FRIDAY CROSSWORD

Across

1 Soldiers on service account for killing (8)

5 Condition after end of side effects (6)

9 Proudly announces the last of recent short favourites (8)

10 Returning students go wrong (4,2)

12 Keep changing mind as poorly during leave (9)

13 Hurries, seeing evidence of unhappiness (5)

14 Pretty clever (4)

16 Mafia boss must stifle limitless appetite for prison! (7)

19 Go from bad to worse? (7)

21 Damage caused by son in bed (4)

24 Bitter about Conservative purge (5)

25 Clone it and replace free (9)

27 Somewhat treasonous motive (6)

28 Deliberate volume of business cut in half (4,4)

29 Substitute unknown by 13 in order (6)

30 Safety measure resulting from strike by constituency (4,4)

Down

1 27 shift across this, oddly (6)

2 The origin of gravy, reportedly (6)

3 A Scandinavian set up for shock (5)

4 A touch below par, ultimately in fierce competition (3,4)

6 Rent objectives may be shock problem (5,4)

7 Ring in copy and finally asked for a review (8)

8 Removing protection from wild pigeons – about ten (8)

11 Drop area covered by graduate teacher (4)

15 Uniform and hairdo in job at a higher level (9)

17 Keep quiet and hold back (8)

18 Losers from orchestra wearing type of sweater succeeded (4-4)

20 Amateur offering to accept money (4)

21 Apprehension as fitting in therapy (7)

22 Pressure from palaver about silkworms, perhaps (6)

23 Animal rights protected by measures (6)

26 Popular idiot’s common supplementary question, right? (5)