Cryptic crossword 01/02/2011

Today's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Artery discovered by doctor in wild surroundings (7)

5 Kind of bouquet arranged in a ring (5)

11 Capital design punctured during military part of festival (9,6)

12 Nearly explode at bloomer (4)

13 Degree to which the reader approaches creek (5)

14 Fella's owed deposit of a penny (4)

17 Going up in line with US currency (6)

18 Cecilia Bartoli, for example, soaring freely (7)

20 Mentions inclusion of drug in joints (7)

22 Murphy's to top a transfer (6)

24 District Attorney's getting platform (4)

25 Weapon uses piece of wood fitted with original ebony (5)

26 Mist seen against loch (4)

29 Sounds cheerful at end time on our circuit with pull-ups (7-4,4)

30 Kicks up stink about woollies (5)

31 Grandmother has a father in Spain (7)

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2 Unhappily, it's one score I did that in competition is always final (7,8)

3 No bank gets regalia (4)

4 Possibly bear sat alongside (7)

6 Unfortunately hidden away in mental asylum (4)

7 In difficulties yet still batting - old fellow - the bowl (3,3,2,3,4)

8 Condescend to remove bend from plan (5)

9 Cuts down the lines of coverlets (6)

10 Does May suggest when my prince will come? (4,3)

15 Delight in uplifting instrument (5)

16 An opening made of stone (5)

19 Tool used in modern times in rough house (7)

21 Fantastic to double middle course of meal ... (6)

22 ... and prattle about what to serve it on (7)

23 Play with notion to move right in (5)

27 Toddlers jump up and down (4)

28 As jockey, one's half over (4)