Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle No. 1

Puzzle No. 1: January 25th 2014

ACROSS

1. Generally accepted coinage. (8)

5. Even confused about the British Library, like 16A. (6)

9. Urgent way to smooth things over? (8)

10. Wild tiger around a variable departure from the union. (6)

11. Crash soiree after Thursday…might explain some things. (8)

12. Upon choosing the inside, you’ll want to put this on to stay dry. (6)

13. Can read and write at a low-caloric pace? (8)

16. They’re crucial around any sound economic thinker. (6)

18. Provide the janitor a piece of wood. (6)

21. Tortured racist is belonging to an earlier era. (8)

26. Pay no attention to troubled region. (6)

27. Earth envelops the healthy; could be responsible for some relief at the pump. (5,3)

28. Ecuadorian leader before toxic waste originating far away. (6)

29. Tough to remove blemish: a skit poorly done in lodge. (8)

30. Two-thirds mythical creature greet a banker. (6)

31. Swamped, everyone thought hard about the marketplace (8)

DOWN

1. A critique of its own –ism? (7)

2. Concerning the chosen way to start another term. (7)

3. Fourteenth letter, more confidently the guarantor. (7)

4. Competitive event with evaluation. (7)

6. Ebola is returning in the medical facility! It’s on your head! (7)

7. Fifty, formerly religious symbol for looking things up. (7)

8. Wrongly annoints countries. (7)

14 & 15 2.7 to the power of itself, scan to see it coming (6)

17. Within the eye see the affirmative. (3)

18. It’s improper to hang an allowance (7)

19. Mistakenly pardon a first woman. (7)

20. Rather big girl has dislexia. (7)

22. Small state, big dynasty—not applicable for the musician. (7)

23. They’ll help you navigate a small city on the choppy seas. (7)

24. Split atoms above Tel Aviv? They could let some air in… (7)

25. An abbreviation for itself around the only decorated officer. (7)