QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 An unexpected good chance (5,5) 6 Toss (4) 10 Funny (5) 11 Talk hypocritically (9) 12 Programs used by computer (8) 13 Kingdom (5) 15 Resistant to persuasion (7) 17 Elucidate (7) 19 Of the stars (7) 21 A road-surfacing material (7) 22 Superior (5) 24 The art of boxing (8) 27 Bring to an end (9) 28 Indian corn (5) 29 Govern (4) 30 Useless person (4-2-4)

DOWN

1 Parasitic insects (4) 2 Reach maturity (4,2,3) 3 Sailing boat (5) 4 Shining (7) 5 Severely simple (7) 7 North African country (5) 8 Foremost (3-7) 9 Enfeebled by great age (8) 14 Be accepted as adequate (4,6) 16 Having an aversion (8) 18 A suspension of hostilities (9) 20 Be substituted for (7) 21 Continuing source of annoyance (7) 23 Hazard (5) 25 State of oblivion (5) 26 To close securely (4)