QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Author of The Forsyte Saga (10) 6 Small storage building (4) 10 Long-tailed animal of Madagascar (5) 11 So as to make an impression (3,6) 12 Straddle (8) 13 Reduce drastically (5) 15 Rich deep red (7) 17 To hone (7) 19 Stingy person (7) 21 Out of the ordinary (7) 22 Temperamental (5) 24 A stinging arachnid (8) 27 Central American republic (5,4) 28 Deep sound expressing pain (5) 29 Coming after due time (4) 30 Considering what is usual (2,6,2)

DOWN

1 Wide difference in opinions (4) 2 Heavy-footed (9) 3 To defeat (5) 4 Thug (7) 5 Equipment for draught animal (7) 7 A carrion-feeding carnivore (5) 8 Benevolent but critical mentor (5,5) 9 Behind the scenes (8) 14 Operating at a saving (10) 16 Short-legged breed of terrier (8) 18 Toxic (9) 20 Treat summarily (7) 21 Endure (7) 23 An attack (5) 25 Heathen (5) 26 Nullify (4)