Mephisto

[foxspur]

Can anyone who has the online version help, as there doesn't appear to be a clue for 25 down in the paper.

[greyfox]

25 Indian gardener’s group of little trees (6)
27 Make stupid guess, thus getting caught (5)
29 A country once upheld as visionary (5)

[kayakamina]

25 Mallee
27 Be so t
29 Aerie

[kayakamina]

I couldn't resist smiling at 31a

Common guy who might get in the way of people bicycling.

Shades of the ex Chief Whip!

[foxspur]

Thanks, greyfox and K. I have just realised that 24d is actually the clue for 25d, as there is no 24d in the grid. And yes, the 31a clue made me smile too!