ACROSS

  1. At eating time, a splendid sight to see
      Is nothing more than margarine, maybe! (6)
  5. Show of pique started bringing the house down. (4)
  8. Local groups dine at meditation school. (7)
10. Go for representation as on canvas. (6)
12. Fare schedule for people travelling to university? (4)
13. Stratum takes exercise. (3)
14. Sign above middle of canyon, originally. (5)
16. Backing a bay, when one is likely to come second. (4)
18. The clever junta order a light industry magazine. (5,7)
19. Medical waste tip to the right of units. (7,5)
21. Some surface written about in articles. (4)
22. An amendment, if moved first and left last. (5)
24. Perfect score, or only half? (3)
26. A 24a is a stem. (4)
28. Busy tone choked at; so put on five lines. (6)
29. Boy taking catches eclipsed by great plays. (7)
30. Novel by king becomes recognised. (4)
31. How something worn out can shine a bit. (6)

DOWN

  1. Game of remarkable similarities, so it’s said. (4)
  2. Promising fairy story at time for bye-byes. (4)
  3. How we find the mineral situation getting along. (4)
  4. Charm relied on a bit – there’s no rush. (12)
  5. Turn up, e.g., with a polite cough half-way through. (3)
  6. Only ladies work at such bars. (6)
  7. Saving a dance for the twister and gangster. (6)
  9. Land portions where lemons grow, given room. (6,6)
11. Movement is unattractive? Go close! (7)
15. A fiat recycling cheap rum. (5)
16. Condensed material on curing bad industrial relations. (5)
17. Open pastry treat allowed to become smaller. (7)
19. Block request for reversible fabric. (6)
20. Pretty pink saucer is easy to distribute. (6)
23. Finish a hundred short: sustain deficit. (4)
24. Denied egg scrambling about to be prohibited. (4)
25. Kind of sign none can fix. It’s the element! (4)
27. The farmer’s pride and joy when big and round,
       However, may be cast upon the ground. (3)

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