CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

14 Unruly gang rises accepting zero violence (10) 16 Some proclaim it a terrible copy (7) 18 Mother involved in hideous revolting ‘domestic’ (9) 20 Value securing help lifting beam (7) 21 Neutral element deny Donald’s holding back (7) 23 Items from Sun, beginning to end about sex (5) 25 Cancel Times before end of issue (5) 26 Periodically they arm squad (4) DOWN 1 Artist performs without heart and sings? (4) 2 Crime’s unravelled by Arnott oddly finding criminal (9) 3 Slope takes time on hike (5) 4 Vault this compiler has for old records (7) 5 Motor about to be put on ship’s framework (7) 7 Willow is comparatively blooming having been polled (5) 8 Judge artist performing in silly game (10) 11 Guards missing first openings (7)

ACROSS 1 Met with certain changes

making payment (10) 6 Destruction of atmosphere

reversed (4) 9 Old man’s grateful expression

seeing dish (5) 10 Concerned about sweetheart

dressing down (9) 12 Copy of Queen record left

around including single (7) 13 Birds giving performances for

audience (5) 15 Stone jar with popular content

from the East (7) 17 Snake is supple wearing skin of

silver (7) 19 Rougher sailor twisting knot

faces resistance (7) 21 Offensive, like sailor embracing

superior (7) 22 Space accommodating usually

naked aficionados initially (5) 24 See old church is in decline (7) 27 One can time railway route (9) 28 Stone in front of arched door (5) 29 Reportedly recognises smell (4) 30 Vote about loud European split

faces empty ultimatum (10)