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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Restriction on entry may be lifted (10) 6 A melody recalled in opera (4) 10 Moral principle held by the thick-skinned (5) 11 Ideal trio to arrange daily work (9) 12 A self-effacing action of the Japanese (4-4) 13 He tangles with cop - that will mean time (5) 15 Settled for having the team in red (7) 17 A girl sent round transport for the sailors (7) 19 In this way is bound to be comforted (7) 21 Dandy goes to sign for cloth (7) 22 Furniture catalogue (5) 24 Guard dispatched one with a half-nelson (8) 27 One wouldn’t credit such transactions (4,5) 28 It facilitates the movement of arms (5) 29 Circus performer with an impressive act? (4) 30 Seer? (10)
DOWN
1 Take off a ring, we hear (4) 2 Time to check the lines after casting? (9) 3 Naturally they raise awkward points in public activities (5) 4 General protection away from the wind (7) 5 Beginning a letter (7) 7 In short, an animal for which one horn may be enough (5) 8 Nevertheless there’s a lack of variety (3,3,4) 9 Conifers oddly suited to the court (8) 14 Fasteners one may get down to, in actual fact (5,5) 16 Press for a reduction? (8) 18 Willing? That’s nice (9) 20 Number I spread out for show (7) 21 Orchestra was upset by wood instrument (7) 23 Where you’ll find Arabs about (5) 25 Getting in a wild pet is silly (5) 26 Is the possessor of topless dresses (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Strange (10) 6 Sudden setback (4) 10 Boring tool (5) 11 Fine painting or sculpture (4,2,3) 12 Heavy rain (8) 13 Slightly mad (5) 15 Impossibly ideal (7) 17 Speak very quietly (7) 19 Waterfall (7) 21 Wild and disorderly (7) 22 Short and thick (5) 24 Boldness (8) 27 Bring into play (9) 28 Anger (5) 29 Deserve (4) 30 Mythical marine monster (3,7)
DOWN
1 Language of Pakistan (4) 2 Empty-headed (9) 3 Italian city (5) 4 The inside facts (7) 5 Plane’s personnel (7) 7 Permission (5) 8 A salad plant (10) 9 A bloodsucking gnat (8) 14 Following in order (10) 16 Idleness (8) 18 Prone (9) 20 Deletion (7) 21 Reparation (7) 23 Speak (5) 25 Cringe (5) 26 An attempt (4)