CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 The fridge is rearranged to hold new chicken (10) 6 Small and close to the ground — like a tortoise? (4) 9 Following cattle regularly in both directions (5) 10 Out of one’s mind? (9) 12 Shame about detective on television (7) 13 Cheers, abandoning hot military vehicles (5) 15 Chapters containing King’s expressions (7) 17 Jeans perhaps missing rear pocket (7) 19 Spiteful newspaper extract (7) 21 Organise a river journey (7) 22 Cold greeting from Eastender? Bow is appropriate for that (5) 24 American wearing tiara assembled somewhere in Europe (7) 27 A daughter calling for entry (9) 28 One enthralled by hooter’s sound (5) 29 Blast back and forth (4) 30 Calls: ‘Son, peel the bananas!’ (10)

DOWN 1 Knock down chap with no exclamation of pain (4) 2 Read Pinter beginning to end and retain only 50% (9) 3 Women’s quarters in which are Muslims? (5) 4 Attempts loudly to enter English citadels (7) 5 Organ gang is burning (7) 7 Fool upset following the Parisian’s language (5) 8 Car in Sweden manufactured without a bit at the front (10) 11 Best for female to go in the open air (7) 14 Engineer accepts housing air force rocket, perhaps (10) 16 Mariners could make trouble with other ranks on board (7) 18 Feeling tension developing around South America (9) 20 Rock climbing in secret in Argentina (7) 21 Seaman oddly seeing crew showing non-attendance (7) 23 Prison wing exposed in the centre (5) 25 Take stock in this bombed church (5) 26 The first person singular repeated in confusion (4)