Cryptic crossword

Thursday's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 She draws things together to take care of runner with power (8)

5 One's taking others out to make a stand (6)

9 Turn sheets over both sides in harbours (8)

10 May turn into second gallery to find figurine (6)

12 Clear river going into a wide bay (6)

13 Displayed a first-class Titian (5)

16 Call it a day about twice, getting it back (6)

17 Have a good trip, say, to distant English spring (8)

20 Find a job for the French evangelists (8)

21 Powerful prince got round, taking heed (6)

23 Pay for comedians taking final role (5)

25 Is it a struggle for a working party?(6)

28 When one left, janitor was forced to become a hard worker (6)

29 Plan to record in the interval (8)

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30 At one time, advise me to come back, in order to cash in (6)

31 Waited, so helped to be there (8)

DOWN

1 Discard players, at some stage (4)

2 Sound inferior in appearance (4)

3 Spell out right to repent over it (9)

4 See red over middle-men's bluster (6)

6 Get more from the next race (5)

7 Put a stop to iron being buried over (10)

8 He toiled to design a surveying device (10)

11 Band breaks up (5)

14 Leave rain to build up a barrier, in the main (10)

15 Keep a powerful, tight grip afterwards (10)

18 Queen left Coe out of persuasive speech (9)

19 Innocent maiden found in the area (5)

22 Was a little boy transferred elsewhere? (6)

24 On the quiet, copy silhouette (5)

26 Be careful to take note of the soul (4)

27 Break up, having no time to drift (4)

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