CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Ground amid spring, moisture inside (6,4) 6 Ultimately, self-righteous face shown to be this? (4) 10 Characteristic of a city viewed from either direction (5) 11 Massive binding material (9) 12 In a gale, struggling to maintain cold plant (8) 13 Standard scheme ending in betrayal (5) 15 Coming down hard, leaderless regiment gets beaten (7) 17 Stupid, as I figure (7) 19 Get loan out to acquire fruit (7) 21 God longing for spirit (7) 22 Pensioner keeps books handy (2,3) 24 Possible description of sudoku, kind of finished (8) 27 Vegetable that’s popular restricted by hotel (9) 28 Message of some vitriol I am expecting back (5) 29 Measure enclosed area (4) 30 Short distance putting fourth dimension in focus (10) DOWN 1 People hurry (4) 2 Number observed hosting sporting competition, perhaps (9) 3 Mother-of-pearl in new area of land (5) 4 Stylish sprinting (7) 5 Bar with style of Italian drink (7) 7 Chief over European state (5) 8 Staring wildly given crack, goods you popped in Leeds when not all there (6-4) 9 One’s patients may not be looking well (8) 14 Still writing stuff for the radio? (10) 16 Get in old forward, appearing as amateurish (8) 18 Unfortunate instances, uninterrupted (9) 20 Rotten team illegally positioned (7) 21 Something to open here (7) 23 King Edward, perhaps, taking bath with the Queen (5) 25 Fantasy – in short, ecstasy (5) 26 Dirty colour (4)

Monday’s Puzzle Solved