The Irish Mail on Sunday

CRYPTIC CLUES

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Across

1 Field has finished next to river (7) 5 Function is old for every variety of tea (7) 10 Add some alcohol to get material (4) 11 Display shows 20 acquired by directors (10) 12 A condition that takes in something radioactiv­e (8) 13 Bandit unable to finish, having variable cost (6) 14 Provoke into getting a small recreation area (5) 16 Young lady on a list that’s controvers­ial (9) 19 Old person – writer – writes about noise by river (9) 21 Impressive action to amaze the leader (5) 23 Staff has too much of servile person (6) 25 Well-educated but overdue with new rite (8) 27 Message in book shows wholeheart­ed commitment (10) 28 Declare Vera to be out of control (4) 29 Share in equal bit of filming (7) 30 School happening to take hard part (7)

Down

2 Gradually get a large number of things (5) 3 Suture has been untied from book (9) 4 Citrus hybrid from the countrysid­e (6) 6 Quiet about moral dilemma for food processor (8) 7 Sort out getting round resting place (5) 8 Letter-writer in train, rewriting useful material (9) 9 Stick firm in this place (6) 15 They happen to mean phone is broken (9) 17 Swap later, playing neat trick (9) 18 Revival of the witty reply (8) 20 Clear recipe includes India’s top cake (6) 22 Fellow takes church position (6) 24 Wander aimlessly in a lot of snow (5) 26 Deal with special indulgence (5)

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