GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,530

ACROSS

7 Spooner’s busy wide bay is part of Spanish culture (9) 8 17 flap to purchase,

we hear (5) 9 Less prepared to find one immersed in a French textbook (9) 10 Like a 17 in light snowfall, when left out (5) 12 16 down’s jumper, reportedly extremely cute (6) 13 Dad is back at his job,

that’s clear (8) 16 Chris Hoy? On vacation, he’s not really famous (7) 19 On The Beach, showing in a London street (7) 22 Tight Scot, seen heading off without a wallet (8) 25 16 down by tearaway

(3,3) 27 Former Man U player keeping a big 17, perhaps (5) 28 One getting into awful scrape in competition between US and USSR (5,4) 29 17, male, tough guy

regularly left out (5) 30 Restaurateur on TV, judging pie Luther baked (4,5)

DOWN

1 Sport new to the Spanish smoker? (6) 2 Bloomer down phone (8) 3 16 down’s daughters must be kept in line (6) 4 17 that’s a 16 down artist, say (7) 5 17 from first half of paper? Yes for the Berliner, primarily (6) 6 My boss during October only (6) 11 Work featuring duck and Manx 17 (4) 14 See 16 15 See 16 16,17,14,15 Party animal, female, has male chained up? (12) 18 16 down’s small flower (4) 20 Journalist writing about beer (8) 21 Old man entertained by frisky older 17 (7) 23 17 in another clue too, but not for anyone to see (6) 24 Flag officer, Geordie, given lift by Leo? (6) 25 Dinner 50% off?

It’s a 16 down (6) 26 Bits of info about

English sides (6)