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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Bottom of the flying class? (10)
6 He shows Sam there’s nothing to be upset
about (4)
10 Soundly examine a European language (5) 11 Tradesman shows how he hopes to leave
hospital? (9)
12 Once said to be a bishop (8)
13 Share out everyone has to go back for (5) 15 Type that has the right inclination (7)
17 A returned high ball is hard to stop (7) 19 Take a liberty? (7)
21 The month’s weather forecast for London
district (7)
22 Deserted area is in a bad way (5)
24 Final change of venue at Latvian capital (8) 27 Mix the meat with it then (2,3,4)
28 Giant bird on a pole (5)
29 A bit of a teaser but no real difficulty (4) 30 Worker in biblical community went to
America (5,5)
DOWN
1 A burning issue that’s illuminating (4) 2 They’re a blend of the main races (9) 3 There’s a moral in the thickness of thieves (5) 4 Look in public transport for what women
wear (7)
5 Change round at domed building (7)
7 One may be driven to sleep here (5) 8 Carriers of bricks (10)
9 Threatening to readjust my ration (8) 14 Useful outlet if housewarming gets out of
hand (4,6)
16 Thought that I made gin perhaps (8)
18 I can’t earn redress as the race was easily
won (2,1,6)
20 Girl gives the first mate a nil return (7) 21 Film star who saved men in watery
ditches (3,4)
23 Comments written on the staff (5)
25 A symbol to be encountered coming up (5) 26 Old South American found in California (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Behaving as expected (4,2,4) 6 Person in charge (4)
10 Jack in cards (5)
11 Found guilty (9)
12 Consist of (8)
13 Oath (5)
15 Social behaviour (7)
17 Cause to lose interest (4,3) 19 Cut-price (7)
21 Having hidden meaning (7) 22 Gather in large numbers (5) 24 Capital of Chile (8)
27 Say again (9)
28 Intuitive awareness (5) 29 Supplant (4)
30 Highly successful book (4-6)
DOWN
1 Use as transport (4) 2 Plain (9) 3 Association (3-2) 4 Methods to achieve an end (7)
5 Sharp to the taste (7) 7 External (5) 8 Secondary unwelcome
result (4,6)
9 Fail (8)
14 Showman (10)
16 Be a burden to (8) 18 Eight-sided (9) 20 Illness (7)
21 Abstract idea (7)
23 Also known as (5) 25 Put into circulation (5) 26 Scoff derisively (4)