic otalgia maybe for starter in this malignant tumour (8)

 6  Poet's separate star rising blood-coloured (6)

 7  Illustrious person found among the Romans (4)

14 Temperature and outbreak of spots? Nonsense! (5)

16 America's bird rises with hint of appetite for one eastern group of plants (5)

18 D-day invasion of Normandy concluded with an expression of surprise (8)

20 Bigshot's considerable torso (8)

21 Screechy noise of caught rodent in school (7)

23 Neat special Royal Ulster Constabulary base (6)

25 Crikey! Lecturer in circle of police (6)

27 Extract small measure and a thousand of them (4)

29 Noble almost beheaded with no end of ceremony (4)