the crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Socialist soccer player (4-6) 6 The favourite is making no effort we hear (4) 10 Do a rough job of cleaning (5) 11 Touching on a union with indifferent result (9) 12 Spring a lock outside and make illegal entry (8) 13 After a drink half the band provide dance music (5) 15 Heroine died of lost hope and returning trouble (7) 17 Showed no respect and ate greedily (7) 19 We yearn for change in early January (3,4) 21 Unusual glee shown after getting a pass in school (7) 22 Dark disturbing thing (5) 24 Neat and honest (8) 27 Not bubbly but nevertheless a grape

product (5,4) 28 Transport from the East is not in time (5) 29 One doesn’t have to have it (4) 30 Payment for one episode of a serial (10) DOWN 1 Getting drunk? That’s rich! (4) 2 Down-to-earth entertainment? (5,4) 3 Factory labours (5) 4 Falls for a redhead once more and uplifted (7) 5 How time flies! (7) 7 Churned up mud at the starting line (5) 8 Their union offers security (4,3,3) 9 Burn a fuel that draws well (8) 14 It’s bright and early (7,3) 16 Speak falsely yet be quiet! (3,5) 18 Newcomer with a healthy complexion (5,4) 20 Used by communicators in a USSR translation (7) 21 Running dog on hire (7) 23 A leading publication? (5) 25 ne hand is just perfect (5) 26 Cried quietly in the rain (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Achieve desired result (2,3,5) 6 Clever (4) 10 Recurrent round (5) 11 Assist in an action (4,1,4) 12 Begin (8) 13 Explode (2,3) 15 Lay down as an imperative (7) 17 Range of hearing (7) 19 Purify (7) 21 Bespoke (2,5) 22 A male relative (5) 24 Of earliest times (8) 27 Socially unacceptable (2,3,4) 28 Author of The Inspector-General (5) 29 Invalid (4) 30 Prepared for action (2,3,5)

DOWN 1 Accused’s enclosure in court (4) 2 Skilled procedure (9) 3 Choose (5) 4 Set free (7) 5 Surrender (7) 7 Shout expressing approval (5) 8 There is nothing more to say (3,2,5) 9 Large Australian marsupial (8) 14 Prudent foresight (10) 16 Oblique disparaging allusion (8) 18 Large-flowered shrub (9) 20 Daring feat (7) 21 A great success (7) 23 Secret intrigue (5) 25 English composer 1857-1934 (5) 26 A stratagem (4)