C R Y P T I C C R O S S WOR D

ACROSS 1 Run place near Manchester,

and one in Kent (10) 6 At first didn’t have feathers (4) 10 Women in certain quantity

hunt well? (5) 11 Praise in article ain’t loud,

unfortunately (9) 12 Back everyone to move quickly

around one — it’s a wrap! (8) 13 Son with money for bouquet (5) 15 Again, agent’s made to

take too much on board (7) 17 One just looking for

place to surf (7) 19 Secretary’s learned

piece of writing (7) 21 Too much silver found

in church building (7) 22 English tax returns keeping

about spot on (5) 24 Forcibly removed, being drunk

due to endless port (8) 27 Have guests come in?

The writer is in leather (9) 28 Kid read out letters (5) 29 Challenge revolutionary retailer

advertising clothes (4) 30 Money paid for somewhere

to live (10)

DOWN 1 Start to create fuss

over ending (4) 2 Crewmen so upset latest

recruits? (9) 3 Incident’s clear with papers

going missing (5) 4 Fought rough having

spilt blood outside (7) 5 Regret broadcast jibe? Nonsense (7) 7 I love having turned green (5) 8 One’s hopeless car with

a flat battery? (3-7) 9 Document concise after-dinner

instruction? (8) 14 See MP in centre finish supporting hospital (10) 16 Praise cook’s welcoming coffee (8) 18 Fellow Arab, say, squandering billions to get position on board (9) 20 Teach pair of Europeans about old coin (7) 21 A duke wears this gold one in court (7) 23 Co-star, possibly, if not front of stage? (5) 25 Regularly go bust — greed is strange (5) 26 Pound where copper usually goes? (4)