CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Vacant blonde on the way will be attractive (8)

5 People who work in prison may be cheats (6)

9 Person with whom to arrange meals out? (4,4)

10 Willing to finish early and scrap tactical play (6)

12 Worker sees nothing for each musical rejected (9)

13 Hands should accept northern men on board (5)

14 A flyer’s fleece (4)

16 Father had put on a serious face (7)

19 Understanding boundaries of Italian tourist attraction (7)

21 Royal family gathering at last (4)

24 Mosque encouraged to welcome head of state (5)

25 Medicinal preparation covering most of Italy’s capital gets publicity (9)

27 Maintain insurance is essentially pointless (6)

28 Straining to accept husband moving (8)

29 Long angry speech from one in business (6)

30 Poor wit needs cheerful period of decline (8)

DOWN

1 Confer and trounce old women (6)

2 Reasons may see politician abandoning universities (6)

3 Snake dance from Brazil with a different beginning (5)

4 Criticise choice under fool (7)

6 Suppressive measure from buffoon imprisoning a politician (Democrat) (9)

7 Pushing criminal, begin low (8)

8 Reserve place for pier around the fourth of September (3,5)

11 Complaint from Belgium on raised charge (4)

15 Put up some guides in a group as arranged (9)

17 Detectives finding drug during leave worry (8)

18 One who examines classes so rigidly boxed (8)

20 Beats view from the south (4)

21 Expertise lacking for the audience in what way? (7)

22 I confess, supporting Republican revolution (6)

23 End of break – almost time for a piece by 14 (6)

26 Refuse, as not working on a line (5)