ACROSS

 1 Feeling thus, one might wish the boat would. (8)

 5 This taught Bruce a lesson! (6)

10 Stumble over a sort of oil. (7)

11 Bread is so kneaded, but not so cooked. (7)

12 When nuisances exist, one finds it therein. (5)

13 Dog biscuits. (5, 4)

14 How 5 came. (5)

16 Concerning misgivings for defense. (8)

19 Does your spouse come out of a servants' gathering? (8)

22 What's nice about the capital of England? (5)

24 Little science once gotten in the end. (9)

26 How to instruct a pirate. (5)

28 Concerning vulgar gentlemen? (7)

29 A Roman's idea of Charon. (7)

30 No comforter needed here! (6)

31 Chenille from the attic. (8)

DOWN

 1 Have faith in the lunar change. (8)

 2 Shattered icons. (5)

 3 Is the dictionary-user's business? (7,2)

 4 He's between a hop and a jump. (7)

 6 How some coats are checked. (6)

 7 Take out the fire-place ? (9)

 8 Reconsider? (6)

 9 St. Nicholas came down the chimney with it. (6)

15 How a sharpshooter looks? (9)

17 Flat, for instance? (9)

18 This is sort of a cinch to me. (8)

20 The Federals made such a charge.

21 Is this little fellow from Warsaw? (7)

23 How a chaser should look. (6)

25 Very light animal. (5)

27 Deity finds a Scotch man after an early start. (5)

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