1 The firm grip of many a snake (5)
6 Nice old souls with many listeners (5)
9 Dog, thin as a stick? (7)
10 Legal place for a half hour in bed (5)
11 Call for physical activity downstairs? (5)
12 Colossus of great lasting power (5)
13 Surprisingly, she may be seen soaring (7)
15 It may welcome mother to central Austria (3)
17 One superior form of tin (4)
18 Shoot at nothing but a vegetable (6)
19 Measured out at half time, ultimately exhausted (5)
20 Subjects that confuse me and Seth (6)
22 Fishy-looking musical part (4)
24 Are rebuilding the organ (3)
25 Chemin de fer? (7)
26 Something precious enough to duel for? (5)
27 The lady to back if you like (5)
28 Don, shall we assume? (3,2)
29 Compensation for when a mare gets old? (7)
30 Received with thanks, one portion of chicken (5)
31 Run out and take a squint around the outback (5)
2 Visit just to use the TV? (4,2)
3 Misprints a dash (6)
4 Spotted Ted's absence, from the vessel (3)
5 She may be anti initiating aid (5)
6 It has ten walking limbs and an odd pace (7)
7 Is wrong in betraying humanity (4)
8 Unoriginal entertainment (6)
12 Sign that a rise may be possible (5)
13 Musical furniture? (5)
14 One handing Joe a silver piece (5)
15 Parrot cry by mother! (5)
16 Surpasses a Yankee as novel character (5)
18 Write to a person in prisons (5)
19 Belittling term you'd never apply to the little woman (4,3)
21 The smoke, maybe, but not London (6)
22 Garment in which to live, hiding a tormented soul (6)
23 Not a heavily veiled dancer (6)
25 Beer's up - that's fine! (5)
26 Girl in green (4)
28 Go and reciprocate, just the same (3)
ACROSS: 3, Brood 8, Natal 10, Round 11, Fir 12, Clean 13, Decimal 15, Tower 18, Tap 19, Morose 21, Mariner 22, Peal 23, Mail 24, Caravan 26, Animal 29, Nag 31, Laces 32, Minimum 34, Liken 35, Cur 36, Heron 37, Pagan 38, No-one
DOWN: 1, Ba-si-c 2, Pork pie 4, Hers 5, Propel 6, Saner 7, Reign 9, Bin 12, Centa-U-r 14, Leg 16, G-Et on 17, Yearn 19, Sisters 20, Sheep 21, P-lead 23, Make out 24, Feline 25, I-LL 27, Re-V-el 28, Salon 30, In bed 32, O-Kay 33, Art
DOWN: 1, Wafer 2, Marital 4, Roll 5, Orator 6, Donor 7, Andes 9, Tic 12, Capital 14, Mar 16, Woman 17, Reply 19, Melanin 20, Appal 21, Manic 23, Magical 24, Casino 25, Van 27, Named 28, Melon 30, Mural 32, Mean 33, Mug
