CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Garden parties? (4,3,3) 6 Back gas ring, that’s needed for this pudding (4) 10 Disinclined to use a palindrome? (5) 11 Study secures present church agreement (9) 12 Notional professor? (8) 13 The state of the Sphinx and the Pyramids! (5) 15 Visual changes made to Capitol (7) 17 He deprives others of their occupation (7) 19 Partly improves personal service (7) 21 Large number make certain you’ll get blame (7) 22 High-quality pupils (5) 24 Electoral divisions, locally, or in branches (8) 27 Unoriginal form of flattery (9) 28 Eye-catching gadgets (5) 29 Awkward ones giving negative votes (4) 30 Nine crates mixed fruit (10)

DOWN 1 The Spanish scholar brought up showing talent (4) 2 Recommends Scottish silks, perhaps (9) 3 Troubled the French to get help outside (5) 4 Point wrongly claimed (7) 5 Transport Clive arranged to accommodate ambassador’s return (7) 7 In any case there’s no trouble (5) 8 Went too far round and toppled (10) 9 Area isn’t developed well? (8) 14 Firm belief in guilty verdict (10) 16 Revolutionary’s son to join staff and figure on the board (8) 18 Feel feathers should be used in landing (9) 20 Glorious rendering of Under the Linden-tree (7) 21 Crown taking firm course with uprising (7) 23 A newly married woman has no right to stay (5) 25 He introduces you and me with that girl (5) 26 Oxford banker (4)