CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES aCRoss

1 Fuel to support a Newcastle area (7) 5 Graduates around edge of an instrument (7) 10 A border of hedges (4) 11 Opportunity to throw roll at university head (10) 12 Speed of light, say, is incessant (8) 13 Terrible way to rent out (6) 14 Mr Capone takes two pence, and gets a shock (5) 16 Tragic men lost a little weight (9) 19 Set catalogue in a different way (9) 21 Brief appearance in profile (5) 23 Horrified by silver hat’s design (6) 25 Engineers caught ship, finding a comfy chair (8) 27 A doctor finds alien TV awfully conflicting (10) 28 Kate’s lost in the wood (4) 29 Positive figure to get back free rein outside (7) 30 Her cart is modified for private hire (7)

DoWn

2 Raid carried out by old medium (5) 3 Force to join a group of reporters (5-4) 4 Canter off to get a drink (6) 6 A Catholic cleric is meticulous (8) 7 Adjusted line to the first cove (5) 8 Commission Greek boar sculpture (9) 9 Feline let out some farm animals (6) 15 Farmer who brings his own lunch (9) 17 Warrior is happy to provoke a riot (9) 18 Fellow resident is a dull chap (8) 20 Sailor to achieve his goal (6) 22 Crush the spirit (6) 24 Animated a veil badly (5) 26 Dodge first woman to have a key (5)