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Evening all. Two successive clues are involved today.

30 across: Shortly see around a small island without any trouble = easily.

But then we have 31 across: 30 ruin hay maybe, having raked top (2,1,5). -N/-/H-R-Y.

It looks like 'in a hurry', anagram of 'ruin hay' plus the R of 'raked'. But what's 'in a hurry' got to do with 30?

Many thanks.

shortly see - ey(e)
around a small island - a s il(e)?

bit tenuous admittedly!

easily in sense of readily/straightforwardly?

The first one - small point - the see is Ely - bishop's see, round a s i - a small island. But I'm afraid I can't see why it's "in a hurry"

— n
3. haste
4. urgency or eagerness
5. informal in a hurry
a. easily: you won't beat him in a hurry
b. willingly: we won't go there again in a hurry

Excellent, many thanks.