CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bed lad made up in bag for pig (10)

6 It’s quiet in typical museum (4) 10 Bill embraced by leader of China in region of that country (5) 11 Getting hold of top

mathematician (9)

12 Smooth sorceress with no time

for quick snack? (8) 13 Map-makers engaging chaps

producing signs (5)

15 Fellow at the entrance about to

provide label with ID (4,3) 17 Baseball player in jug (7) 19 Nelson maybe making short

speech after end of skirmish (7) 21 One without false ideas about

top people (7)

22 Travel wearing metal cross (5) 24 Animal and I getting round in

vehicle for holiday (8) 27 Restaurant making money by

lake (9)

28 Competent maiden making

comeback as songstress (5) 29 Aims to finish before start of

supper (4)

30 Being afraid about the cover

bird has been given (10)

DOWN

1 Sport needing money getting

nothing (4)

2 Eloquent speaker turning red

with malice (9)

3 Silent actor excited Dolly (5) 4 Throwing poor actor out of

former county town (7)

5 Old police sergeant involved in church work – retired from here? (3,4)

7 Female with spite putting

male off (5)

8 Law officer right to be included

among ‘ wise men’, say (10) 9 What one likes, but another one

would be very different! (3,2,3) 14 Cutlery may be so

negotiable (2,3,5)

16 Big female bird with a head

buried (8)

18 House I head – I love upsetting common folk (3,6)

20 Penny’s face maybe when old

boy introduces poetry (7) 21 Most naughty one in run on

street (7)

23 Van may have this protection

behind (5)

25 Pet avoiding river

in Greek valley (5)

26 Group’s joke entertaining any

number (4)