CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Most scanty? Stick with

these pants (10) 6 Clothes to boast about (4) 9 Creature of myth beginning to

alarm all the animals (5) 10 Philosopher follows main point

about run – it’s grinding (5-4) 12 Source of the biggest

hits of the Proms? (7) 13 Charlie’s trapped by ravine (5) 15 Big car smashed

poodle’s tail bones (7) 17 Small crew with

the Queen’s ship (7) 19 Welcomed desire to

catch Spielberg film (7) 21 Happy to let in Penny, twice (7) 22 Roman finally wearing appropriate clothing for kingdom (5) 24 Flour ma ordered for recipe (7) 27 Former lover is conservative in

belief, mainly – that’s life (9) 28 Long for clubs and wild party (5) 29 Predicts AS levels

regularly falling (4) 30 Local community’s payment

arrangement (10)

DOWN 1 A place to sit until

now cuts bottom (4) 2 Just fairly skilful, with central energy rising to the top (9) 3 Demand one eats shellfish?

Just the opposite (5) 4 Trendy bars? One’s

not appreciative (7) 5 Bottle’s alcoholic

substances (7) 7 Friendship? Girl

embraces it (5) 8 Adults are moved

behind black railing (10) 11 Entertaining swinger’s hang-out? (7) 14 Light from Beth’s ring’s shimmering (10) 16 Draw a model of car on paper (7) 18 Make a mess of surreal images chap’s collected (9) 20 Protection from French dealer in stolen goods (7) 21 Ideal school monitor, twisted about inside (7) 23 Sound from piano is excruciating (5) 25 Article removed from dirty relative (5) 26 Stroked fabric (4)