Fifth Wheel solution
by Kegler
The overloaded squares say TWO IS COMPANY, THREE'S A CROWD, in pairs and trios.
Across
| 1 | M.O. + HAWKS |
| 5 | CHIC (AN) + O |
| 9 | NITWIT (hidden) |
| 10 | BREAK POINT (PART ON BIKE anag) |
| 11 | SCATTER + ED |
| 12 | COM(B)ING |
| 14 | STREET PARTY (ARREST PETTY anag) |
| 16 | AG + ON + Y (GA rev) |
| 18 | THe + dRUMS |
| 20 | S(PEAK)ING + O + F |
| 24 | LESSEN ("LESSON" hom) |
| 25 | WAR + RANT + EES (SEE rev) |
| 28 | DIACRITICAL (ACIDIC TRAIL anag) |
| 29 | B(LOWDR)Y (WORLD anag) |
| 30 | MODE + LED |
| 31 | D + ESERVE (REEVES anag) |
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Down
| 1 | MENISCUS (hidden) |
| 2 | H + OT(WA)TER |
| 3 | WITHERED (hidden) |
| 4 | SA(B)LE |
| 5 | COED (CODE anag) |
| 6 | IR(K)S + O + ME |
| 7 | A(VO)IDING |
| 8 | ON + TO + GErmaNY |
| 13 | ETNA (ANTE rev) |
| 15 | PA(M)PA |
| 17 | DISROBES (SOS BRIDE anag) |
| 18 | T(H,R)ALL + DOM |
| 19 | MAS + SACRED (SAM rev) |
| 21 | GUNPOWDER (UP RED GOWN anag) |
| 22 | FREESTYLE ("FREEZE TILE" hom) |
| 23 | RE(N)TAL (LATER rev) |
| 26 | A + ILED (DELI rev) |
| 27 | ICED (hidden) |
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