TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Military resources quite heated before a check in East (3,7) 6 Horrible little container for water in sound (4) 9 Figure getting order from archaeologist on site? (5) 10 Fruit cultivated in a tree, no good inside (9) 12 Drink in county house consumed by everyone (7) 13 Mayhem mostly engulfing retreat in battle site (5) 15 Decorative work of note, first time out (7) 17 What you do with books of tradable status? (7) 19 Library perhaps to be renovated any time (7) 21 Track what a computer user may require (7) 22 Staff will support this country, say (5) 24 One bag I sent for recycling plant (7) 27 Spell inside suit in cycling event (4,5) 28 US sect going wrong under the influence of drink? (5) 29 Charge that’s put on commercial vehicle (4) 30 Thief’s sins might be represented as trickery (10)

Down

1 Western fish is extra (4) 2 Doctor and scholar with part in boring series (9) 3 Prank opposing foremost sign of corruption (5) 4 Axe Argentine guerrilla over time lying under sombrero maybe (7) 5 Surprise soon evident, missing a bonus (7) 7 Prestigious award? I had one first, in a manner of speaking (5) 8 It features in table before a year is up – like some schools? (10) 11 Rambling spiel working in foreign letter (7) 14 Fight with others about motorway

– it’s unwanted by industry? (5,5) 16 Musical curtailed style for shock (7) 18 Hand over abroad text I read needing revision (9) 20 Hobby is strangely characteristic of a lout (7) 21 Magazine article almost jammed up holiday resort (7) 23 Savoury snack son’s avoided in island territory (5) 25 North American fellow gets into first-rate mess (5) 26 Enthusiast boxes in this way (4)