CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Chimney pile (5) 4. Phrases from mountain people (7)

9. Shower in a glass shower in public? (13)

12. Be in charge and commentate on the dart game (4,3,5)

16. It’s a small amount for the Asian student (5) 18. Secretive, (ric goes away and changes his name (5) 22. Levin girl gets a car to go there (and a boat) (12) 26. A shocking way to die (8,5) 29. The boy in the grass (7) 30. Arrange the hair for some amour propre encouraged (5)

Down

2. The parasite found around cattle is poisonous (5)

3. Many on the mound get cold (5)

5. The heavens opened so called a cab … (6)

6. … and he returned in an anorak (3)

7. Stupid as skinhead (3) 8. Measure ring for horse (5) 10. It signals the start of the match (1,2)

11. Detest being trialled … (6) 13. … like the French (1,2) 14. Topping quite often eaten with humble pie (3)

15. She was in the church with a den (6)

17. This young lady could land you in court (3)

19. <ou can catch 50 with ease, so to speak, or just one (3) 20. Burn horrible orcs with church (6)

21. Trace the CD song (5) 23. Interviewer to compete with (3) 24. Choir that runs in the veins of the gods (5) 25. Loiterers will not rest on the French river (5)

27. Return from the potter’s field with a garland (3)

28. The sound of 102 ducks? No! – another bird (3)

Yesterday

Across: 7. Chainsmoker, 8. Pour, 9. Palmed, 10. Fizz, 12. Other, 13. Origin, 16. Redder, 19. Title, 20. Cone, 21. Skinny, 24. Bane, 25. Pumpkin soup.

Down: 1. Wipe, 2. Thrashed, 3. Simmer, 4. Used to, 5. Skiing, 6. Frozen,

7. Cup, 11. Dope, 14. Istanbul, 15. Ibex, 16. Recipe, 17. Dynamo, 18. Russia, 19. Thirst, 22. Yap, 23. Heat.